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- Billing date: 29th
- Cost: $20/mn
- Check usage:
/usage
- Rolling 5-hour session limit (~44,000 tokens/session)
- Weekly usage cap (~40-80 active Sonnet hours/week)
- Limits reset continuously — don’t accumulate monthly
- Monthly consumption view:
claude-monitor --view monthly --plan pro
- Billing date: 23rd
- Cost: US $20/mn
- Cost: ~$20/mn (usage-based, Build plan)
- Use free models for prototyping, research, learning (Google AI Studio, Claude.ai free, ChatGPT, Gemini, LMArena)
- Use Haiku 4.5 for routine CC tasks (much cheaper within CC subscription)
- Use GLM-4.7 ($3-6/mn) for daily coding at near-Claude quality
- Reserve paid CC for complex architecture, security, business logic
- Use Cursor with cheaper models (Gemini 2.5 Pro free?, Haiku 4.5) for routine IDE work
| Service | Cost |
|---|
| Claude Code Pro | $20 |
| Cursor | $20 |
| Warp | ~$20 |
| Total | ~$60/mn |
- Are all three subscriptions earning their keep?
- Could free alternatives cover any of these use cases?
- Track: hours saved x hourly rate vs subscription cost