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Claude API is insanely expensive now

Went from like $0.50 for a basic task to $6
Book1.xlsx
  09/20/26
"interesting" how they have used zero data retenti...
So we looked at the data
  09/20/26
A year ago every business was trying to push AI and now they...
Book1.xlsx
  09/20/26
It's literally just a scam
hello yes i'm Online
  09/20/26
Yeah I was using fable 5.1 recently on the api. I sent it li...
The Penis
  09/20/26
Engineering, champ
cowgod
  09/20/26
they burned soooooo much fucking money trying to get market ...
Consuela
  09/20/26
Not really. No one uses the Chinese models unless they are s...
The Penis
  09/20/26
You don't use the paid ones IIRC
So we looked at the data
  09/20/26
I pay for Claude $20/mo at work But yeah free version fo...
Consuela
  09/20/26
Everyone's free version is now garbage.
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  09/20/26
whether the chinese can just do it for free or not, the tech...
cowgod
  09/20/26
lol even you are compelled to make FPS Games. Fuckin' Wester...
Oh, you travel?
  09/20/26
Klebold, champ
cowgod
  09/20/26
I blowing like $4k a month in token personally but it is sa...
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  09/20/26
"you" don't own your Firm iirc
cowgod
  09/20/26
How could you possibly spend this doing lol work? No way you...
The Penis
  09/20/26
every number he posts is exaggerated including his height
cowgod
  09/20/26
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hello yes i'm Online
  09/20/26
My employer allocates $2000 to each employee each month unde...
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  09/20/26
I have $500/month and never come anywhere near blowing that....
.,.,...,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,...,:,...:..:.,:.::,.
  09/20/26
Fable Heavy but not max.
.- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. .
  09/20/26
That's smart. $300K/month in outside legal counsel is a sig...
Emotionally + Physically Abusive Ex-Husband
  09/20/26
Fable 5.1 is really unnecessary for most things. Their cheap...
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  09/20/26
In some use cases the latest Opus actually comes out ahead. ...
.,.,...,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,...,:,...:..:.,:.::,.
  09/20/26
http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904665&mc=1...
https://i.imgur.com/YbMiOBE.png
  09/20/26
http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904665&mc=1...
https://i.imgur.com/YbMiOBE.png
  09/20/26


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Date: September 20th, 2026 10:37 AM
Author: Book1.xlsx

Went from like $0.50 for a basic task to $6

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145080)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 10:42 AM
Author: So we looked at the data

"interesting" how they have used zero data retention as the cudgel to get businesses into the API

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145082)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 10:46 AM
Author: Book1.xlsx

A year ago every business was trying to push AI and now they are having to backpedal now because if they opened this up their employees they would treat Opus like Google and burn $1000/day in API credit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145085)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: hello yes i'm Online

It's literally just a scam

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145171)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: The Penis

Yeah I was using fable 5.1 recently on the api. I sent it like 3 requests and it charged me 30 bucks, was ridiculous.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145185)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 11:45 AM
Author: cowgod

Engineering, champ

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145186)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 12:10 PM
Author: Consuela

they burned soooooo much fucking money trying to get market share & reach AGI, they got undercut massively by the chinese, all they can do now is build their stupid moat and offload the horrible ponzi scam onto the heads of the public

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145243)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 12:18 PM
Author: The Penis

Not really. No one uses the Chinese models unless they are self-hosting. They aren’t great and if you just want a cheap api you can use Luna.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145261)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 12:42 PM
Author: So we looked at the data

You don't use the paid ones IIRC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145293)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 12:47 PM
Author: Consuela

I pay for Claude $20/mo at work

But yeah free version for personal use has been constrained like 90% in the past week or two

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145303)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 4:03 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,...,:,...:..:.,:.::,.


Everyone's free version is now garbage.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145666)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 12:59 PM
Author: cowgod

whether the chinese can just do it for free or not, the tech is pretty insane and if you Extrapolate based on progress heretofore, it's powerful af in the 2030s. I have made FPSs with it, each better than the last.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145321)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 1:12 PM
Author: Oh, you travel? ( )

lol even you are compelled to make FPS Games. Fuckin' Westerners.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145340)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 1:26 PM
Author: cowgod

Klebold, champ

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145366)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 12:50 PM
Author: .- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. .

I blowing like $4k a month in token personally but it is saving me like $300k a month in outside counsel spend.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145308)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 1:02 PM
Author: cowgod

"you" don't own your Firm iirc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145326)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 1:19 PM
Author: The Penis

How could you possibly spend this doing lol work? No way you can’t get buy with the 200 dollar per month plan, maybe adding some tokens when you run through your weekly quota sometimes but not 4K. You get like 8k worth with the plan.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145352)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 1:26 PM
Author: cowgod

every number he posts is exaggerated including his height

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145364)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 4:03 PM
Author: hello yes i'm Online



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145664)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 1:47 PM
Author: .- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. .

My employer allocates $2000 to each employee each month under whatever plan we have. I go 2x over that and how is very easy - I have it paper probably 60 projects and deals a month. The thing is basically running our private markets business.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145423)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 4:02 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,...,:,...:..:.,:.::,.


I have $500/month and never come anywhere near blowing that. Granted, that is just Claude. We also have Gemini and Harvey.

I also use Opus instead of the frontier models. Are you just having Fable/Mythos do everything?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145663)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 5:12 PM
Author: .- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. .

Fable Heavy but not max.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145851)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 5:39 PM
Author: Emotionally + Physically Abusive Ex-Husband

That's smart. $300K/month in outside legal counsel is a significant expense for the business that you own.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145900)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 4:07 PM
Author: \"\'\"\'\"\'\'\"\"\"

Fable 5.1 is really unnecessary for most things. Their cheaper models are perfectly adequate for most uses.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145672)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 4:12 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,...,:,...:..:.,:.::,.


In some use cases the latest Opus actually comes out ahead. I never use Fable anymore.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145695)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 5:13 PM
Author: https://i.imgur.com/YbMiOBE.png


http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904665&mc=1&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145855)



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Date: September 20th, 2026 5:13 PM
Author: https://i.imgur.com/YbMiOBE.png


http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904665&mc=1&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905353&forum_id=2],#50145853)