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> A typical session for me with GPT is usually over a hundred dollars.

I don't think a $100 session is "typical". I use GPT for months. $20/m plus plan is enough for my daily work.

I use an observability tool with claude code [1] that shows me usage including prompt and session cost. Even though I use a max subscription, it's interesting to see what it would cost me if I was using API directly.

My typical session ranges from $100-$400 - higher end when using workflows with lots of subagents. $100/session is expected when using the API without the subsidized subscription pricing. Most larger orgs have to use API pricing AFAIK.

[1] https://github.com/simple10/agents-observe

>Most larger orgs have to use API pricing AFAIK.

There are Business and Enterprise plans, both have discounting.

It's really interesting what "normal" is for folks. I use the $200/month Anthropic subscription and use it within a few percentages of my limit every week.

I'd blow through $20/month plan in hours.

Shorter sessions more often doing a /clear etc. save a shit ton of tokens. I pay 100 bucks a month but barely use 30% of it most weeks.

I have Claude max plan and the vscode claude dashboard plugin has logged about $4k worth of tokens in the past 2 months. I upgraded because I was using my weekly basic plan tokens in like 5 hours.

Likewise, I don't understand how anyone survives on the basic plans. It's funny seeing these two camps not understanding what the other is doing :)

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