Crazy how popular this post is on HN, are this many people actually using expensive paid models? Is everyone on HN a millionaire? Or is someone botting all anthropic posts?
In the long run, tokens may become a new signal of inequality — access to the most powerful models could be limited to those who can afford them.
200USD a month really is not that much. Especially not for an employer who is used to pay 150-250k a year for an engineer.
Especially for the value it provides.
I mean, the 100$ plan is less than the hourly rate of any consultant / senior dev in developed countries. So if it can save even one hour a month, it's cost efficient for the customer (at the current, subsidized rates, of course).
Claude Pro costs $20 / month which gives you access to their latest models.