When you reach your usage limit, yes.
Anthropic's biggest plan at $200/month is probably currently cheaper than using the same amount of tokens on hosted open models. But if you go _beyond_ the usage that the $200/month plan offers, the equation flips the other way really fast. Anthropic API credits are much much more expensive than the same tokens on open models
vinney...axkl
npub19m…8axkl
2026-10-25 01:26:18 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…vzya
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