User finds a single Claude session consumed ~$250 of usage on a $20 plan
don123xyz · reddit · 2026-09-03
A Reddit user dug into Claude's usage details after a multi-day session with several compactions and found the single session had burned roughly $250 worth of tokens — all on a $20 subscription. He says he's not complaining about the usage limits.
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