Dev Spends $32,436 on AI Tokens to Build a Pomodoro Timer, Saves $1/Month
kylegawley · x · 2026-09-16
A developer jokes he burned $32,436 on Astra tokens to have AI build his own Pomodoro timer — and now saves $1 a month, poking fun at the absurd cost-benefit of vibe-coding trivial tools.
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