Power user burns 1bn tokens a day at 98.65% cache hits, weighing GLM-5.3 vs DeepSeek after Claude Code weekly limits

julianharris · x · 2026-09-19

A heavy user reports consuming 1bn tokens in a single day (98.65% cache hit rate) while running 3-4 coding sessions across 2-3 projects, and is about to hit Claude Code's weekly limits. He is evaluating GLM-5.3 or DeepSeek 4.1 as alternatives, noting the $20 trial pack's 60m tokens would burn through in minutes at his usage rate.

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