Claude Code pay-as-you-go credits burn $50 in 15 minutes, user warns against buying extra usage
RileyRalmuto · x · 2026-09-28
A user reports a stark pricing gap in Claude Code: after hitting the weekly subscription cap, they bought API credits as a stopgap — and burned through $50 in 15 minutes doing the same tasks that lasted all week on the subscription. Their advice: don't pay for extra usage; the money would cover a second subscription account plus a full night of work.
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