$200 Claude Code sub yields ~$9,000/month of Opus usage, dev's data shows
RexDouglass · x · 2026-09-29
Developer theo ran three Claude accounts down to 0% since Opus 5.5 launched and analyzed the usage: $2,086, $2,442, and $2,182 worth of API-equivalent Opus consumption—about $2,200/week, or roughly $9,000/month—on a $200 Claude Code subscription, a 45x value gap that fuels sustainability debates.
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