Dev shares his $500/mo AI coding budget: $200 Claude Code Max, $200 Codex Pro
jarrodwatts · x · 2026-09-30
Developer Jarrod Watts outlines his ideal $500/mo AI essentials budget: $200 on Claude Code Max, $200 on Codex Pro, $50 on a cloud agent tool, and $50 for trying new tools. For the cloud agent slot he recommends Conductor or Replicas for easy setup, with T3 Code/Connect on his own VPS as his current favorite.
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