Ben's Bites: my personal agent killed $6k/year in SaaS subscriptions
Ben's Bites · rss · 2026-10-13
In this issue, Ben argues software isn't dead—headless SaaS is. His personal agent (Grok Bot) audited his business subscriptions and cut $6k/year by dropping Webflow, Resend, Cal and Zoom, plus halved $4k/year in domain renewals across 195 domains.
Key points:
- Headless software: the question is no longer which tool to use but whether your bot can operate it
- Making everyone a builder: agents should proactively hand users software, like MySpace-era customization
- Slop debate: slop code is fine for personal tools; fixing it is the agent's job
- Meta model hands-on: Wonder costs $4/$20 per M tokens (vs $10/$50 for Fable/Astra); Wonder Full nears Opus 5.5 but is Muse Code-only ($50/mo). Both felt slow with poor UI output
- Also: Claude Code Projects open to all Pro/Max users; Cursor/Grok/X unified plans $8-$200/mo; Claude tipped off Philadelphia police with a fake murder report; plus a ready-to-use prompt for finding unwanted subscriptions, missing refunds and expiring airline credits
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