Mollick: same task would cost $4.81 in Opus API fees, trivial inside Claude subscription
emollick · x · 2026-11-03
Ethan Mollick shares a quick cost comparison: a generation that would cost $4.81 via the Opus API was just a small slice of his Claude subscription quota. A直观 illustration of subscription vs pay-per-token economics for heavy users.
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