Developer says Kimi's $40 coding plan burned 3% of monthly usage reading one project guideline
Chaosuka · reddit · 2026-11-03
A gamedev shares their experience with $20/month AI coding subscriptions and the trouble of switching services.
- Claude: best experience, no complaints, but got banned because the service isn't available in their country
- ChatGPT: noticeably less smart than Claude with small usage limits
- Kimi: the $40 plan was terrible—asking it to read project guidelines consumed 3% of monthly usage; no refund due to payment channel issues
- Dilemma: ChatGPT will reportedly require identity verification soon, and local models aren't viable on their hardware
The author asks the community for alternatives.
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