https://www.julianwyngaard.com/tags/openai/feed.xml A blog about software engineering, AI, and development. 2026-06-14T12:10:33.637382+12:00 Julian Wyngaard urn:uuid:019ebb18-a45f-7f01-883c-7e56dbc9fdf7 2026-06-12T21:10:19.104437+12:00 2026-06-14T12:10:33.637382+12:00 <p><a href="https://x.com/semianalysis_/status/2064815044085318040?s=46">AI Subscription plans are more generous than API pricing</a></p><p>SemiAnalysis did a test on Anthropic/Claude subscription plans, running long horizon tasks until they maxed out.</p> <p>The subscriptions are far more generous than API pricing.</p> <p><img src="https://cdn.julianwyngaard.com/3f1cee9c-cc9b-4e55-ad73-191abe9cb146.png" alt="AI Subscriptions vs Pricing comparison"></p> <p>When I first started using these tools I went the API route as my personal usage fluctuated a lot. But after a couple of months it was clear this worked out a lot more expensive and so switched to the paid plans even if not using all the quota.</p> <p>Go with the paid plan.</p>