[big-chungus4]

Crazy how popular this post is on HN, are this many people actually using expensive paid models? Is everyone on HN a millionaire? Or is someone botting all anthropic posts?

[cambaceres]

Claude Pro costs $20 / month which gives you access to their latest models.

[heartleo]

In the long run, tokens may become a new signal of inequality — access to the most powerful models could be limited to those who can afford them.

[tossandthrow]

200USD a month really is not that much. Especially not for an employer who is used to pay 150-250k a year for an engineer.

Especially for the value it provides.

[big-chungus4]

I don't think that the majority of HN users are employers who are used to pay 150k-250k a year

[tossandthrow]

No, but a large proportion are likely employees of these employers

[hijodelsol]

I mean, the 100$ plan is less than the hourly rate of any consultant / senior dev in developed countries. So if it can save even one hour a month, it's cost efficient for the customer (at the current, subsidized rates, of course).

[big-chungus4]

So are the majority of people on HN senior devs from a developed country, who like using LLMs for coding? I find that hard to believe