I asked it to tweak the fonts/colors of a very very simple static page and it blew through $35 (which is a lot for me lol; it's 10 days of my monthly codex plan).
replyYou shouldn’t be using Fable for that, that’s Haiku work.
replyI think they were hoping for more advanced model’s more advanced “taste”
replyThis is common sentiment amongst many users
replyI will never understand why people recommend using models with the capabilities of early 2025.
replyThey cannot even move 10 existing lines of code around without breaking it in the process half of the time.
I very much doubt they are up to the task of implementing any sort of plan with a reliability that allows to complete the work faster than writing the code by hand.
If I used a racecar to go 25mph in a residential neighborhood, I’d make a similar conclusion.
replyIt was made available in my subscription so I tested it out. I'm glad I tested it in a subscription, since I'd be pretty irritated if I had spent that amount of money accidentally in API usage. I guess what I've learned is what I already know, which is that the newer models seem to increase costs a lot with no perceptible benefit to my workflow.
replyWait, so it didn't cost you $153? Are you just extrapolating based on what it would have cost in API usage?
replyI said "cost", not "cost me". I use `ccusage` to track what my unsubsidized token spend would be since I'm sure these subscriptions won't stick around forever and I want to have a realistic idea of what these things actually cost in a professional setting.
replyTo be fair though, even if it's not costing me that much it's evidently costing Anthropic a pretty penny, I'm up to like $800 in spend on my $200 subscription in less than a week.
What makes you think the API based cost is the cost to Anthropic?
replyWell, they're selling a non-essential commodity in a highly competitive industry with about zero lock in or customer loyalty, using the standard VC playbook of "capture the market then worry about costs". I don't see space for large margins in there, and if there are margins they're probably recent because of the IPO.
replyHard agree
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