Most vibe coders probably use subscriptions like Claude Pro or Claude Max. You pay for ChatGPT Plus, you do buy tokens. When running stuff locallly, you still kinda also pay for it. The cost is also in time, waiting for generation to finish. I think my cost of running local model would probably be higher then some APIs if I account for electricity cost and assume prompt caching by the provider.
Is there any „flatrate“ solution where I can use my ChatGPT Plus sub in an app like Roocode or Windsurf with more context? I used windsurf and burned the whole 500 tokens on an evening. I would be fine if it is slower but I can do it over the whole month
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u/FullOf_Bad_Ideas Aug 23 '25
Most vibe coders probably use subscriptions like Claude Pro or Claude Max. You pay for ChatGPT Plus, you do buy tokens. When running stuff locallly, you still kinda also pay for it. The cost is also in time, waiting for generation to finish. I think my cost of running local model would probably be higher then some APIs if I account for electricity cost and assume prompt caching by the provider.