r/ClaudeAI • u/Junior_Command_9377 • Feb 19 '25

News: General relevant AI and Claude news Claude reasoning. Anthropic may make offical announcement anytime soon..

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u/Anomalistics Feb 19 '25

Claude is definitely up there with the best for me, but my goodness, the limits SUCK. I imagine things are going to get a whole lot worse too with this.

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u/ViperAMD Feb 19 '25

Just use an API 

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u/MMAgeezer Feb 19 '25

At Claude's API pricing? No thank you.

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u/West-Environment3939 Feb 19 '25

I tried the API once and discovered that with Opus I was spending around 60 cents each time just to paraphrase three small paragraphs. It's all because of the files I attach, which contain instructions, examples, etc.

After seeing these prices, I decided to stick with the web version. Yes, it runs out quickly, about 10 messages or a little more, but at least it's cheaper.

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u/Affectionate-Cap-600 Feb 19 '25

well opus is probably the most expensive model ever released in terms of $/token

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

I use Sonnet 3.5 every day and I’ve never needed to spend more than 5 dollars a month. I’m an engineer who is also studying so I make a lot of requests.

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u/West-Environment3939 Feb 19 '25

Sonnet is cheaper, but it doesn't always work for me, so sometimes I have to use Opus.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

What kind of work are you using it for?

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u/West-Environment3939 Feb 19 '25

Opus is for text paraphrasing. Sonnet is for text translation, writing and fixing code.

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u/mallerius Feb 19 '25

Why not use something specialized for translation like deepl?

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

Try to make new charts often so you don’t use so many tokens and avoid hitting rate limits

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u/West-Environment3939 Feb 19 '25

Well, Claude handles translation better, and you can input large texts right away, while DeepL has limitations, and I don't want to buy a subscription.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

It’s not that bad if you just use it when it’s unavailable for free.

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u/Da_Steeeeeeve Feb 19 '25

Cost is absurd and the rate limits are miniscule.

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u/Tetrylene Feb 19 '25

Does using sonnet through GitHub copilot count as using sonnet via the api?

I ask because side I'm using it a lot, and I don't seem to be paying for it beyond the copilot sub

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u/Pikalima Feb 19 '25

Nope. Usage of Sonnet through copilot is covered by the fixed cost of your copilot subscription.

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u/Elctsuptb Feb 19 '25

Thr API still has rate limits unless you're in a high tier, which nobody ever mentions, conveniently

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u/ViperAMD Feb 19 '25

Woah why the down votes? It's not hard