@kimmonismus That seems way higher than expected. I usually end each week with about 10% left of ChatGPT Pro. And the estimated spend is about 7k. So maybe at most, 9k max. Still, a crazy great deal and this is why I'm going to stick with GPT 5.5 even if Fable is better.
Everyone thinks AI coding tools set founders free.
Watch what people actually build with them: rules, approvals, process, layers. The same cage, assembled faster.
The tool that can scaffold anything in an afternoon will scaffold your bureaucracy in an afternoon too.
Speed of construction is speed of calcification. Build the thing that lets you create new things: experiences that didn’t happen before.
It's always good to keep an open mind and sample from both ends of the spectrum. But the sweet spot is more nuanced and lies somewhere in between.
One can absolutely build loops that work and reduce token cost. It just doesn't happen by itself. It takes work and experimentation.
Everyone on X talking about building AI coding loops
I think for 99% of people it's horrible advice. Mostly being promoted by people who profit off token burn
Unless you are deeply technical, you are going to build flimsy apps and burn outrageous amounts of money
Engineering a loop that produces high quality code requires insane amounts of setup and oversight to make sure it's done the right way
For a vast majority of people the best AI coding strategy is:
1. Work closely with your agent, ask it to build the next smallest people of functionality you can think of
2. After each small chunk, ask the AI what it did. Tell it to describe it to you concisely
3. If anything is too technical, ask it to explain in a non technical way so you deepen your knowledge
4. Have it continuously maintain a current state doc you can feed to another LLM to get 2nd perspectives on crucial decisions
5. Mute influencers who give you vague advice that doesn't really mean anything
This will actually save more time in the long run because you won't have to untangle code you don't understand