Upgrading to Max from Pro? Hitting limits quickly!

[javierburongarcia]

Hi there, first thanks to Daniel and all the community for this incredible resource. Not a coder myself but discovered PAI just few weeks ago and got a Claude pro account to test it. I’m starting to grasp its potential while I’m tearing small projects (small tools, home automation improvements and the like) with this moderately use, I’m hitting 5 hours and weekly limits quite fast, normally in less than 2 hours and 3 or 4 days. I’m considering upgrading to Max but its a significant cost for someone based in the south of Europe so I would like to ask first the community if anyone has upgraded from Pro to Max ($100) for using just PAI and if that would allow for a more confortable use.

Also, I would be most grateful if anyone could shared any tips and/or strategies about how to maximize pro plans or integrating with other llms for cost savings.

Would getting a second pro subscription make any sense?

many thanks!

[wojteksbt]

There are rumors that a new Sonnet 5 might be released today or sometime soon. It’s expected to be about as good as 4.5 but significantly cheaper. I don’t know whether the rumors are valid, but it could help with your challenges.

There is also an option to use https://github.com/Steffen025/pai-opencode fork. I think it is doable to use both original PAI and forked opencode version symlinking user data from a single source (like #436). I haven't tried it yet, but it is on my todo list. There are some features missing like this fancy status line, but overall it should work pretty much the same. Then you can use your PAI with e.g. GPT Plus subscription where limits are far harder to reach than for Calude Pro.

[javierburongarcia]

Thanks! Did you go directly from pro to 200 max? Are you hitting any limits now? Do you use it very intensively? Many thanks!!

[Oddonline]

I managed to hit the 6 hour session limit once, but that was with several sessions simultaneously and heavy use of red-team and council. But it seems the 200 plan gives equivalent of ~$2700 worth of API credits if used at limit. I figured it was good to be able to go full speed in the start, but i think for next month the 5x will be enough.

[javierburongarcia]

Thanks! What about weekly limits? the most frustrating thing for me right now are those ones. I can plan myself to work around the 5 hours one but the weekly limits just hit me at 2 or 3 days. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[wojteksbt]

I'm a bit concerned of using gtp plus regarding privacy issues but I haven't check their actual data retentions policies, as far as I understood Anthropic is the most transparent one, right? As long as you opt out nothing is used for training, right? In any case is worth exploring. Thanks again!

@javierburongarcia I'm not aware of any significant differences between them in this context. GPT does have opt-out (not opt-in) even in free plans currently and I think this is the same for Claude. However, this is a very valid concern for me, so if you know something more, please share. Thanks!

[javierburongarcia]

I've been checking at gtp plus privacy policies and you were right, basically seems to be pretty much the same than Anthropic. Opencode and its pai port seems that it's being in rapid development, sound very promising. I checked Opencode zen which offers a pay per token $20 rate but I could not find any info on how fast that 20 credit is spent. So, some options around but not a clear winner. It would be great to be able to route to different models/providers based on the complexity of the task but don't see any simple way of doing that. I guess is worth getting some subscriptions and check it by myself. Not sure how to measure results though. Thanks!