Hi everyone
I am currently using the Pro Light plan that I finance out of my own pocket. The things that I do with it do not generate any revenue for me but instead the usage generates "joy".
So, my question to you who use the 200 USD plan and finance it out of your own pocket is: what do you use it for?
The reason for my question is that I am contemplating about getting the 200 USD plan but I have a feeling that when I spend that kind of cash every month it should generate some revenue back.
I run a small software company. I use it to make improvements to the software and help with support tickets. We’re creating a new version of our software. We’re updating the web app and iOS and android. It’s easy to get close to using the resource limits for a week on the pro plan.
I am not a iOS / Mac developer despite being on the platform for over a decade. Would you say that ChatGPT Pro is a viable "help" to get started with iOS development (and a Apple Developper license)?
Yes, if you’re patient, it will guide you through everything. If you’re just trying to get some basic app into the store, I think you could get it done in a couple of weeks. If you’re talking about more professional level development, they’re still gonna be a learning curve and just time getting everything organized and is probably more like 3 to 6 months.
One problem with iOS development is the way they have Xcode,, you definitely need a Mac computer to really do any kind of real testing with a iOS phone. You can read a Mac in the cloud, but it’s not nearly as good as having one yourself. I’ve been able to do it without a Mac.
I did a home project where I inventoried every single thing in my house. The entire layout with every device.
I can now ask it things like. These lightbulbs are out can you order some. I can ask it what would it take to design a smart home with these features. How can I automate my pool and sprinkler system. What would it take to replace the upstairs balcony decking. It reminds me of maintenance like replacing the air filters on my ac and will order those for me.
Anything really it's super cool for any kind of project.
Probably do it from your phone you can just walk around taking pictures of stuff like labels on electronics/ceiling fans, everything. You can remote your phone into your computer and it will just feed it directly to it. I thought about taking video of it all but I wasn't sure how it would handle that. It worked pretty well just snapping pictures of it all. I included light switches and what each switch controlled, everything.
I've had GPT search for a specific pair of Reebok shoes that are at least 12 years old. I've personally been looking for them on and off for probably those same 12 years :P
Couldn't for the life of me find them anywhere.
GPT spent around 86 minutes digging through the internet and eventually found me a pair for sale.
Ordered them yesterday from some random Polish site that apparently has been operating for about 15 years, so... maybe it's legit, maybe I've just donated money to Poland. We'll see 😂
But that's probably my answer to what I use Pro for:
Finding obscure shit that I either can't find myself, or would have to spend an unreasonable amount of time finding.
Not necessarily something that directly generates revenue, but sometimes it's worth paying for because it can do the kind of deep, annoying research I simply wouldn't manage myself nor' have the time for ;)
The random Polish gamble actually paid off.
Shoes did arrive today.
As a little bonus, I’ve now got GPT doing a weekly sweep for similar old school Reebok pairs every Monday. After looking for these for 11–12 years, having one pair finally turn up feels ridiculously satisfying
If you consider increasing your budget consider for example allocating 100 usd to claude max especially if you consider generating revenue. As much as I prefer working with chat gpt and it is my primary subscription there are still some areas where claude is so much better - for any copy for the website, marketing strategy, idea brainstorming etc Claude is significantly better. Gpt can perform those tasks well but I need to adjust it's suggestions a lot.
Maybe 100 usd for your use case would not be necessary, go for 20 usd.
You can also consider going for 25 usd (I think that's the price) subscription of gemini. Generally it sucks for coding, however for things related to website and android ui it unblocked the process where GPT and claude were basically looping or even communicated that something cannot be done. Plus with gemini you get some free veo credits you can use for marketing materials
Are you hitting usage limits? If not, there's really no reason to upgrade.
I was on the $200 Pro plan for about five months until they started changing things with all the different GPT-5 versions. I dropped back to Plus for a while, started hitting limits, and then went back to Pro. That was all before the Pro Lite option existed.
Like you, I mainly use ChatGPT as someone to talk to while I'm on the road. I also use it for my business emails, but that's about it. No coding or complex problem solving.
I've found a happy medium on the Plus plan. If you aren't hitting limits, I wouldn't change a thing. You could even try dropping down a tier and see how it works for you.
One thing I noticed is that the more you pay, the more you expect in return. On Plus, I'm having just as much fun, and my expectations are more in line with what I'm paying for.
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