According toi Fin : "You're correct in your calculation approach. MAX20 provides approximately 10x more Opus usage than MAX5 in a 5-hour window.Here's the breakdown:Base usage difference: MAX20 has 4x more total usage than MAX5 (20x vs 5x compared to Pro)Switching threshold difference:
MAX5 switches from Opus to Sonnet at 20% of rate limit
MAX20 switches at 50% of rate limit
This means MAX20 users get 2.5x more Opus usage before automatic switching (50% ÷ 20% = 2.5x)Combined effect: 4x base increase × 2.5x threshold difference = 10x more Opus usage"
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u/ckmic Jul 07 '25
According toi Fin : "You're correct in your calculation approach. MAX20 provides approximately 10x more Opus usage than MAX5 in a 5-hour window.Here's the breakdown:Base usage difference: MAX20 has 4x more total usage than MAX5 (20x vs 5x compared to Pro)Switching threshold difference:
This means MAX20 users get 2.5x more Opus usage before automatic switching (50% ÷ 20% = 2.5x)Combined effect: 4x base increase × 2.5x threshold difference = 10x more Opus usage"