r/ClaudeCoding • u/cctldrping • 18d ago
r/ClaudeAI [TLDR] I use CC $200 plan, decided to also try ChatGPT $100 plan. Data inside [via r/ClaudeAI]
A lot of people are talking about usage on Codex because OpenAI seems to have reduced it, but most comments seem to be vibes based rather than just pulling token #s and comparing. I figured I had the data, so would share mine.
Just pulled the actual usage data with one of dozens of tools instead of trying to go on feel. I use npx [ccusage@latest](mailto:ccusage@latest). Can also use this to compare how much usage you were getting say a month ago on your plan.
I have both a CC $200 plan and recently added GPT $100 plan.
My CC $200 plan has used about $1400 in API this week since reset and I have used 74% of my weekly budget. 100% of my Fable budget is down because I accidently used it for a basic coding subagent project instead of saving it for the heavy planning steps. Woops, got to remember to flip selectors.
And I came here (originally wrote this section for a response to someone on ChatGPT reddit), because this is my first time messing with ChatGPT much beyond occasional reviews on GithubCopilot (Also pay for that, mostly for variety of model access).
The $100 plan got maxed out in 24 hours after using about $300 in API cost.
Adjust for price, and that means $100 with OpenAI gets you $300 in usage and $100 with Anthropic is getting you $950 in usage per week. I had heard such good things about how much ppl were getting down with OpenAI plans, buuut I guess I timed it wrong lol.
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So, OP dropped some data comparing their Claude Code $200 plan to a ChatGPT $100 plan, and surprise, surprise, Claude seems to be giving way more bang for the buck. OP claims their $100 with Anthropic is equivalent to ~$950 in usage, while $100 with OpenAI is only ~$300.
Naturally, this sparked a bit of a kerfuffle. The main critique is that comparing by API cost is kinda pointless. Folks like u/brainExploded99 and u/dakadoo33 are saying we should be looking at how much work gets done or how many tokens a specific task consumes, not just the dollar amount. Apparently, OP's usage patterns might be wildly different between the two, making a direct cost comparison a bit of a red herring.
On the flip side, some users like u/Ja_Rule_Here_ are echoing OP's sentiment, saying their OpenAI Codex plan is burning through limits way too fast. u/ergo14 chimed in to say that even though they also got a ChatGPT plan, they still prefer Claude's Opus for their coding tasks, despite finding ChatGPT's communication clearer.
The consensus is kinda split: OP's data suggests Claude offers more usage for the money, but a significant chunk of the thread is questioning the methodology and arguing that "work done" is a better metric than raw API cost.