Burnt $63/hr but worth it?

Cursor + Claude Opus 4 burnt this user $63 in just an hour. It solved problems in 30 mins that they couldn’t crack in 40-50 hours with other models like Cla..

Sai Krishna May 28, 2025 1 min read M↓

Cursor + Claude Opus 4 burnt this user $63 in just an hour.

It solved problems in 30 mins that they couldn’t crack in 40-50 hours with other models like Claude 3.7 or 4. Easily 10x compared to a senior dev.

But burning $8-10k/month is worth it?

Link:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/copeus_cursor-claude-opus-4-cost-me-63-in-just-activity-7332885994217562112-2bnY

Claude

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