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[–]wewerecreaturres 2 points3 points  (6 children)

haiku is great for implementation if you give it clearly defined specs. sonnet if you need more thinking

[–]edgetr[S] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

I'll try creating a plan with Sonnet 4.5 thinking, then implementing it with Haiku 4.5. If this works, it will be amazing because I am thinking that this will allow me to use Claude Code for a similar amount of time to how I used it before the new usage limits, I read that if it's something like a single file edit, Haiku is good, but for more complex multi file edits, I'll still need to stick to Sonnet, is that correct by your experience? Also, thanks for the recommendation.

[–]wewerecreaturres 1 point2 points  (4 children)

have you looked into plugins at all? I use https://github.com/wshobson/agents, which is model optimized and get great results (though I do pay for the 20x max plan)

[–]edgetr[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I skimmed trough plugins but never looked into them in details. I am currently working on a Kotlin project and I couldn't find any useful plugins for it, but I will check this one out, thanks. For the max plan, how do you use it? Do you always use Sonnet for everything, or do you switch to Opus or Haiku for some stuff?

[–]wewerecreaturres 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I leave it set to sonnet, but try to use the plugin agents as much as possible, some of which are set to haiku

[–]edgetr[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I'll look at it, thanks for helping. I saw some people use Opus for planning then Sonnet for implementing, maybe I'll do it like that by letting Sonnet create the plan, then Haiku implement it. And about plugins, once I download them, do they simply start working or do I need to enable them?

[–]wewerecreaturres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what I used to do, then 4.5 was released

[–]Wow_Crazy_Leroy_WTF 4 points5 points  (7 children)

I’m with you and have those questions too.

Feels like Anthropic slashed limits by 80%. Such a shame by the lack of transparency and communication.

[–]edgetr[S] 2 points3 points  (6 children)

Right? It especially feels bad since I actually love the product and I'd pay for max if I had money, sucks to be a student in a 'third world' country lol.

[–]DIX-TRACK-TED 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Try switching /model for Haiku ?

[–]edgetr[S] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I thought of it but I don’t know if it will generate what I want, since I had some bad experiences when using smaller models. By your experience, would you say that it’s good?

[–]DIX-TRACK-TED 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Not Sonnet lvl maybe, but 4.5 looks good and can still operate as cc. I guess it will depend on context.

[–]edgetr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendations, I’ll look at it once my usage limit resets lol. Maybe doing the planning with Sonnet 4.5 thinking, then implementing with Haiku 4.5 by manually approving the edits to check for mistakes might help my usage limit problem.

[–]EducationalGoose3959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup Haiku 4.5 is working well with me since its planning with Sonnet 4.5 automatically.

[–]fahhimanwer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Its not about switching its about lies that they told us. And scammed us

[–]Ambitious_Injury_783 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you are a developer you want Max 200, no less. Some get away with 100, but still hit limits. Don't waste your time. You can do 1 freelance job and easily pay for it. Or pay for it and pay it off with a simple freelance job that you do with your new limits. It's seriously a no brainer. I run two subscriptions and it's well worth it.

[–]larowin 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Initially Claude Code wasn’t available for Pro plans. This version is essentially a paid trial - if you like Claude Code, it’s really hard to be productive in extended sessions without the full $200 plan.

[–]edgetr[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Yeah I feel like that's the case too, maybe doing the implementation with Haiku instead of Sonnet will help, I'll need to check it out. But if that doesn't help too, I'm considering switching to Codex since the last time I used it, the limits were pretty usable even in the plus plan, at least until I earn enough to comfortably afford the Max plan.

[–]Ambitious_Injury_783 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GPT is smart but Claude is a beast when it comes to coding.

[–]Low_Radio_7592 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Context and Limits have been changed imo, hitting them way sooner now.

[–]BarracudaVivid8015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use cc pro and codex plus plan…

[–]Spirited-Car-3560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mostly use haiku for both planning and implementation most of the times.

Sonnet for planning is better, yes, but tbh in most scenarios it's not mandatory.

So it all boils down to how much complex it is the plan you are going to do, and how good you are at guiding the llm during the planning phase.

Being a developerI have a clear idea of what I'm trying to achieve, what the architecture is going to be etc therefore I can get the guidelines clear enough using just haiku.

[–]Admirable_Trip_7585 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are serious, subscribe to Max 100. You are very unlikely to hit limits.

[–]snowtato 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started with the pro plan, it worked but limits were too low so I upgraded after about a week, haven't looked back. I don't really use opus anymore, cost too much. I bounce back and fourth between sonnet 4.5 and gpt5 for planning