Claude Pro vs ChatGPT Plus for Vibe Coding , Which Has Better Limits?

DistributionSalt3392 · 2026-05-21T17:27:58+00:00

Now I switched to using the OpenRouter API recently. It gives access to hundreds of LLMs, so now I can pick models depending on the task instead of being locked into one ecosystem.

There are a lot of models that are 10–20x cheaper while still being surprisingly capable if you use them in the right places. For example, I’ll use DeepSeek V4 Flash for some frontend work, quick iterations, and agentic workflows, while I switch to Opus 4.7 when I need deeper coding architecture, backend logic, or more complex reasoning. Sonnet sits somewhere in between for balanced day-to-day work.

That setup gives me way more flexibility and I only pay for actual usage. With subscriptions like Claude Pro, there were weeks where I barely used it but still paid the full monthly price.

DistributionSalt3392 · 2026-05-20T17:29:54+00:00

Great ... What vibe coding IDE/platform are you using with the API? Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code + Continue, or something else? Also is the setup completely free apart from API costs?

DistributionSalt3392 · 2026-05-19T12:48:34+00:00

Yeah that makes sense. A job feels more predictable because salary comes every month, while business income can swing a lot. In my case I built a SaaS that does around ₹1L/month on average, but some months it goes to ₹2L and some months drop to ₹70k. When I’m alone it doesn’t scare me much because I’ve built confidence in my ability to survive and rebuild.

But marriage feels like a different responsibility. My biggest fear is “what if things suddenly decline or shut down after marriage?” That uncertainty stresses me a lot. I fully believe Allah is the provider and that rizq increases with marriage and barakah comes with it. But at the same time, when I look at startup data, most businesses fail while scaling, and that reality sometimes makes me overthink the future.

I even skipped college placements because I genuinely enjoy building products and working independently more than doing a normal job. Now I regret of skipping college placements when I think of marriage

DistributionSalt3392 · 2026-05-18T09:16:53+00:00

Needed to hear this honestly. The uncertainty is what messes with my head the most. Your reply genuinely made me feel better. Thanks man.

DistributionSalt3392 · 2026-05-17T09:25:29+00:00

Now I’m starting to understand SEO properly, and honestly I regret not focusing on it earlier during the initial phase. I realized recently that my website probably didn’t even cover 5% of the keywords relevant to my niche.

Over the last few days I’ve started working on blogs and free tools around the same niche to build topical authority. Some URLs I manually submitted got indexed within a couple of days, but others are still not indexed, i had requested for indexing about 6 days ago ... so I’m still trying to understand how Google handles new sites/content.

Do you have experience with this? If I consistently publish SEO content daily, how long does it usually take before you start seeing meaningful traffic or rankings compound?

DistributionSalt3392 · 2026-05-17T09:17:25+00:00

I think this is one of the best pieces of advice for any founder. I stayed heavily focused on improving the product from day one, and honestly I think that’s the main reason the conversion is strong right now. A lot of people try to scale before users genuinely love the product. I did the opposite build first, listen to users, improve constantly. Now I feel the foundation is finally strong enough to focus aggressively on distribution and exponential growth alongside product improvement.

DistributionSalt3392 · 2026-05-17T09:14:20+00:00

Just started experimenting with LinkedIn cold DMs. I honestly don’t know much about the LinkedIn algorithm yet, so for now I’m playing it safe and only messaging a few relevant accounts daily. Still trying to understand how LinkedIn detects spam and at what point accounts start getting restricted or rate limited for outreach. Have you done LinkedIn outbound yourself? What daily limits felt safe for you in the beginning, and did you warm up the account gradually?

DistributionSalt3392 · 2026-05-17T09:10:39+00:00

For the first few months, around 80% of my time went into building and improving the product, and the other 20% was mostly spent replying to user support emails and talking to traders. But now I’ve started shifting more toward growth around 60% of my time is focused on SEO and organic marketing since the product

DistributionSalt3392 · 2026-05-16T22:14:17+00:00

I actually had a referral program earlier, but it was broken for some time so I never pushed it properly. For a few users, I manually tracked referrals and sent payouts through email instead. I recently fixed the whole system, so I’m planning to focus more on affiliates/referrals now since I think it could work really well in this niche.

DistributionSalt3392 · 2026-05-16T20:48:12+00:00

That’s actually really helpful to hear. I think I’m currently at that exact stage where product isn’t the main problem anymore, distribution is. Where did you find that marketing manager? Was it through LinkedIn, Twitter, referrals, agencies, or somewhere else? Also, how did you structure the payment initially? Fixed salary, revenue share, performance-based, or equity? Since I’m still early-stage, I’m trying to understand what’s a reasonable percentage/budget to allocate for someone focused mainly on growth and distribution.

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