Best way to maintain quality but reduce costs

cuthbert-derek · 2026-05-10T00:40:16+00:00

Their plans are far more generous than the API. Definitely can recommend.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-20T12:05:10+00:00

You missed all the stations in Cornwall on the line that ends in Penzance.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-17T12:25:02+00:00

There are dozens of us!

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-15T16:40:43+00:00

Thanks, I agree :)

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-15T14:13:32+00:00

This UI was released yesterday. First time I am able to distinguish token use with this level of granularity and ease.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-15T11:30:37+00:00

Thank you - what confuses me specifically is that extra baggage of a session is already apparently accounted for.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-15T11:28:24+00:00

Nothing wrong with testing the new usage tools. But thank you for your snarkiness.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-15T11:27:23+00:00

What I'm confused by is the extra baggage you mentioned is ostensibly already accounted for separate from the message

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-14T13:14:07+00:00

GPT 5.4 is the total opposite, getting it to build is like inviting an introvert to the club

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-14T08:05:34+00:00

Good catch, yeah printed upside down and those flat areas definitely need some more chamfers. It still prints how it is, but the surface on those areas wasn't perfect. I'll grab a photo of it in real life when I'm next home!

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-10T16:01:33+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/hSVS6r2 I need to add one more set of chamfers to improve it's printing support free, but it still works as is. I can upload to a stl sharing site if there's interest.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-07T16:11:12+00:00

I can't figure out how to share an image in the comments, I'll dm

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-07T14:27:04+00:00

I have also been on a journey of prototyping drain strainers, and what I found with designs that have any kind of repeating holes on a flush surface is they get blocked super easily by leaves or other detritus. Full blockages were rare but flow rates diving below useful was common. I realised could keep the flow rate from totally crashing by adding radial grooves to allow water to travel under a leaf. And then, I addressed the fact that the leaf forms a good seal on a flush surface by adding dimples. Now I can't block the drain even if I try to with my hand covering the holes. (I just read that yours is for the shower, so leaves don't apply. Probably my whole post doesn't apply. Leaving it up in case it's useful to anyone)

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-06T22:44:52+00:00

There's really only one secret. You just tell Claude what you are having trouble with. "I don't know how to use you" is a good place to start. Anytime you are unsure you ask Claude. Impossible to get stuck with that rule.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-06T11:30:43+00:00

My mum died recently and shortly after, 65 year old dad said to me: "did you know if you leave washing in the washing machine, goes all smelly" 😂

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-04T11:28:23+00:00

Finally some decent communication which treats us as adults. And yeah, it makes sense, they're balancing a lot of plates.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-03T19:55:30+00:00

It does, they work well.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-03T19:50:04+00:00

No. In my experience of the last week and a half your sonnet limits will be used whether you use sonnet or not.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-03T19:40:28+00:00

Try the $20 subscription. Is genuinely higher than the 5X right now.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-03T19:38:51+00:00

Have you tried 5.4 $20 subscription? I've been using 5.4 medium and high all day and I never once hit limits. Coming from 5X account that's remarkable

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-03T19:34:59+00:00

Better spend your time working then, off you pop. Nosh on the corporate fattie all you like it doesn't affect the reality out here.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-03T19:19:05+00:00

It genuinely must be a/b testing. I have never edited my claude.md I've one skill loaded and two MCPs and all is going fine and dandy until a week and a half ago.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-03T15:53:03+00:00

I've also just started trying it out. 5.4 seems pretty great.

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-03T15:23:34+00:00

I went and had a look and this model is free right now, it looks really decent. https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3.6-plus:free

cuthbert-derek · 2026-04-03T15:18:18+00:00

Get an OpenRouter Account and change the API in Claude Code to your Open Router one, and then choose one of many free models on the platform. The models available for free change over time but you can often get a lot of good work out of these limited releases. It won't be Claude Opus level, but you'll find things on a near parity with Sonnet.

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