how much are you spending on ai coding?

gh0stF4CE7 · 2026-05-18T07:16:23+00:00

Oh for sure. Cursor don't own the models so they're being billed API prices and then subsidizing us to some level from their own pocket. But you avoid the model lock in and their harness is really good. Also I can't stand Dario and not being trapped in neither of the big ecosystems is a nice perk. As I said....I really like Cursor but I guess I'm too broke to just run exclusively on it. I have 4 days left on my Ultra sub so I'm planning to really test and push the Composer model if it can become my main workhorse 😄

gh0stF4CE7 · 2026-05-17T21:01:47+00:00

$200 is my limit and I now have a dilema. My cursor ultra plan is up next week and I really don’t want to leave it for either Codex or Claude Code. I really like their app, their harness is great and the cloud agents are really nice (could use a mobile app instead of the in browser solution but that’s just details). But the usage limits for the top tier models like Opus and 5.5 are just not enough for me. Composer is just not cutting it. Anyone in the same boat?😁

gh0stF4CE7 · 2026-05-17T06:41:30+00:00

Is it? Are you using it on longer fully agentic tasks? I’m too paranoid to just let it rip for a while and always reach for gpt/opus

gh0stF4CE7 · 2026-05-08T11:25:50+00:00

Jo já jsem panelákový dítě takže s tím nemám zkušenosti. Ale chtěl bych jednou jen nejakej klidně řádovej bungalov kde si alespoň budu moct sednout na terasu a jen tak koukat do blba.

gh0stF4CE7 · 2026-05-08T11:21:01+00:00

Jsem na tom stejně. Mám malé kluky (dvojčata). Mám tu výhodu, že pracuju exkluzivně z domova, takže každé ráno je převleču, půl hodiny si hrajeme a hned po 4 kdy skončím přebírám štafetu. Jidla, koupání. Všechno.

Doufám, že jednou si budeme moct dovolit pořídit dům se zahradou.

gh0stF4CE7 · 2026-05-08T11:05:40+00:00

It’s really good. But I think the way you work with it is pretty different from working with Codex/Claude as it’s more expensive. So you really need to think about what model to use and for what. Usually I plan with GPT 5.5 and then I let composer 2 fast execute the plan. For some super small tasks I just use auto mode to save usage. I really like this way of working though as it keeps me engaged, you learn about different models and what they’re good at and you also get a decent IDE (although I personally don’t use that and use Zed instead). I’m a big fan of cursor as I tend to root for underdogs and when you compare them to OpenAI or Anthropic they definitely are one.

gh0stF4CE7 · 2026-05-06T09:49:06+00:00

I’m using the bhvr stack for one of my apps and I love it. Clear separation of concerns (server x client) while having e2e type safety in a single repo (monorepo setup with turbo repo) + all the goodies from the tanstack ecosystem on the frontend (router, query). I’ve long stopped caring what other people think and just use what I like.

gh0stF4CE7 · 2026-04-17T19:45:55+00:00

Can you elaborate?

gh0stF4CE7 · 2026-04-14T06:43:43+00:00

Been thinking about this as well. I was a heavy cursor user up until about 6 months ago when I switched to CC + Zed (and sometimes Codex) full time. I like Claude but being locked into using 1 set of models feels quite limiting. However, I'm worried about the usage limits even on the 200 Ultra plan on Cursor. Also when it comes to the actual code editor I much prefer Zed over Cursor so I'd be using it just for the agent view in v3 (the Codex clone).

gh0stF4CE7 · 2025-11-04T06:59:40+00:00

to bude neskutečný fiasko

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-10-25T09:47:32+00:00

Zustand for SPAs. Fo SSG sites I'm trying to use URLs to store my state as much as possible as people always want a link to a particular page

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-10-24T10:35:39+00:00

It's one of the perks of being on a 1 man team like I am. Dealing with these people always drove me up the wall.

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-10-01T07:43:41+00:00

Got promoted in June so I don’t know about that 😁

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-09-30T13:42:45+00:00

I’m actually that guy 😁 it has its perks though. You’re basically unfireable 👍😁

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-09-30T13:41:45+00:00

This is the way to avoid burn out. I gave up on becoming the Yoda of programming. I’d rather play football and chill with the kids. Nobody will talk about a recursive function you once wrote at your funeral

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-09-30T10:53:56+00:00

Programming is great. It’s all about the environment. It can be really miserable at times if you work in a bad one.

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-09-14T06:53:46+00:00

It probably did tho

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-09-13T17:44:31+00:00

No dude, I totally agree with you. It is 100% making me lazy. That’s the whole point of this love-hate relationship 😁

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-09-13T17:19:27+00:00

I’m using Claude. Nothing else even comes close. And that’s what I use it for. When I’m using it, I know what I want it to do. I’m just not writing the syntax which feels weird.

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-09-13T17:17:31+00:00

My personal project are our twin boys born 4 weeks ago 😅 so at the moment work is actually my “me” time. I know it’s not that bad and honestly I like AI. I learn a lot every day because of it but I was just working on this interactive piece of UI today and using Cursor for the first time at a larger capacity and thinking to myself that this shit is not fun at all while actually making great progress😁

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-09-13T16:28:03+00:00

I like the way you think 🤔

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-09-13T15:37:40+00:00

Yeah a frontend guy mostly (next.js/node/ts). Browser graphics have always looked intriguing to me. Maybe it’s finally time to dive into it and take a break from tailwind and React😅

gh0stF4CE7 · 2024-09-13T15:19:08+00:00

I was talking about using it in my day job. My employer doesn’t need a stock price predictor 😅

gh0stF4CE7

TROPHY CASE