An excellent argument that developers are being penny-wise and pound-foolish about AI subscriptions.

Peter breaks down the actual costs:

• Claude Max at $200/month gives you almost unlimited usage
• Cursor Pro at $20/month plus $0.04 per extra request is super cheap for coding assistance
• even expensive stuff like OpenAI’s o3 model is worth it when you’re stuck on hard problems.

His point is that if you bill $800/day as a contractor, spending a few hundred bucks on AI tools that save you hours every month is a complete no-brainer - the productivity gains pay for themselves almost instantly, so stop overthinking the subscription costs and just buy the tools.