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But why does it matter which program you use to consume the tokens? The sounds like a confession that claude code is somewhat wasteful at token use.
by croes 9mo ago
But why does it matter which program you use to consume the tokens?
The sounds like a confession that claude code is somewhat wasteful at token use.
- airstrike 9mo agoNo, it's a confession they have no moat other than trying to hold onto the best model for a given use case. I find that competitive edge unlikely to last meaningfully in the long term, but this is still a contrarian view. More recently, people have started to wise up to the view that the value is in the application layer https://www.iconiqcapital.com/growth/reports/2026-state-of-ai-bi-annual-snapshot https://www.iconiqcapital.com/growth/reports/2026-state-of-a...
- croes 9mo agoBut if more users use your service you get an advantage. Letting the users chose their tool for that would be a good thing.