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> and I have to consume it in the way that it's presented I'm just curious, why do you "have to"? Don't get me wrong, I'm making the same choice myself too, re

> and I have to consume it in the way that it's presented I'm just curious, why do you "have to"? Don't get me wrong, I'm making the same choice myself too, realizing a bunch of global drawbacks because of my local/personal preference, but I won't claim I have to, it's a choice I'm making because I'm lazy.

echelon 7mo ago
My job title is "provide value". I'm given a tool that lets me 10x "provide value". My personal preferences and tastes literally do not matter.
- embedding-shape 7mo ago
  As a professional you have a choice in how you produce whatever it is you produce. Sure, you can go for the simplest, most expensive and "easiest" way of doing things, or you can do other things, depending on your perspective and requirements. None of this is set in stone, some people make choices based on personal preferences, and that matters as much to them as your choices matter to you.
wongarsu 7mo ago
What are the reasonable options besides a Claude Code subscription (or an equivalent from Codex or Copilot)? I could pay API prices for the same models, but aside from paying much more for the same result that doesn't seem helpful I could pay a 4-5 figure sum for hardware to run a far inferior open model I could pay a six figure sum for hardware to run an open model that's only a couple months behind in capability (or a 4-5 figure sum to run the same model at a snail's pace) I could pay API costs to semi-trustworthy inference provider to run one of those open models None of those seem like great alternatives. If I want cutting-edge coding performance then a subscription is the most reasonable option Note that this applies mostly to coding. For many other tasks local models or paid inference on open models is very reasonable. But for coding that last bit of performance matters
- prabal97 7mo ago
  I use my OAI subscription on my Claude Code. I get the benefit of the Claude Code interface with the intelligence of OAI models. https://prabal.ca/posts/claude-code-chatgpt-subscription/ https://prabal.ca/posts/claude-code-chatgpt-subscription/

echelon 7mo ago

My job title is "provide value". I'm given a tool that lets me 10x "provide value". My personal preferences and tastes literally do not matter.

embedding-shape 7mo ago
As a professional you have a choice in how you produce whatever it is you produce. Sure, you can go for the simplest, most expensive and "easiest" way of doing things, or you can do other things, depending on your perspective and requirements. None of this is set in stone, some people make choices based on personal preferences, and that matters as much to them as your choices matter to you.

wongarsu 7mo ago

What are the reasonable options besides a Claude Code subscription (or an equivalent from Codex or Copilot)? I could pay API prices for the same models, but aside from paying much more for the same result that doesn't seem helpful I could pay a 4-5 figure sum for hardware to run a far inferior open model I could pay a six figure sum for hardware to run an open model that's only a couple months behind in capability (or a 4-5 figure sum to run the same model at a snail's pace) I could pay API costs to semi-trustworthy inference provider to run one of those open models None of those seem like great alternatives. If I want cutting-edge coding performance then a subscription is the most reasonable option Note that this applies mostly to coding. For many other tasks local models or paid inference on open models is very reasonable. But for coding that last bit of performance matters

prabal97 7mo ago
I use my OAI subscription on my Claude Code. I get the benefit of the Claude Code interface with the intelligence of OAI models. https://prabal.ca/posts/claude-code-chatgpt-subscription/ https://prabal.ca/posts/claude-code-chatgpt-subscription/