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Everyone's comparing AI coding tool prices on paper. Claude Code Max at $200/mo. Cursor Ultra at $200/mo. Codex with ChatGPT Pro at $200/mo.
But after 6 months of running 10+ production apps across these tools, I can tell you: the sticker price tells you almost nothing about your actual cost.
Here's what I learned tracking every dollar.
The pricing page lie
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