Damn some timing, I just signed up few hours ago and within 3-4 hours spent over 50 bucks on my personal project (didn't realize that the launcher script I copied from an example had set effort to max). This is API use that consumes from your recharge amount. It found tons of issues with the code generated by Sonnet 4.6 (yeah I know, older model). Also didn't seem to burn through context window that fast (1M). The generated code works but quality could be better. Works fine with Claude code cli. The standout aspect was strong analytical abilities and a much more sobering and cautious tone (which is a good thing).
Will have to watch cost carefully though. If only I could get it at DeepSeek adjacent prices.
No offense but that seems like a...not good use of money. For the $100/month or $200/month tier you'd get way more out of Claude Fable 5, which is definitely a better model than K3 for coding.
I fully agree. This isn't my usual pattern. I have a Claude pro subscription + some money loaded into DeepSeek which is super cheap. Just wanted to try out Kimi K3 and sort of got into the flow with the personal project. I am definitely not going to be burning more cash on this once the current recharge amount runs out.