Anthropic’s Brilliant Move - Claude Code with Max Subscription
AI Summary
- Anthropic announces that Cloud Code is now included in the CloudMax subscription.
- The author expresses appreciation for this decision, mentioning it should have been done earlier by other companies like Cursor and GitHub.
- Cloud Code is a command-line coding assistant available for Linux and Mac, but it was costly to run previously.
- The new pricing for Cloud Max includes 200/month plan offering nearly unlimited usage of Cloud Code.
- The author upgraded to the $200/month plan to potentially offset coding costs after previously burning through a large number of tokens.
- Cloud Code allows for clearing and compacting context, managing to-do lists, and has shown improvements in performance.
- The author shares concerns about locking into an ecosystem with Cloud Code and notes that while it has potential, customization options are limited compared to other tools like Root Code.
- Discussion about the rising costs of AI tools for developers and the need for companies to consider AI budgets for their engineers is emphasized.
- The author expresses mixed feelings about the efficiency of Cloud Code, citing that it can sometimes struggle to generate effective solutions for coding tasks.
- The video concludes with questions about user opinions on Cloud Max and a general call to discuss the affordability of AI tools for developers.