In this case the lunch is being paid by VC money.

I acknowledge that and get like $400 worth of tokens from my $20 Claude Code Pro subscription every month.

I'm building tools I can use when the VC money runs out or a clear winner gets on top and the prices shoot up to realistic levels.

At that point I've hopefully got enough local compute to run a local model though.

OP here. I was not solicited by anyone nor did I solicit or accept compensation from anyone for this or any other post.

It’s not an advertisement; I apologize if I come off as a Claude Code fanboy.

If you read part 1 of my post (linked in my OP) you will see that I disclosed exactly how much I paid for my usage, and also the reasons that I ended up choosing Claude Code over other agents.