As a software architect, I need to vent a bit about the pricing and vision of recent AI tools. The reality is simple: We (non vibe-coders) already know the system architecture, we design it, and we set the boundaries. All we need is a “code monkey” to quickly translate the system in our heads into clean code within those established borders. If another model (like the cheaper Chinese alternatives) can do this grunt work for $0.02, why on earth would I pay Claude $10 for the exact same job? Why should I justify that budget for tools like Claude Code? They supposedly offer “enterprise” services, but they fail to grasp that enterprise-level devs are already experienced. Our only need is a tool to automate the tedious heavy lifting. Do they genuinely think everyone in this industry is a “vibe-coder” who doesn’t know the first thing about software? Sorry Claude, I’m not pouring a fortune into your API just for boilerplate. Nobody at this level will. I’ll just use a cheap model, make two quick fixes, and instead of spending $1000 on you, I’ll spend $2 and still get the exact same job done. Trying to cash in by solely catering to a non-technical crowd who just wants to “prompt an app into existence” is a short-sighted illusion. That demographic is a finite set; they’ll build 3 toy apps, hit a wall, and quit. At the end of the day, the real winners in this space will be the companies that optimize their tools for seniors and software architects - the ones actually in the trenches. submitted by /u/OneClapAndBoom
Originally posted by u/OneClapAndBoom on r/ClaudeCode
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