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Developer details $2,650 cost and 81 days to build Claude-assisted tool

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A developer shared the extensive effort required to build SessionDeck, a VS Code and Cursor sidebar that lists Claude Code sessions. The project involved 2.6 billion Claude tokens, approximately $2,650 in API costs, and 81 days of development. The tool integrates with Claude Code sessions, displaying their status and allowing users to navigate to active sessions, with a portion of the code co-authored by Claude. AI

IMPACT Highlights the significant cost and development time required for AI-assisted software creation, indicating current limitations in AI-driven productivity.

RANK_REASON The item describes a specific software tool built using AI, detailing its development process and cost, rather than a new AI model release or research.

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Developer details $2,650 cost and 81 days to build Claude-assisted tool

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/sociosim ·

    Before someone says "just ask Claude to rebuild it": it took 2.6 billion Claude tokens, about $2,650 at API rates

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1x660qx/before_someone_says_just_ask_claude_to_rebuild_it/"> <img alt="Before someone says &quot;just ask Claude to rebuild it&quot;: it took 2.6 billion Claude tokens, about $2,650 at API rates" src="https://pr…

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