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Claude Fable 5.1 vs Opus 5: Which One Earns Its Price
Fable 5.1 costs double what Opus 5 does. On single questions they are within 1.4 points; on long…
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Working notes from the studio. The tools I build, the workflows I keep, the mistakes I paid for.
12 entries · latest 2026-10-31
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Claude Pro vs Max vs Ultra: Same 18€ a Week
Anthropic renamed Max 20x to Ultra and dropped its 5-hour limit. The math: every paid Claude plan now costs 18€ per Pro-sized week.
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Why Some RAXXO Tools Are One-Time Buys, Others Subscriptions
The pricing model follows what a tool actually is, complete on delivery or only valuable while it keeps…
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The Million Dollar Homepage, rebuilt so nothing sells out
Archived build log: a million-pixel canvas where a 10x10 plot started at 1 EUR and got 1 EUR…
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Pricing a Digital Product as a Solo Studio
Three-question framework: floor, ceiling, anchor before any product ships
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Why I Doubled My Product Prices and Lost Zero Customers
Doubled Blueprint from 19 EUR to 33 EUR and FULLMOON from 29 EUR to 49 EUR with zero…
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Anthropic + SpaceX Colossus 1: 300MW, 220K GPUs, and Doubled Claude Limits
Anthropic doubled Claude Code five-hour rate limits for Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise on May 6, 2026
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Freelance Pricing for Digital Services in 2026
Freelance rate benchmarks for design, dev, and AI services in 2026. Three pricing models that work, plus how…
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How I Price Digital Products as a Solo Creator
Real EUR pricing from a solo creator in Germany. Kleinunternehmer tax, price anchoring, free-tool funnels, and why lifetime…
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Claude Max vs Pro: Is 5x Worth 72€ More?
Max costs 90€, Pro 18€, and Max gives exactly 5x Pro every 5 hours and every week. Fable…
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Claude API Pricing Explained (What It Actually Costs in 2026)
Claude API pricing explained in plain language. What Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus actually cost per request, with real-world…
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How to Price Print-on-Demand Products (With Real Numbers)
Actual pricing formulas and margin calculations for print-on-demand products, with real EUR numbers from a live store.