That's a great question. Probably not. IDK. I'm also only paying this much to maintain momentum on a personal project. I also know in a year, these LLM products will change drastically, pricing tiers will transform, etc.. So I can't predict what will happen in a year but things will probably be cheaper.
Edit: On the other hand, the state of the art tools will also be much better in a year, so might keep that high price point!
Am I rationalizing my purchase? Possibly. If I'm not using it daily, I will cancel it, I promise :)
I think there is definitely room to price AI tools way higher. Developers are being slowly boiled like frogs right now. Getting addicted to AI tools to the point they can’t work without them, that’s when you raise the price.
I see it as an investment into my future. I was able to make progress on a personal project with Claude Code which I failed at using other tools. Yes, I will, and apparently have, paid multiple hundreds of dollars to get the project release ready. But I definitely need to keep in mind that I'm not going to at that velocity all the time, which would make the $200 price point not justifiable long term.
Edit: On the other hand, the state of the art tools will also be much better in a year, so might keep that high price point!
Am I rationalizing my purchase? Possibly. If I'm not using it daily, I will cancel it, I promise :)