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YesClaude · 1 Jul 2026

So far Claude has paid itself off in real profits at least 20x over, and that's with significant API usage on top of the monthly sub

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paid itself off in real profits at least 20x over

In the thread “Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5”, replying to this comment

Helped: Prototyping new features in an afternoon.

Got in the way: Some situations where it isn't ready yet.

… But now, with Claude, it's great. So far Claude has paid itself off in real profits at least 20x over, and that's with significant API usage on top of the monthly sub. I can prototype new features in an afternoon that before were on my giant list of "maybe somedays if I ever get to breathe" list. …