Background subagents in Claude Code now use less of your usage limit.
A running subagent updates its status line every 30 seconds, and each update used to re-read its whole conversation. Now Haiku 5.5 writes it from short notes instead, so each update costs about 99% less.
Wanted to stay off, but just can’t help myself.
I know hard-tech founders who built novel revolutionary tech and did not get into YC because their PhD was not from the right university.
And now they’re investing in… what? AI porn?
Build something people want they say?
I’m
Live out your wildest fantasies on Yam (YC F26): AI-powered romance simulation games for women, built by women 💃
Walk into a dating villa as the new bombshell. Star in your own K-drama. Fall in love with your enemy turned lover. Describe a world and who you want to be, and Yam
$550 a month on AI subscriptions is now my new norm:
- Claude Code Ultra ($200)
- Devin Max ($200)
- XAI Super ($100)
- ChatGPT and another Claude I pay for my mom and use sometimes, $40
The tax for building in 2026 is real. What’s your monthly AI bill?
