I'm currently using Google Gemini 2.5 Pro for free but I'm thinking of going back to Claude specifically to use Claude Code. My question are, how quick do you reach the limits for Claude Code? Does it do a good job compared to Cursor with Sonnet 3.7 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

I'm trying out different development modes with agents. So far, I've tested Cline/Roo Code, Zed, Aider, and now I'm on Claude Code. Out of all of them, Claude Code seems the most advanced and best integrated, especially with tool calling, even though I prefer the Gemini models.

I'm using the Claude Pro plan at $20 a month, so with practically no use of Claude Opus, the strongest model. The next plan is Max, which gives you 5x and 20x the usage you get with Pro, at $100 and $200 a month, respectively. These models should allow for moderate use of Claude Opus, which is billed as Sonnet, with the difference that it eats up your limits much faster.

So far, I've tried to use it moderately and I've never reached the limits of the Pro version (though I don't know how close I've gotten), without, of course, using Opus, and I've never even used the chat on the site.

Since I haven't reached the limits so far, I'd like to know from those who use Claude Code: is it worth upgrading to the Max plan to be able to use Opus, and possibly have increased limits on Sonnet as well, which I imagine could be useful in particularly intense sessions?

I think the Pro version already has incredible value, since it costs in a month practically half of what a software engineer earns in an hour. Is the same true for the Max version?

So we all know about the new subscription option for Claude Max which has 5-20x higher rates than Plus for 100 dollars a month, honestly that's just disrespectful to the user, like you want someone to pay 100 dollars a month on something that still has limits, are they out of their mind?

Like seriously, I've been using Claude for a while now and was actually considering upgrading, but this pricing is absolute highway robbery. $100 A MONTH?? For what? So I can hit slightly higher rate limits that I'll probably still manage to max out anyway? And the worst part is they're acting like they're doing us some kind of favor. It doesn't even come with new features I assume?

And don't even get me started on how this compares to other AI services. I mean at least ChatGPT had the decency to make it unlimited lmao. I get that these companies need to make money, but there's a difference between sustainable pricing and just plain gouging your users. The most frustrating part is that I actually LIKE Claude. The responses are solid, and I've gotten value from the Plus tier. But this Max tier pricing feels like they're basically saying "we know some whale businesses will pay this, so screw the regular users."

I mean, what's next? $200/month for "Claude Ultra" with another 2x rate limit increase?