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Claude Opus Guide: When to Use It (And When Not To)

When to pick Claude Opus over Sonnet, Haiku, GPT, or Gemini. Real costs, real performance, and how to use Opus for 80% off through aiapi.cheap.

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Free Claude Code Alternative for Vibe Coders

Skip the $20/month Claude subscription. Run Claude Code pay-per-use at 70-80% off with one sk-aic-* key. Setup in 2 minutes, real cost numbers.

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One API Key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek

Stop juggling 5 AI vendor accounts. One sk-aic-* key, one base URL, every major model — Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek. Setup in 2 minutes.

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Cheap Claude Code: $130/mo to $35/mo for Solo Founders

Solo founders burn $60-150/month on Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT Plus, Anthropic Pro. Real numbers showing how one key cuts that to ~$30/mo.