Key Info

Cline compared the cost of running 9B tokens on two models over the past 30 days: Claude Opus 5 at roughly $8,500 versus DeepSeek V4 Pro at roughly $300 — about 30x cheaper for the same token count.

Highlights

  • Cline cites 9B tokens consumed in its two largest tasks over the last 30 days
  • Claude Opus 5 spend: ~$8,500 for that volume
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro spend: ~$300 for the same volume
  • Cline argues large-horizon work no longer requires thousands of dollars or waiting on rate-limit resets
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro is offered via ClinePass, a subscription billed as ~5x discounted access, across Desktop, CLI, VS Code, and JetBrains