He avoided a $9-a-month screen recorder by spending about $1,500 in tokens
Om Patel didn't want to spend $9 a month on a MacBook screen recording tool, so he built one. The receipt: a Claude Code Max plan at $280 a month, about $1,500 worth of tokens burned inside that subscription, and roughly 24 hours of his time. It works. Was it worth it? 'I guess so... lol.' It's the most honest entry in the obituary column, and a useful reminder that building your own isn't always the cheaper path. Sometimes the zombie spends more ammo than the SaaS ever cost.
i didn't want to spend $9 a month on a macbook screen recording tool so instead i built it myself.
- used claude code max plan ($280/month)
- burnt like $1500 worth of tokens in my subscription
- wasted about 24 hours of my time
- it workswas it worth it...i guess so...lol..
— Om Patel, read the original on XMore SaaS obituaries
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