I experimented with several AI models and providers while developing plugins and this site. I tested Claude Code Sonnet/Opus, Copilot Max (mostly Sonnet), Gemini, and OpenAI GPT. After trying them all, I settled on DeepSeek for ongoing work. For my side project PandaPlugin, I’ve been using DeepSeek exclusively for several weeks to keep costs down while maintaining solid performance.
Here are the token usage (~$21.62):
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What AI are you using for coding, and how much did it cost you?