My Claude Code usage would have been $24k last month if I didn't have a max plan, at least according to Claude-Monitor.
I've been using a tool I developed (https://github.com/stravu/crystal) to run several sessions in parallel. Sometimes I will run the same prompt multiple times and pick the winner, or sometimes I'll be working on multiple features at once, reviewing and testing one while waiting on the others.
Basically, with the right tooling you can burn tokens incredibly fast while still receiving a ton of value from them.
I've been using a tool I developed (https://github.com/stravu/crystal) to run several sessions in parallel. Sometimes I will run the same prompt multiple times and pick the winner, or sometimes I'll be working on multiple features at once, reviewing and testing one while waiting on the others.
Basically, with the right tooling you can burn tokens incredibly fast while still receiving a ton of value from them.