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My side project cost $1,278 in tokens. I built a tool to find out where it went.

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Quick question. Your last vibe coded project. How long did it take you, and what did it cost? Not "about a week". Not "I'm on the Max plan so, nothing?". The actual answer. Which feature ate the most time. Which bug cost you forty bucks of tokens going in circles. Which afternoon you'd rather forge…

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  1. 2026-09-27 16:57 · DEV Community — AI
    My side project cost $1,278 in tokens. I built a tool to find out where it went.

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