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Today I got inspired by a Minecraft video and decided to start making a Minecraft mod. I ended up spending basically the entire day working on it with ChatGPT, and honestly, it helped me get the project to a point I was really happy with.

The problem is that I ended up using almost all of my monthly usage on this one project. I was also using the heavier reasoning mode quite a lot, which probably wasn’t the smartest way to manage my usage.

I’m currently on the Go plan and I’m considering upgrading to Plus.

For people who use ChatGPT/Codex regularly for programming, how do you manage your usage?

I’m currently on the ChatGPT Go plan. I barely used it for anything before, but today I got really inspired by a Minecraft video I saw online and decided to make a Minecraft mod.

I ended up spending the entire day working on it with ChatGPT, and I only got it exactly how I wanted when my monthly usage limit was almost gone. Looking back, I probably shouldn’t have used the heavier reasoning mode so much.

I’m considering upgrading to Plus, but before I do, I’d like some advice from people who use ChatGPT for coding:

How do you use your plan efficiently so you don’t burn through your limits and end up losing a whole day of work like I did?

Any tips for when to use the heavier reasoning modes, when to stick with the faster ones, or how you structure your coding sessions would be really appreciated.