… The model itself is great, and I'm not talking about the usage limits here though that's another problem worth having a conversation over , but rather something I keep running into that puts a halt in my workflow. …
… I'm subscribed because it gets me Deep Research, NotebookLM Plus with more generation limits , 5TB storage, and Gemini integration across Google apps plus features I haven't fully explored yet. The subscription expanded the range of problems I can solve without manual workarounds. …
… The elephant in the room: Claude's limits Claude's free plan cuts the conversation short There's no way to discuss Claude's free plan without discussing its extremely strict limits during peak times. …
… Probably the biggest difference is that Claude has tighter usage limits. While I used to hit ChatGPT Pro’s caps in the early days, by early 2026, it had become a rare event. With Claude, it’s much easier to hit the limits. …
… With Claude Code though, it felt more like I was finding creative workarounds: pushing a coding tool into territory it wasn't really designed for. …
…could have been a workaround, but I didn’t opt for it. Another limitation was its app-layer blindspot. While it could access all the Docker containers and it could run SQL…
… If you like to break your work into small chunks and are fine with navigating some limits, then local could absolutely work likely with a 12B or higher model .
…In the free Claude tier, you get 5 projects, and unlimited projects in Pro. The size cap for a file is 30MB for free and paid, with no stated limit on the…