Sonnet 3.7 Thinking will now cost 2 requests instead of 1

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I love Cursor but their competitor is charging 1.25 for Claude thinking 3.7 (recently decreased from 1.5), at $15/month. It’s not even close when it comes to this. Customers are allowed to complain about price increases…

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My requests still only cost 1? yeah I’m never going to update lol..

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No worries, I’m happy to pay for excellence. I’ve been tackling repo errors and issues affecting me with a two-step approach. First, I use ‘Ask’ mode to pinpoint the core problems and sketch out a solution strategy. Then, I switch to ‘Edit’ mode for a second pass—both powered by Sonnet 3.7 reasoning. The result? 100% clean solutions. I’m submitting fixes to a massive, complex repository that isn’t even mine. So, I’m probably burning through 4 requests per go.

For this particular mega-repo, I’ve introduced a new rule to rein in 3.7’s tendencies: the ‘Simplicity Principle.’ Here’s what it’s about:

The Simplicity Principle

  • This is an active repository with tons of users.

  • Every code change must have minimal impact on the rest of the codebase.

  • Always boil solutions down to their least disruptive form.

  • Complexity is the enemy we’re dodging at all costs."