StatusLine Cost Explained

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  "title": "StatusLine Cost Explained",
  "description": "Explains what the $ cost in StatusLine means for Max plan subscribers",
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    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:sans-serif;\"><h2 style=\"color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">💰 StatusLine Cost Explained</h2><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;border-left:4px solid #22c55e;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;color:#22c55e;\">Short Answer</h4><p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0;font-size:1.1em;\"><strong>No, you won't be charged extra.</strong> On the Max plan, you pay a flat $100-200/month regardless of usage.</p></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#61afef;\">What the $ Represents</h4><p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">The StatusLine cost is the <strong>equivalent API cost</strong> if you were paying per-token via the Anthropic API:</p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\"><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#7f848e;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">Opus input</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e5c07b;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">$15 / million tokens</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#7f848e;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">Opus output</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e5c07b;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">$75 / million tokens</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#7f848e;\">Cache reads</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#98c379;\">$1.50 / million (90% discount)</td></tr></table></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#c678dd;\">Claude Code Plans</h4><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\"><tr style=\"background:#1e1e1e;\"><th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;color:#fff;\">Plan</th><th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;color:#fff;\">Price</th><th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;color:#fff;\">Billing</th></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">Pro</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">$20/mo</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#98c379;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">Flat rate (with limits)</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">Max (5x)</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">$100/mo</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#98c379;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">Flat rate (5x Pro limits)</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">Max (20x)</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">$200/mo</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#98c379;border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">Flat rate (20x Pro limits)</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;\">API</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;\">Pay-as-you-go</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#f97316;\">Per-token charges</td></tr></table></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;border-left:4px solid #61afef;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;color:#61afef;\">Why Show It?</h4><p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0;\">The cost metric is useful for:<br>• Understanding session intensity<br>• Comparing efficiency between approaches<br>• Seeing how much value you're getting from your Max plan<br>• Debugging why rate limits might be hit</p></div></div>",
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        "label": "Show my usage",
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