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Tell HN: Codex/Claude Code one-off credit purchases are a money sink

The author warns that purchasing one-off credits for Codex/Claude Code can be a money sink, as credit usage costs are cryptic and credits disappear quickly. They advise against buying credits when running out of tokens.

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