The observed discrepancy

  • The earlier doubling applied specifically to Claude Code. Theo says SDK-based apps did not receive equivalent five-hour treatment. 11:29
  • A user reported that T3 Code consumed about 1.8 times as much five-hour allowance per token as the interactive Claude Code CLI. Theo says the CLI's -p mode shows the same issue and that users filed an Anthropic repository issue. 11:52
  • Theo says his own calculations confirmed the discrepancy. He later describes the SDK disadvantage approximately as a 2x penalty, or 50% less usable five-hour allowance. The video does not provide a reproducible test configuration or token log. 12:24 12:54 13:15

Who remains affected

  • Verified Ultra users avoid this session-limit problem because the five-hour cap disappears. Pro and Max users still face their smaller session allowances and the SDK accounting disadvantage. 12:24 12:54
  • Theo says OpenCode also uses the Agent SDK. He describes subscription integration options as invoking the Claude Code CLI with a visible terminal or using the Agent SDK, so changing apps alone does not necessarily avoid the issue. 13:15

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