Comment by Kim_Bruning

With all the credit, my extra usage is now a pretty large amount!

During a recent subscription upgrade, the system started burning through my extra usage at an enormous visible clip.

So -ironically perhaps- I've turned off extra usage completely, turned off auto-reload, and -should current trends persist- will probably end up with the extra credit still on balance by the time I delete the account.

That said, I currently don't see a viable alternative to Anthropic for me - yet. I'm actively looking, and other options are improving rapidly.