HELPER 06 · EFFORT CONTROL

The xhigh tax, per turn and per year

Illustrative $/turn across three configurations, then rolled up to 20 turns/day × 250 workdays.

Per-turn and annual cost by Claude effort configuration Grouped bars. First group: per-turn dollars for xhigh on Opus 4.7 (highest), high on 4.7 (middle), and high on 4.6 (lowest). Second group: projected annual cost at 20 turns per day over 250 workdays, using the same ordering. Opus 4.7 · xhigh 4.7 · high 4.6 · high $ PER TURN $0.32 xhigh $0.22 4.7 high $0.18 4.6 high +45% vs high ANNUAL · 20 turns/day × 250 days $1,600 xhigh $1,100 4.7 high $900 4.6 high $500/yr xhigh tax
4.7 xhigh (default)
$0.32 / turn
~$1,600 / yr / dev
4.7 high (pinned)
$0.22 / turn
~$1,100 / yr / dev
4.6 high (old baseline)
$0.18 / turn
~$900 / yr / dev