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Re:GLM-5.3: Frontier coding with emergent cyber capabilities on Saturday August 15, 2026 @06:54PM (#49315056)
I used the legacy plan with only the 5 hour limits on lite. It was super awesome but sadly not comparable to the new plan.

Currently I am on the new max plan with the 5hr limits and weekly limits, I can't speak for the credit plan. Using it exclusively in zcode because of the usage multiplier + the harness is genuinely good.

Easily do a billion tokens per week on my limits and generally have no problems with limits, however if I use it during peak hours I will hit the 5hr limit super fast even in zcode.

Zcode gives much more usage: Normal hours 1x -> 0.67x usage multiplier Peak hours 3x -> 2x usage multiplier

Peak lines up with the afternoon for me and I prefer coding morning/night so its not really a problem + I have the codex $20 plan and opencode go so I can always use other subs during peak hours.

If the peak hours are your main work hours (its a 4 hour window) then the value is going to be MUCH lower, especially in CC or other harnesses (1/3rd the usage limits is harsh).

It does also change a bit depending on demand, so I recommend getting the max plan because you get priority access if you really like the model, it would be a 10/10 recommendation for me if it had vision but rn its mainly useful for backend or throw away internal tools where IDK about the UI as much.

You don't need to run the model locally if you don't care about sharing your data. Personally I am happy to share data with Kimi or Deepseek if it means we get better OSS models. For private stuff though local is king
This is huge for me too, I was working on something super benign the other day and GPT flagged it for Cyber risk, Deepseek just does the work, its fast and cheap. Its only missing image support IMO, once deepseek cracks image too its going to be hard for anthropic and openai to compete.
Time to leave for something else if you haven't already, vscode has been good to us but this kind of behavior is only going to ramp up as Microsoft seeks to get a return on their AI investments.

Show HN: Individual App Power Usage Tracking on Mac in Native Swift

https://macbookbatterymonitor.com

Hey All,I built this app to solve a problem for myself, my m1 max would regularly run out of battery in 2 hours lately while coding at a cafe. I could never work out what apps were causing the egregious battery life performance, activity monitor wasn't particularly useful.So I built a power attribution engine with the native apple silicon power readings. Its not perfect, currently it can...

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Re:Show HN: WebRTC LAN Baby Monitor for iOS and iPadOS on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @10:36PM (#45433753)
Thats really interesting, yeah I think that audio alone can be helpful. The notification though is actually really important now that you mention it I will see if I can add that in the next update!
Re:Show HN: WebRTC LAN Baby Monitor for iOS and iPadOS on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @10:35PM (#45433746)
Great idea! I will add that ASAP
Re:Show HN: WebRTC LAN Baby Monitor for iOS and iPadOS on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @10:35PM (#45433745)
Thank you <3
Re:Show HN: WebRTC LAN Baby Monitor for iOS and iPadOS on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @10:35PM (#45433744)
Thats great! I got the idea from a similar setup actually, I set this app up so you can connect and disconnect any time though so you dont have to walk into the room to accept the call.

Show HN: WebRTC LAN Baby Monitor for iOS and iPadOS

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/baby-monitor-lullamon/id6752753231

Hey all,Just wanted to show off this app I built, its a LAN based WebRTC baby monitor that connects any apple devices together over WIFI so you can turn an old iPad or iPhone into a baby monitor!I got a bit sick of all the sketchy products that require you to buy another device and may or may not connect to Chinese servers and store all your information somewhere.So I figured what if there were...

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Show HN: I built a short-term rental booking engine you can add to any website

https://www.hostibly.io/

Hey Guys,I am the founder of Hostibly.io a direct booking engine and team management tool for short term rental hosts (Airbnb, VRBO etc). I have been working on it for the past 14 months with a few beta users. We recently decided to launch a booking widget you can add directly to your website as a DIY solution, and I wanted to show it off here and get some feedback if possible!Hostibly was...

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