# Opus 5 could cost you 5 extra hours every month

*Published on: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT*

Opus 5 could cost you 5 extra hours every month

Anthropic says the average Claude Code user spends around 20 hours a week with it. Opus 5 writes about 60% more than Fable 5. That can add up to roughly 5.5 extra hours of reading every month.

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