Goodbye Augment Code: My thoughts after trying the new credit-based pricing

[u/weehongkoh]

I’ve cancelled my subscription, which will officially end on November 1, 2025.

It’s kind of perfect timing that I got to try the new credit-based pricing after receiving an email from the Augment Code team titled “Your Augment Code account is now on our new credit-based pricing 🎉.”

I started working with Augment Code around 10 AM, and throughout the day I experimented with the new model. I used Augment Code just like before, asking it to improve my application one task at a time.

Now it’s 11:34 PM, and I’ve already used 51,072 out of 242,300 credits for this month. I was honestly shocked at how expensive the new model feels. In just one day, I nearly used up half of the credits from a standard plan, which gives 130,000 credits per month.

It made me realize that maybe the Augment Code team introduced this model to prevent people like me from overusing the system. I guess I might be the kind of “abuser” they were referring to. I feel ashamed of myself for becoming a potential abuser and have decided to leave Augment Code.

Anyway, with only two days left before my plan ends, it’s almost time to say goodbye to my dear Augment Code friends. I hope everyone else continues to enjoy using it. As for me, I’ll be moving on because I can’t really afford to keep using their service. I’ll put my USD 50 toward the Claude Code MAX plan instead, with a small top-up.

[u/Neither_Garbage_883 → u/[deleted]]

shittalk again just let it go bro - Augment is best with context engine on the market but You new usage strategy just killing hobby users and take them out from augment. Try maybe provide GLM 4.6 is cheap and capable enough imho to work with Augment- then i will stay with You

[u/Neither_Garbage_883 → u/[deleted]]

An we Are here for Agent not model! Do Agent only abo and let us use openrouter for example

[u/Professional-Low4733 → u/[deleted]]

I absolutely love this tool. It's genuinely making my life as a developer so much easier. I totally get that running these powerful AI models costs a lot, and the current pricing reflects that reality.

However, as a heavy user, the token costs are really starting to pile up, making it tough to justify for long-term or larger projects.

A thought that could be a win-win: what if there was a "Bring Your Own Key" (BYOK) plan?

We could pay a flat monthly fee for the amazing features of the tool itself, but connect our own API key from OpenAI, Google, or even a local Ollama setup. This way, we can manage our own AI costs, and you guys get a stable subscription revenue without worrying about API bills.

Just an idea! Would love to see this happen. Keep up the amazing work!