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Claude for Indie SaaS (Gemini long-context)
Surgical edits in the Indie SaaS (Gemini long-context) stack. When you know the file and the diff is local, Claude is faster and cheaper per turn. Use it for the last-mile edits.
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Where Claude fits in the workflow
- 3Surgical edits with Claude
Once Gemini gives you the cross-cutting plan, switch to Claude for individual file edits and bug fixes. Cheaper per turn, faster for local work.
Cost in this stack
$20
Of the $40/mo weekend mvp budget
Tool pricing
$20/mo Pro · Sonnet API $3/$15 per M tokens (input/output)
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