typed Is Live: Drop-in Claude Code Fallback, Cheaper Overage

# typed Is Live: AI CLI With More Volume And Cheaper Extra Usage Source: [https://yaw.sh/blog/typed-is-live/](https://yaw.sh/blog/typed-is-live/) Today we're launching[typed](https://typed.cloud/)\- an AI CLI for coding\. More volume per dollar, cheaper extra usage, and monthly billing instead of 5\-hour reset windows\. One curl installs the launcher; then run`t`\(or`typed`\) from any project directory\. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, and any Anthropic\-API\-compatible client\. typed runs a different model under the hood\. Most coding workflows feel identical; the[migration page](https://typed.cloud/migrate)calls out where they don't\. [Try typedfrom $10/mo→](https://app.typed.cloud/) ## The install The fastest path is the typed launcher\. One curl installs it with your API key wired in: `curl \-fsSL https://app\.typed\.cloud/install\.sh \| bash \-s <your typed key\>` The dashboard pre\-fills the command with your key plus a Copy button\. Once installed,`typed`and`t`are on your PATH; both spawn Claude Code against typed\.cloud with every env var set\.`typed status`,`typed disable`, and`typed enable`let you bounce between typed routing and your Claude subscription without touching shell rc files\. If you would rather wire it up by hand, set three environment variables in your client: `export ANTHROPIC\_BASE\_URL=https://api\.typed\.cloud export ANTHROPIC\_AUTH\_TOKEN=<your typed key\> export ANTHROPIC\_MODEL=typed\-xhigh` The API is wire\-compatible\. We run our own day\-to\-day on Claude Code against typed; other Anthropic\-API\-compatible clients \(Cursor, Cline, Roo Code, aider\) work the same way\. Any tool that reads`ANTHROPIC\_AUTH\_TOKEN`and accepts a base\-URL \+ model override talks to typed\. The third line is required: typed uses its own model identifiers \(`typed\-xhigh`is the default;`typed\-max`,`typed\-high`,`typed\-medium`, and`typed\-low`are also available\)\. The full per\-tier breakdown lives on the[migration page](https://typed.cloud/migrate)\. You can flip back to Claude at any time \-\-`typed disable`if you installed the launcher, or unset the variables if you wired it up by hand\. typed and Claude can coexist on the same machine, in side\-by\-side panes, with no shared state between them\. ## Pricing Claude Protyped ProClaude Max 5xtyped MaxMonthly$20**$20**$100**$100**Annual$200**$200**not offered**$1,000**Monthly usageClaude Pro standard**~40% more tokens than Claude Pro at the same monthly price**Claude Max 5x standard**~40% more tokens than Claude Max 5x at the same monthly price**Context window200K default \(1M via beta header\)**~500K every text tier, auto\-upgrades to ~950K for long\-context; ~500K multimodal**200K default \(1M via beta header\)**~500K every text tier, auto\-upgrades to ~950K for long\-context; ~500K multimodal**Prompt cachingyesyesyesyesImage inputyesyesyesyesOverage \(input\)$1\-5 / M \(Haiku to Opus\)**$1\.67 / M**$1\-5 / M \(Haiku to Opus\)**$1\.67 / M**Overage \(output\)$5\-25 / M \(Haiku to Opus\)**$8\.33 / M**$5\-25 / M \(Haiku to Opus\)**$8\.33 / M**Billing resetrolling 5h \+ weeklymonthlyrolling 5h \+ weeklymonthlyWe don't claim to be cheaper than Claude\. The subscription price is the same\. The things that*are*different: 1. **Overage costs ~44\-67% less per token**if your Claude usage is on Sonnet or Opus\. typed top\-ups come in $5 / $10 / $20 / $50 denominations, expire after 90 days, and price at $1\.67/M input and $8\.33/M output\. 2. **Monthly billing instead of 5\-hour rolling windows\.**If you've ever hit Claude's reset at an inconvenient moment, you know the shape of this problem\. If you haven't, you won't notice\. 3. **Optional auto\-top\-up at quota\.**When you hit your monthly cap, the default is a 429 with a one\-click top\-up prompt\. If you'd rather not be interrupted, enable auto\-top\-up in the dashboard and typed auto\-charges your chosen denomination \($5, $10, $20, or $50\) so the session continues\. Off by default\. You can set a monthly ceiling so it can't run away\. A Starter tier exists at $10/month \(roughly one\-third of Claude Pro's monthly usage\) for lighter workloads\. Top\-ups work on every paid tier\. ## What's the same - Most coding workflows: refactoring, debugging, code generation, code explanation, test writing\. - Image input: screenshots, mockups, error pastes \- multimodal works\. - Context comparable to Claude: ~500K default on every text tier \(typed\-max / xhigh / high / medium / low\), with automatic upgrade to ~950K when a request exceeds the default window \- no beta header, no tier change\. Multimodal requests cap at ~500K\. - MCP servers: any MCP config you already use with Claude Code works against typed\. - Prompt caching is on by default for every paid tier\. Repeated\-prefix workloads \(system prompt, tool definitions,`CLAUDE\.md`\) get cache discounts automatically \- you don't opt in\. ## What's different \- be honest - **Different model = different responses on edge cases\.**Most coding work feels identical; some won't\. The migration page calls out where it differs\. - **No Claude artifacts\.**typed doesn't render code previews in a browser tab\. If you rely on artifacts heavily, keep Claude for that surface\. - **Coding\-only product surface\.**typed is tuned end\-to\-end for coding workflows\. General chat and creative writing will work but aren't the design target\. Use Claude \(or another general\-purpose assistant\) for those\. - **All sales final\.**Refunds are discretionary for billing bugs and confirmed service outages, not a marketing window\. The full policy is published on the migration page and in the Terms of Service\. The full honest comparison lives at[typed\.cloud/migrate](https://typed.cloud/migrate)\. If you're evaluating, read it first\. ## The math, for one user Take a Claude Pro user on Sonnet \(Claude's default coding tier\) who consistently spends an extra $40/month on Extra Usage to finish the work the tier doesn't cover\. Claude Pro \+ Extra Usagetyped Pro \+ top\-upsSubscription$20$20Overage spend$40 \(Sonnet rates: $3/M input, $15/M output\)~$22 \(at $1\.67/M input, $8\.33/M output\)**Total****~$60/mo****~$42/mo**Reset window5h rolling \+ weeklymonthlyThe subscription doesn't move\. The overage line item does\. For a Max\-tier user paying Opus rates on Extra Usage, the gap is much bigger \-\- typed top\-ups stay flat at $1\.67/M and $8\.33/M regardless of which Claude model you'd otherwise be paying for\. We're not claiming this math is universal\. If your monthly usage fits inside Claude Pro and you never hit overage, the two products cost the same and you should pick whichever you prefer\. ## What typed is not - **typed is not a Claude proxy\.**We don't route requests to Anthropic\. typed runs on independent inference providers\. - **typed is not a free tier\.**We don't have one and we're not planning one\. Customers arriving from Claude have already validated they'll pay for AI coding\. - **typed is not always\-on\.**Our SLO is 99\.9% monthly uptime with a live status page at[typed\.cloud/status](https://typed.cloud/status)\. Past quota you get a 429 with a one\-click top\-up prompt \(or auto\-top\-up if you've enabled it\) \- no hard cap, but no silent uninterrupted service either\. ## Privacy and data - Zero data retention is configured at the routing layer\. Prompts and completions are not retained by upstream providers under our account configuration\. - Our[privacy policy](https://typed.cloud/privacy)discloses the cross\-border data\-flow chain in full, including the third\-party providers we route through\. - We don't train on customer prompts and we don't permit upstream providers to do so under our contractual terms\. If you're evaluating typed for a privacy\-sensitive workload, read the privacy policy first\. It's the disclosure surface\. ## How to try it 1. Sign up at[app\.typed\.cloud](https://app.typed.cloud/)with a magic\-link email\. 2. Pick a tier\. Starter $10, Pro $20, Max $100 monthly\. Annual at 10x monthly with two months free\. 3. Generate an API key\. 4. Run the one\-line installer from the dashboard \(with your key pre\-filled\), or set`ANTHROPIC\_BASE\_URL=https://api\.typed\.cloud`,`ANTHROPIC\_AUTH\_TOKEN=<your typed key\>`, and`ANTHROPIC\_MODEL=typed\-xhigh`in your client by hand\. 5. Run a real session against your codebase\. Decide\. If you decide typed isn't for you, swap the variables back\. You're never locked in\. ## Why we built this Yaw Labs builds developer tools\. We've been Claude Code users since launch\. Two things consistently came up across our own usage and from customers on the[Yaw Terminal](https://yaw.sh/terminal)community: 1. The 5\-hour reset windows are friction during heads\-down sessions\. 2. Extra Usage adds up faster than people expect, especially at Sonnet \($3/M input, $15/M output\) and Opus \($5/M input, $25/M output\) rates\. typed is what we wanted as Claude customers\. We anchored pricing to Claude's because we think anchoring is honest, and we put the savings into the overage rate because that's where the real money goes for heavy users\. If you've felt either of those problems, give typed an afternoon\. Install with one curl, and you can evaluate it on the Starter tier for $10\. Keep Claude as your primary; reach for typed when the windows or overage bite\. **AI CLI with more volume per dollar and cheaper extra usage\.** One curl installs the launcher\. 44\-67% cheaper overage on Sonnet/Opus rates\. Monthly billing, no 5\-hour windows\. Magic\-link signup, no lock\-in\. [Try typedfrom $10/mo→](https://app.typed.cloud/) ## Update 2026\-05\-13: Team plans are live Team and Team Max ship today for orgs that want shared billing and a hosted codebase index\. Typed Team is $25/seat/month and carries the Pro\-equivalent quota envelope per seat; Typed Team Max is $100/seat/month and carries the Max\-equivalent quota envelope per seat\. Both are monthly only for V1 \- per\-seat annual is deliberately deferred and we will revisit if customers ask\. The whole subscription bills at`per\_seat\_price \* seat\_count`under our payment processor's volume pricing scheme\. The new surface Team and Team Max add is hosted codebase indexing\. Local context works everywhere, on every tier and every Anthropic\-API\-compatible client; hosted indexing is the additional convenience for orgs that want a shared, server\-side index across seats\. It is not a missing feature on solo tiers\. Storage and processing stay inside our us\-west\-2 AWS region, access is org\-scoped, and codebases retain a 30\-day grace post\-cancellation before hard\-delete\. Current pricing for all five tiers lives at[typed\.cloud/pricing](https://typed.cloud/pricing)\. *Published by[Yaw Labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/yaw-labs/)\.* ## Related Articles - [AI CLI Tools: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini](https://yaw.sh/blog/ai-cli-tools-claude-code-codex-gemini) - [The Terminal I Wished Existed \(So I Built It\)](https://yaw.sh/blog/the-terminal-i-wished-existed-so-i-built-it) - [Local vs Remote MCP Servers: When Each One Is Right](https://yaw.sh/blog/local-vs-remote-mcp-servers)