Jump Tycoon

Penny winSelf-reported run (local Penny Compare)Oct 11, 2026

Both took a little fixing, but native was better

Claude Code 2.1.296claude-sonnet-5-5Native Penny

Cost−$0.243

−45%

Penny 45% cheaper

Native

$0.544Penny

$0.301

Tokens−378.1k

−58%

Penny 58% fewer tokens

Native

648.9kPenny

270.8k

Model calls±0

Even

No difference

Native

11Penny

Session replayProvided with explicit permission of session creator

Claude Code

› Make a jumping tycoon where you have to jump up floors of a tower that progressively get taller, and on the base floor you can purchase upgrades with the coins you collect while jumping up more floors of the tower

NATIVEclaude-sonnet-5-5

read: 570.7k
write: 46.1k
out: 30.2k
cost: $0.544

PENNYclaude-sonnet-5-5

read: 216.0k
write: 34.8k
out: 19.2k
cost: $0.301

Native

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Penny

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Session Details

	Native	Penny
Model	claude-sonnet-5-5	claude-sonnet-5-5
Model calls	11	11
Cache read	570.7k	216.0k
Cache write	46.1k	34.8k
Fresh input	1.7k	823
Output	30.2k	19.2k
Total tokens	648.9k	270.8k
Background calls	claude-haiku-5-5 ×1, claude-sonnet-5-5 ×1	claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 ×1
Cost	$0.544	$0.301

Costs are API-equivalent estimates at Standard prices, including the main conversation, subagents and background calls such as titles and the auto-mode reviewer.