Disguising cuts as upgrades, calling AI price hikes “subsidies”... 😡 Claude’s parent company, @AnthropicAI, just announced that starting June 15, paid Claude plans will have a separate, programmatic usage allowance (for claude-p, Agent SDK, GitHub Actions, etc.). Sounds like a gift? It’s effectively a price increase disguised as free credits 💸 Previously, these tools shared the same usage quota as chat, with a 5x–20x subsidy. Now, with them separated, Pro gets only $20, and Max’s 20x multiplier is capped at $200—once exhausted, you pay full API rates. For existing developers, this means costs have skyrocketed 5–10x, sparking outrage across the community. Developers are calling it outrageous to label this downgrade as “free credits.” Many are declaring they’ll switch to OpenAI Codex or simply discontinue third-party tools. The only positive feedback comes from light users who say they “got a little bonus”—but these users were never heavy Anthropic developers anyway. Email notifications will go out on June 8; the changes take effect on June 15.