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Anthropic Ends Unlimited Claude Access for Third‑Party AI Agents, Shifts Heavy Users to Pay‑As‑You‑Go

Anthropic Ends Unlimited Claude Access for Third‑Party AI Agents, Shifts Heavy Users to Pay‑As‑You‑Go CNET
Anthropic announced this weekend that its $20‑per‑month all‑you‑can‑eat plan for Claude will no longer cover heavy usage through third‑party agents such as OpenClaw. Subscribers can still access Claude models, including Opus, Sonnet and Haiku, but any extensive use via external tools will be billed separately through Anthropic’s API or a pay‑as‑you‑go option. The move follows growing pressure on AI labs to curb token‑heavy workloads and comes as the company rolls out new features that embed popular agent capabilities directly into Claude. Read more