From CNET: Anthropic over the weekend told subscribers they'd have to pay up for heavy use of its Claude AI models to power third-party agents like OpenClaw.
Users with monthly subscriptions can still use Claude models, including Opus, Sonnet and Haiku, through these third-party agents. But you'll have to pay via Anthropic's API or use a "pay-as-you-go option" that will be billed separately from your Claude subscription payment.
"The $20/month all-you-can-eat buffet just closed," wrote AI product manager Aakash Gupta on X.
At the same time, Anthropic recently announced new features that bring some of the things that made OpenClaw so popular into Claude itself. Claude can use your computer, even if you're not at it, for example.
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