This actually seems rather generous of them? Not only are they offering credits equal the cost you paid, but they're offering refunds if you disagree.

Anthropic not allowing Claiude Code subscriptions to be used with other projects isn't "pulling the rug out"; you paid for an API subscription to use Claude Code, and now you're using it for a different purpose and a different product.

If Tesla offered $10/month charging for your Tesla, and then a bunch of people turned around and use their Tesla Charge subscription to charge all different electric vehicles, and battery packs, and also hooked up a crypto mining rig to it, would you be surprised if they said "Nope, we're cutting this off. You can only use your Tesla Charge subscription for your Tesla vehicle"?

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stavros 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Nope, I paid for an Anthropic subscription that I could use with the Agents SDK. Then they decided I shouldn't be able to use that, just because.

> If Tesla offered $10/month charging for your Tesla

No, "if Tesla offered $10/month for 100 kWh of charging", and yes, I expect to use those 100 kWh with any vehicle I want, because there's a limit on the resource I'm paying for.

I can understand caps on unlimited, I can't understand caps when there are strict limits.

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danpalmer 6 hours ago | parent [-]

A more apt comparison is Telsa offering $10/m for 100kWh for your car, or pay-as-you-go for any cars, but then you setting up shop at a charger, putting up a sign saying anyone can charge on your subscription until you reach that limit.

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stavros 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Who is "anyone" here if I'm the only one charging?

	▲	danpalmer an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Anyone is the other software you're using. You were sold a subscription for use in a specific application controlled by the service provider, that they can optimise and control as needed to maintain their business. You are the reason these changes are happening. You may well be the reason that subscription prices go up.