I don't understand why people are using the API pricing instead of the Pro/Max subscriptions? What am I missing?

giancarlostoro 17 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Enterprise customers don't get that option. But also if you want a fully custom harness, you also don't get that option.

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sulam 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Personally I prefer the API pricing because I feel like I'm not going to get rug pulled on my work. When it comes to personal stuff, I use the shit out of my sub, but it's not making me money.

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kristjansson 9 hours ago | parent [-]

I’ve made the same argument On Here. Paying the full price (should!) make you consider you usage, pick the right model, delegate to cheaper/local providers, …. It makes you use the models the way they’re going to be used after the subsidy ends.

	▲	TeMPOraL 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Depends on what you're optimizing for. I'd hope that "after the subsidy ends", the "cheaper/local providers" will be at the level of at least current SOTA models. If not, then there's hardly a point using them anyway; if yes, then by sticking to subscription workflow you'll be learning the very workflow you'll be using "after subsidy ends". Either way, I don't see much point of intentional austerity in times of extreme growth. There will be time for austerity once the growth ends.

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northern-lights 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Because with Max subscriptions, you have to use the Claude Agent SDK, which is basically running Claude Code underneath. You don't get to use the chat/Messages APIs with personal subscriptions, for that you need the API pricing.

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mrgoldenbrown 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Terms of service prohibit subscriptions for employees of companies bigger than X people. I suppose they could all sign up as individuals and try to get away with it but presumably that would look pretty obvious with a tiny bit of analytics.

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HDThoreaun 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Anthropic is forcing large enterprises onto api billing instead of subscriptions.