If you do it outside of Claude Code, you're not using their software, which is the intended outcome of the subsidy.

Why?

What additional benefit do they get if I use their tools?

Every request goes to their LLM either way

	▲	Degorath an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Well, they are wishing to lock you into their ecosystem, so that switching would be a high-friction decision. And then they can simply raise prices without you leaving.