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Plan change

Claude subscription limits stop covering OpenClaw and other third-party harnesses

Anthropic emailed subscribers that from April 4, 2026 at 12pm PT, third-party harnesses starting with OpenClaw require pay-as-you-go extra usage instead of subscription limits, with a one-time credit equal to the monthly price redeemable by April 17 and up to 30% off pre-purchased bundles. The Hacker News thread drew 1,099 points and 827 comments.

Who is affected:
Claude Pro and Max subscribers who run OpenClaw or other third-party agents on their Claude login.
Action needed:
Turn on extra usage or switch the third-party tool to an API key, and redeem the credit by April 17, 2026.

Source

"you'll no longer be able to use your Claude subscription limits for third-party harnesses including OpenClaw"

Hacker News (text of Anthropic's email)

Published · 827 comments

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