Anthropic reverses Agent SDK billing overhaul a day before launch

Anthropic paused its planned June 15 billing change that would have separated Claude Agent SDK, third-party app, and `claude -p` usage from regular subscription limits. The reversal came one day before rollout, with Anthropic saying it's "working to better align the plan with actual usage patterns." The original plan would have given each tier a monthly credit ($20 Pro, up to $200 Enterprise) and pushed overflow onto API rates, a switch heavy users said would multiply costs. The reversal is read as a defensive move ahead of OpenAI's reported price cuts, Anthropic's IPO filing, and the freshly opened government front against the company.

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