Anthropic doesn't want you using Claude Code
Their "A/B test" is a sign of things to come
Anthropic is A/B testing removing Claude Code usage from the Pro plan, which is a very popular $20/mo plan.
I know it’s just a test, but it feels like a canary in the coal mine. We've been operating on VC-subsidized tokens for years. That's ending. Someone has to pay for the compute.
If the cost of intelligence (especially with reasoning models) keeps rising, the economics of developer tooling get a lot harder to figure out.
In today’s newsletter, I’ll talk a bit about why this is happening, whether it’s isolated to Anthropic (it’s not), and some tips on saving tokens.
What’s happening to the cost of intelligence?
