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by ramoz 33 days ago
The wording in the press is very confusing. Not sure if deliberate.

If you're an active `claude -p` user, it will now cost you API rates vs being able to user your subscription.

UPDATE: https://x.com/lydiahallie/status/2054650920768807313?s=20

Still confused.

3 comments

Where are you seeing that info?? The link you posted says nothing about -p
I wasn't able to post the official links because it was already posted by simple reposters who didn't understand, and titled their HN posts as "you get credits" basically

this is the original thread https://x.com/ClaudeDevs/status/2054610152817619388?s=20

It's literally there.
You also get $200 in monthly credits so it's not bad.
Ya but that monthly usage doesn't refill every five hours or every week the way your subscription usage does. Once you're through the $200, you're done until next month.
You can't seriously be expecting between $800 and $28,800 worth of API credits on a $200/mo subscription.
I mean it does cost you API rates, you just get a certain amount of credit by having a subscription.