Anthropic just pulled a move that’s… let’s just say, not going to win it many fans among power users. One of the most popular ways to supercharge Claude, using OpenClaw, is effectively being paywalled out of existence. And yeah, it’s as messy as it sounds.
Anthropic just made OpenClaw way more expensive
According to Anthropic Claude Code exec Boris Cherny, Anthropic has changed how Claude subscriptions work. Starting now, your regular Claude subscription no longer covers usage through third-party tools. Instead, that usage gets kicked into a separate pay-as-you-go billing system.
Starting tomorrow at 12pm PT, Claude subscriptions will no longer cover usage on third-party tools like OpenClaw.
You can still use these tools with your Claude login via extra usage bundles (now available at a discount), or with a Claude API key.
— Boris Cherny (@bcherny) April 3, 2026
So what does that mean? Essentially, the hack that many
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