New Claude Code programmatic usage restrictions

Ouch. I've just been building a tool to go through my historic usage. I'm only on the Max 5x plan, and I only use about 40% of my weekly usage allowance. But it looks like even that usage would now cost me $1000/month of API usage under the new plan. That's a 10x price increase.

At least we've got clarity now? But a lot of my value comes from "claude -p" usage, either scheduled tasks while I'm asleep, or responding to incoming emails / voicetexts. Even the email replies will barely fit in $100/month. I'm not going to pay $1000 / month, so I guess it really is time for me to look at the competition and move my programmatic usage to them.

Man, I love the Claude models, and the whole idea of constitutional AI. We built a lot of tools & infrastructure together, but kept a lot of logs as well. I'll be really sad if I mostly have to move on now.

This sucks. I use Claude -p over tailscale to code over voice when I’m on the go for accessibility reasons, and most of the time I do the same while at the computer. Running through $200 in API pricing takes no time. Oh well, time to switch providers I guess.

XCancel (alternative Twitter frontend) link: https://xcancel.com/ClaudeDevs/status/2054610152817619388

I think that this is much better than the previous situation with total lack of clarity on what is allowed and what isn't.

Does anyone know if this will impact ACP invoking Claude? IE using Claude from zed. I assume not but looking for confirmation

Guess we're no short of reasons to stick to Codex.

They're definitely aiming their sights at people who automate things. Which is to say: programmers.

Which is interesting, since you'd also think that programmers would be their primary customers.

I use `claude -p` interactively -- I understand why they put it under this new umbrella, but having to open the fullscreen interface each time to not be counted as a programmatic tool is a little disappointing.

This is annoying because tools like conductor use the SDK. So this will either be the end of conductor for me or I switch to codex. Interesting dilemma.

non-x link: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15036540-use-the-clau...

The anthropic enshittification continues.

Can someone explain in plain English please.