AI BriefingAnthropic Suspends Plan to Move Claude Agent SDK to Token-Based Billing
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Anthropic has abruptly halted its plan to shift the Claude Agent SDK to API-based billing, a change that would have increased costs for heavy users.
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Anthropic has suspended the rollout of a new billing structure it had planned to apply to users of the automation-focused Claude Agent SDK. The original plan was to separate SDK usage from existing subscription services and apply API pricing, but the plan was withdrawn right before implementation.
Previously, users could freely use the SDK within the weekly usage limits of their Claude subscription plan, but if the change had been applied, the following changes were expected:
- SDK usage would be billed under separate API pricing
- Subscribers would only receive usage credit equivalent to their subscription fee
- This was expected to significantly increase costs for developers and third-party app users who heavily use agentic tools
This decision coincides with a period of strong user backlash following a billing change at GitHub Copilot. Anthropic stated that it is currently working on updating its pricing plans so that the subscription model can better support agent-based usage patterns.
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