Anthropic Restricts Third-Party Access to Claude Code Subscriptions
Originally Published 3 days ago — by Hacker News
Anthropic's $200/month Claude Code subscription offers significantly cheaper usage than pay-as-you-go API plans, leading to workarounds like OpenCode CLI to avoid restrictions. The company prefers users to utilize their proprietary CLI to maintain control and gather data, though there are calls for them to open source it. The pricing strategy appears aimed at building ecosystem lock-in and long-term user engagement, despite criticisms of the approach and the potential for better open-source alternatives.