Anthropic Claude Code Third-Party Pricing Shock: OpenClaw Users Face Up to 50x Cost Increase

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Anthropic announced that Claude Code subscribers must now pay API rates ($3/$15 per million tokens for Sonnet 4.6, $15/$75 for Opus 4.6) for third-party harnesses like OpenClaw, citing 'unsustainable demand.' Thousands of users face cost increases up to 50x their previous monthly spend. Anthropic is offering a one-time credit equal to one month's subscription and up to 30% off usage bundles through April 17.