Anthropic caused a stir when it appeared to remove Claude Code from the $20 pro plan. The company clarified that it was a limited test in 2% of new records, while existing subscribers maintained full access. Development chief Amol Avasare explained that the use of Claude has changed dramatically, with long-term agents and tools such as Cowork increasing the computational burden. The price page was updated again showing Claude Code in Pro. The company promised timely information about future changes affecting existing subscribers.
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Anthropic caused a stir as it appeared to remove Claude Code from the $20 Pro plan, before clarifying that it is a limited test and re-establishing the indication on the price page.
The company renewed the page with its package prices by appearing Claude Code as unavailable to Pro, while the tool remained in the Max plan of $100 or more.
Part of new subscribers written to Pro reported they had no access to Claude Code. At the same time, the already existing subscribers faced no interruptions in access.
After discussion lit, Anthropic's development chief, Amol Avasare, clarified through social networks that it was a small test in about 2% of new prosumer records. As he explained, the way in which assistance is now being used has fundamentally changed, with the involvement per subscriber having increased significantly.
Avasare described that when Max was launched a year ago, it did not include Claude Code, Cowork did not exist and agents (agents) running for hours was not usual practice. Max was designed for intense conversation use. The Claude Code was then added to Max and took off after Opus 4, Cowork made its appearance and long-term asynchronous agents became daily workflows.
The company has already made small adjustments to cope with the burden, such as weekly limits and stricter restrictions on peak hours. According to Avasare, different options are being considered to continue providing quality experience to users.
Despite the explanations, users expressed dissatisfaction that a test in such a small percentage of new records was accompanied by public documentation that gave the impression of universal change. Shortly afterwards, the price page was updated again and showed that Claude Code is still offered in the Pro plan.
The use of Claude has been launched in recent months. The number of users increased spectacularly as many turned away from ChatGPT, tools like OpenClaw They began consuming large volumes of tokens and the use shifted from short conversations to almost lasting, multi-agent workflows. Calculator power is limited, which has led from time to time to vacation and other operating problems.
The company has been criticized for recent efforts to manage increased demand, such as introducing new limits in peak hours. It is no surprise that the removal of a heavy-use tool from a plan with a relatively moderate price for consumers has been tested, however several users have supported daily work on this tool and appeared disappointed by the possibility of such abrupt change and the initial lack of public communication.
Avasare stressed that, when a final decision is taken affecting existing subscribers, there will be early warning and information will come directly from the company, not from snapshots to X or Reddit.
