End of unlimited use of Claude codes, why Antropic introduced weekly usage limits
In August 2025, Antropic introduced weekly usage limits to its cloud code, and in January 2026, it blocked circumvention access via third-party tools altogether, because some power users were consuming more than $1000 per month in API usage on a subscription basis, causing service outages. Antropic says it only affects less than 5% of its subscribers, but the developer community has criticized the lack of transparency and unannounced policy changes. Why did the unlimited subscription fall apart? According to Antropic's official announcement on July 28, 2025, some power users...