Anthropic just cut off Claude subscriptions for OpenClaw
Just got the email. Starting tomorrow (April 4, 12pm PT), your Claude Pro/Team subscription no longer covers OpenClaw usage.
What's changing:
- Claude sub still works for Claude ai, Claude Code, Claude cowork
- OpenClaw (and other third-party harnesses) now requires "extra usage", which is pay-as-you-go billed separately from your sub
- You need to enable extra usage in your account settings to keep using Claude through OpenClaw
- This starts with OpenClaw but they say it will apply to all third-party harnesses soon.
Their reasoning: OpenClaw and similar tools put "outsized strain" on their systems and they want to prioritize capacity for their own products.
Curious how this hits everyone's setup. If you're running OpenClaw with Claude as your main model this basically doubles your cost overnight.