Tell HN: Anthropic no longer allowing Claude Code subscriptions to use OpenClaw

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC

datahack wrote: post #125

Ok. Someone explain to me why they would f themselves this hard with software engineers when they are absolutely winning. This just seems like a bad move. Is it infrastructure? Are they unable to control costs? Everyone else is spending like money is water to try to get adoption. Claude has it and is dialing back utility so that its most passionate users will probably leave. I don’t understand this move.

Post by cowlby » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC

jesse_dot_id wrote: post #73

There seem to be a ton of people who don't understand how subscription services work. Every single one of them oversells their capacity. The power users that use the services a lot are subsidized by those who don't use it as much, which tends to be the vast majority of the user base. OpenClaw is an autonomous power user. The growing adoption of this walking attack surface was either going to A) cause the cost of Clau…

Post by weird-eye-issue » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC

firloop wrote: post #27

jasonlotito wrote: post #21

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So they changed it? Last I heard they hadn't. Where did they announce they were switching to the Claude harness? I can't find anything.

I received the email and I have been using “Option B”, which wraps the Claude CLI. https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/anthropic#option-b-claude...

Post by stavros » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC

sunsunsunsun wrote: post #121

freedomben wrote: post #52

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Ah thank you, this is very helpful distinction to know. When they shut down open code, I thought it was a lame move and was critical of them, but I could understand at least where they're coming from. With this though, it's ridiculous. Claude core tools are still being used in this case. Shelling out to it to use it there's no different than a normal user would do themselves. If this continues, I'll be taking my $200…

Im still using opencode with claude pro so im confused.

Post by stavros » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC

danpalmer wrote: post #148

stavros wrote: post #85

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Nope, I paid for an Anthropic subscription that I could use with the Agents SDK. Then they decided I shouldn't be able to use that, just because. > If Tesla offered $10/month charging for your Tesla No, "if Tesla offered $10/month for 100 kWh of charging", and yes, I expect to use those 100 kWh with any vehicle I want, because there's a limit on the resource I'm paying for. I can understand caps on unlimited, I can't…

A more apt comparison is Telsa offering $10/m for 100kWh for your car, or pay-as-you-go for any cars, but then you setting up shop at a charger, putting up a sign saying anyone can charge on your subscription until you reach that limit.