{"id":2650,"date":"2026-04-04T03:52:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/anthropic-essentially-bans-openclaw-from-claude-by-making-subscribers-pay-extra\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T03:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:52:49","slug":"anthropic-essentially-bans-openclaw-from-claude-by-making-subscribers-pay-extra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/anthropic-essentially-bans-openclaw-from-claude-by-making-subscribers-pay-extra\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic essentially bans OpenClaw from Claude by making subscribers pay extra"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The OpenClaw logo on a dark blue background.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/STKB382_OPEN_CLAW_D.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Using OpenClaw with Claude AI is about to get a lot more expensive, thanks to Anthropic&rsquo;s new policy changes. Beginning April 4th at 3PM ET, users will \u00ab\u00a0no longer be able to use your Claude subscription limits for third-party harnesses including OpenClaw,\u00a0\u00bb according to an email sent to users on Friday evening. Instead, if users want to use OpenClaw with Claude, they&rsquo;ll have to use a \u00ab\u00a0pay-as-you-go option\u00a0\u00bb that will be billed separate from their Claude subscription. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">With OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/879623\/openclaw-founder-peter-steinberger-joins-openai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employed by OpenAI<\/a>, Anthropic may also be encouraging subscribers to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/899430\/anthropic-claude-code-cowork-ai-control-computer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more of its own tools, like Claude Cowork, instead<\/a>. Steinber \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/907074\/anthropic-openclaw-claude-subscription-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using OpenClaw with Claude AI is about to get a lot more expensive, thanks to Anthropic&rsquo;s new policy changes. 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