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Anthropic hikes Claude Code fees to $13, adds usage caps

5/7/2026

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On April 15, Anthropic raised Claude Code costs, increasing daily spend per developer from $6 to $13 and the 90 % benchmark from $12 to $30.
The rise follows Opus 4.7 replacing Sonnet 3.7 as Claude Code’s primary model, reflecting higher usage since February 2025.
Avasare said plans weren’t built for engagement, so Anthropic added caps and clarified a test affecting 2 % of users that seemed to remove Claude Code for Pro users was temporary.

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Story summary

On April 15, Anthropic raised Claude Code costs, increasing daily spend per developer from $6 to $13 and the 90 % benchmark from $12 to $30.
The rise follows Opus 4.7 replacing Sonnet 3.7 as Claude Code’s primary model, reflecting higher usage since February 2025.
Avasare said plans weren’t built for engagement, so Anthropic added caps and clarified a test affecting 2 % of users that seemed to remove Claude Code for Pro users was temporary.