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Tell HN: Starting June 15, claude -p usage will change

10 points by andersonmvd 5mo ago

"Starting June 15, 2026, Agent SDK and claude -p usage on subscription plans will draw from a new monthly Agent SDK credit, separate from your interactive usage limits." Details: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15036540-use-the-claude-agent-sdk-with-your-claude-plan

ChrisArchitect 5mo ago
[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126438 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126438
harpooned 5mo ago
rip conductor :(
- philipbjorge 5mo ago
  Can you fill me in on how this impacts conductor? How are they using `claude -p`?
farwaabbas 5mo ago
Interesting move separating CLI and Agent SDK usage from regular chat limits makes sense, especially for people building automations. The question is whether the monthly credits will be enough.
genxy 5mo ago
Well damn, I have claude code drive `claude -p` heavily during development, this makes my $200 a month plan (which I don't tap out of) significantly less attractive. Yes it is $200 a month in "credits", but their accounting is already dodgy. We know this is going to get ratcheted in some way. The weasel writing in the post is also not appreciated. "Claude subscription plans are now eligible to receive a monthly Agent SDK credit." "Starting June 15, 2026, Claude Agent SDK and claude -p usage no longer counts toward your Claude plan’s usage limits." Please Anthropic, don't treat your customers like idiots.
- philipbjorge 5mo ago
  Tracking with `ccusage`, I pretty easily hit $2000/mo in API equivalent credits and while I'd consider myself a power user, I'm a responsible one that's generally always in the loop. If I were using `claude -p`, this would effectively be a kneecapping.
  - genxy 5mo ago
    I was already preparing to move off of claude code, in many ways it is a false summit.
    - philipbjorge 5mo ago
      Been loving pi and codex lately. Good to build resiliency and self sufficiency into these systems.
      - genxy 5mo ago
        Moving from CC to Codex would be the opposite of what I want. It would be like trading Burger King for McDonalds, both are bad for you.
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johntash 5mo ago
I assume this will affect things like using claude code inside of zed or vscode too?
late_night_fix 5mo ago
Another step toward splitting chat and agent pricing.Make sense, but adds friction for anyone building real automation on top.
ammmir 5mo ago
It's trivial to build a wrapper script to emulate `claude -p` with full PTY without Claude knowing. Good old screen scraping to the rescue. This new cat and mouse game is perhaps a sign of the times...
eddyaipt 5mo ago
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10 points by andersonmvd 5mo ago

ChrisArchitect 5mo ago

[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126438 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126438

harpooned 5mo ago

rip conductor :(

philipbjorge 5mo ago
Can you fill me in on how this impacts conductor? How are they using `claude -p`?

farwaabbas 5mo ago

Interesting move separating CLI and Agent SDK usage from regular chat limits makes sense, especially for people building automations. The question is whether the monthly credits will be enough.

genxy 5mo ago

Well damn, I have claude code drive `claude -p` heavily during development, this makes my $200 a month plan (which I don't tap out of) significantly less attractive. Yes it is $200 a month in "credits", but their accounting is already dodgy. We know this is going to get ratcheted in some way. The weasel writing in the post is also not appreciated. "Claude subscription plans are now eligible to receive a monthly Agent SDK credit." "Starting June 15, 2026, Claude Agent SDK and claude -p usage no longer counts toward your Claude plan’s usage limits." Please Anthropic, don't treat your customers like idiots.

philipbjorge 5mo ago
Tracking with `ccusage`, I pretty easily hit $2000/mo in API equivalent credits and while I'd consider myself a power user, I'm a responsible one that's generally always in the loop. If I were using `claude -p`, this would effectively be a kneecapping.
- genxy 5mo ago
  I was already preparing to move off of claude code, in many ways it is a false summit.
  - philipbjorge 5mo ago
    Been loving pi and codex lately. Good to build resiliency and self sufficiency into these systems.
    - genxy 5mo ago
      Moving from CC to Codex would be the opposite of what I want. It would be like trading Burger King for McDonalds, both are bad for you.

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johntash 5mo ago

I assume this will affect things like using claude code inside of zed or vscode too?

late_night_fix 5mo ago

Another step toward splitting chat and agent pricing.Make sense, but adds friction for anyone building real automation on top.

ammmir 5mo ago

It's trivial to build a wrapper script to emulate `claude -p` with full PTY without Claude knowing. Good old screen scraping to the rescue. This new cat and mouse game is perhaps a sign of the times...

eddyaipt 5mo ago

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