Simon Willison analyst rumored · 9h ago · 2/5
Is Claude Code going to cost $100/month? Probably not - it's all very confusing ↗
Anthropic briefly updated its pricing page to move Claude Code from the $20/month Pro plan to exclusive availability on $100+/month Max plans, reportedly affecting a small test group of new signups. The change sparked widespread concern on social media and was reversed within hours, though the company's Head of Growth confirmed the test was still running invisibly to most users. The incident raised questions about Anthropic's communication transparency and product strategy around a flagship feature.
For clarity, we're running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups. Existing Pro and Max subscribers aren't affected.
Codex will continue to be available both in the FREE and PLUS ($20) plans. We have the compute and efficient models to support it.