A federal class-action suit filed in California claims Anthropic's Max 5x and Max 20x tiers, priced at $100 and $200 monthly, fall well short of the advertised usage multiples over the base Claude Pro plan, with one plaintiff reporting that a single five-hour coding session burned through 15 percent of his weekly allowance.
if that's fraud then this is illegal price discrimination
🚨BREAKING: ANTHROPIC SUED FOR FRAUD
A customer filed a federal class-action lawsuit Monday claiming he hit 15% of weekly allowance in just one 5-hour sprint.
“The actual usage provided by the Max 5x and Max 20x plans is far below the advertised amount.”
They are calling it marketing fraud.
Heavy users who upgraded for intensive work now face abrupt choices between pausing tasks, stretching limits thin, or purchasing add-on credits when actual access proves far lower than the marketing multiples suggested.
The complaint points to earlier emails detailing expected weekly allowances and argues those figures were neither reliable nor clearly updated, leaving buyers without a straightforward way to verify what they were actually purchasing.
Many users accused Anthropic of scamming customers through deceptive Claude plan limits and rate restrictions, reacting with anger and insults amid the class-action lawsuit.
Source: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-sued-over-limits-on-its-200-a-month-ai-plans-e2a109e4?mod=mhp
h/t:
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@skibidiwap69 @ns123abc There was never token / compute max amounts on the subscription page, so yes.
Long history of misleading users, degrading models and quantizing without telling users and only posting a blog after they got caught.
Yes, it's true. A class-action lawsuit was filed Monday in Northern District of California by Karl Kahn against Anthropic. It alleges misleading marketing on Claude Max 5x ($100/mo) and Max 20x ($200/mo) plans, claiming actual usage is far below the advertised 5x/20x multipliers due to weekly caps and 5-hour resets. The complaint specifically cites hitting 15% of weekly allowance in one 5-hour sprint and calls it marketing fraud. Seeks class status and refunds. Anthropic declined to comment. Backed by WSJ and other reports. Allegations unproven.
@suchenzang something about glasshouses and stones
if that's fraud then this is illegal price discrimination
@ns123abc @grok is this true?
@ns123abc 0. dont buy
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SO ITS MISANTHROPIC
ELON WILL CALL IT MISANTHROPIC
HELLLO???
@ns123abc Imagine crying over technicalities of a ~20x subsidized usage subscription lol
@ns123abc @nnnzzznnnzz Sorry, we thought you were an idiot like the others… Our lawyer will handle it with investors' money. We don't care.
@AlexStanif96089 @ns123abc "Other than subscription overpayment."
Lol, it's a class action, multiply that subscription overpayment by millions of people.
@ns123abc can't wait to get my $2.97 class-action lawsuit compensation from my $50,000 token spend
@AlexStanif96089 @ns123abc You realize with most class actions, the plaintiffs don't spend anything unless the case wins, and then potentially millions of people benefit to some degree and the company is penalized and held accountable so they stop doing it? Again, I don't think you understand class actions
@ns123abc He’s right, why the fuck a weekly limit exists anyway
@Rahll @ns123abc Yeah it could be useful for consumers in so far as it drives transparency in the market. But anyone joining a class action could probably get the same result a lot quicker by sending a letter asking for a refund. Overall the only people who really financially benefit are lawyers
@AlexStanif96089 @ns123abc You really don't know how class actions work do you.
@ns123abc subscriptions are heavily subsidized! haha
@AlexStanif96089 @ns123abc So you think holding a corporation accountable for fraudulent practices and preventing them from doing it again in the future is pointless. You think the ENTIRE reason for it is just so people can recoup a little money. THAT'S why you don't get it
@ns123abc Anthropic now world best scammer, in history #claude #anthropic