Anthropic bans reselling and proxying Claude via consumer subscriptions, effective November 12
Anthropic updated its Usage Policy to explicitly prohibit reselling, proxying, or unauthorized access to Claude through consumer subscriptions (Pro/Max plans), targeting services pooling subscriptions for API-like access.
TLDR
Affects ecosystem of Claude-powered apps and agents relying on consumer plans for scale and cost. Reflects labs tightening controls amid rapid agent proliferation and capacity concerns, sparking debate on enforcement and authorized use boundaries.
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