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anthropic banning users for using their LLMs outside of their first party applications
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====Business model====
====Business model====
Free tier users have a limited access to only one version of the LLM. The LLM token limit ends after generating some messages, but the platform doesn't specify how much tokens or credits are left. Some experimental or advanced features of Claude can be very limited for free users or is just paywalled. {{Citation needed}}
Free tier users have a limited access to only one version of the LLM. The LLM token limit ends after generating some messages, but the platform doesn't specify how much tokens or credits are left. Some experimental or advanced features of Claude can be very limited for free users or is just paywalled. {{Citation needed}}
==== Third-Party Usage ====
Anthropic provides two ways of accessing their LLMs: subscriptions and direct API usage. API pricing is simple: you pay for what you use. By paying for a subscription you can get up to 13.5x worth of API usage - a "Max" subscription costs $200 per month but allows users to use up to $3,000 worth of actual API costs [[https://she-llac.com/claude-limits source]]. However paying for a subscription means user is locked into Anthropic's tools only - either their web app or desktop app (claude code). Several talented engineers managed to hijack the behavior of Anthropic's tools and hence use limits of their subscriptions in third-party tools. Anthropic responded by changing their policies and banning any suspicions of account subscriptions being used outside of their first-party applications [[https://x.com/robzolkos/status/2024125323755884919 source]]. Several users on twitter/X complained about being banned even without ever taking part in such activities, namely those, who have used multiple accounts with named subscription on the same computer. For a more detailed (and opinionated) view on Anthropic's lack of transparency and unusual business practices, follow [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-pkXr-qqII this video].


====Privacy====
====Privacy====