Anthropic has appeared to begin testing removing Claude Code from their $20 plan for new users signing up. OpenAI employees have already begun to make fun of them for this.

Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, is reportedly testing a change that removes Claude Code—a popular coding assistant tool—from its $20/month Pro plan for new users signing up. This move, spotted by users and discussed on Reddit, suggests Anthropic may be shifting the feature to higher-tier plans, such as the $100/month or $200/month options, to manage compute resources. The decision comes amid growing demand for AI coding tools, which are compute-intensive, and reflects Anthropic's ongoing challenges with infrastructure scaling. OpenAI employees have already begun mocking Anthropic on social media, highlighting the competitive rivalry between the two firms.

This testing phase indicates Anthropic is indirectly signaling compute constraints, as noted by Reddit user Just_Stretch5492. If implemented, new users would lose access to Claude Code's real-time code generation and debugging capabilities at the entry-level price point. Existing subscribers may be grandfathered in, but the change could push developers toward pricier plans. The move underscores the broader industry trend of AI companies monetizing advanced features to offset high operational costs, while also intensifying the feature war between Claude and ChatGPT.