Anthropic tested removing Claude Code from the Pro plan

Anthropic tested removing Claude Code from its Pro subscription plan as a small experiment affecting approximately 2% of new prosumer signups, while existing Pro and Max subscribers remained unaffected. The company explained that usage patterns have changed significantly since the plan's launch, straining its current infrastructure, and indicated it is exploring different options to maintain service quality while managing resource constraints.

For clarity, we're running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups. Existing Pro and Max subscribers aren't affected.
After users reported Claude Code appeared to be removed from Anthropic's Pro plan, Anthropic says it's 'running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups' (Ed Zitron/Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At)
Is Claude Code going to cost $100/month? Probably not - it's all very confusing
This is so confusing. Did Anthropic really just drop Claude Code from their $20/month plan? Why would they do that through a pricing page up…
For the 'small test' they've modified their docs to remove mention of Claude Code in Claude Pro: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/1114…
... and Anthropic reverted this change. Claude Code is now part of Pro, as per the Pricing page. Important note on the growth hack: Anthropi…

Source: Ars Technica | 2026-04-22

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