# Anthropic is changing its Claude paid subscription tiers.

*genai · news · 2026-05-13 · VentureBeat*

## Key points

- Anthropic has re-enabled third-party agent access like OpenClaw via new 'Agent SDK' credits for paid subscribers.
- Agent SDK credits are fixed monthly amounts, non-rollover, and separate from interactive Claude subscription pools.
- Once Agent SDK credits are exhausted, programmatic usage halts unless extra pay-as-you-go billing is enabled.
- This change ends the prior model where subscriptions could power vastly more agentic usage than their value.
- The update restores agent access but sharply limits usage, drawing negative reactions from developer communities.

**Companies:** Anthropic, OpenClaw, Raindrop.ai

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