[sasmithjr]

I didn't look at the URL at first and was surprised when this turned in to an ad. Oh well!

> Stop selling "unlimited", when you mean "until we change our minds"

The limits don't go in to affect until August 28th, one month from yesterday. Is there an option to buy the Max plan yearly up front? I honestly don't know; I'm on the monthly plan. If there isn't a yearly purchase option, no one is buying unlimited and then getting bait-and-switched without enough time for them to cancel their sub if they don't like the new limits.

> A Different Approach: More AI for Less Money

I think it's really funny that the "different approach" is a limited time offer for credits that expire.

I don't like that the Claude Max limits are opaque, but if I really need pay-per-use, I can always switch to the API. And I'd bet I still get >$200 in API-equivalents from Claude Code once the limits are in place. If not? I'll happily switch somewhere else.

And on the "happily switch somewhere else", I find the "build user dependency" point pretty funny. Yes, I have a few hooks and subagents defined for Claude Code, but I have zero hard dependency on anything Anthropic produces. If another model/tool comes out tomorrow that's better than Claude Code for what I do, I'm jumping ship without a second thought.

[theshrike79]

TBH paying yearly for ANY LLM tool at this time is just pure insanity.

The field is moving so fast that whatever was best 6 months ago is completely outdated.

And what is top tier today, might be trash in a few months.

[piker]

The second sentence is revealing. The creation of the 787 didn’t make the 747 “trash”.