ANTHROPIC JUST GAVE PAID USERS FREE API CREDITS EVERY MONTH
Starting June 15, your Claude subscription gets a separate monthly credit for all programmatic usage.
SDK, `claude -p`, GitHub Actions, third-party apps. It no longer eats into your chat limits.
Think of it as a second wallet that refills itself.
- Pro plan gets $20/mo
- Max 5x gets $100/mo
- Max 20x gets $200/mo
- Unused credits don't roll over
Claim your credit June 8 when the email lands. Do nothing before that.
Starting June 15, paid Claude plans can claim a dedicated monthly credit for programmatic usage.
The credit covers usage of:
- Claude Agent SDK
- claude -p
- Claude Code GitHub Actions
- Third-party apps built on the Agent SDK