SMRTR AIJun 16, 2026Ars Technica

Anthropic "pauses" token-based billing for its Claude Agent SDK

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Anthropic has paused planned token-based billing changes for its Claude Agent SDK after heavy backlash from developers who warned costs would skyrocket. The pause is temporary — Anthropic says it's reworking the plan, but users should expect to eventually pay more for high-volume agent usage.

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