Anthropic Just Pulled a Terrible Move
From Stage Zero Studio with Wil Waldon by Stage Zero Studio
May 6, 2026 · 10 min
About this episode
Wil Waldon discusses Anthropic's controversial decision to remove Claude Code from the Pro plan for new users and its implications.
Anthropic is testing a change that removes Claude Code from the Pro plan for some new users, and I think it is a mistake.In this video, I break down what changed, why people noticed so fast, and why this kind of pricing test sends a bad message to the exact users most likely to adopt Claude Code, stick with it, and eventually upgrade. I also go through Anthropic’s response, why it feels like damage control, and what I think may be coming next.If you use Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, or AI coding tools every day, this is worth paying attention to.#ClaudeCode #Anthropic #AIcoding #ClaudeAI #AIDevTools
People in this episode
Host: Wil Waldon
Topics covered
- AI coding
- pricing strategy
- user adoption
- product changes
- tech industry
Keywords
- Claude Code
- Anthropic
- AI coding
- pricing test
- user feedback
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Anthropic
Products: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, AI coding tools
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