Claude Subscription Tier Restructuring: Usage of third-party tools such as OpenClaw will now incur an additional fee

According to 1M AI News monitoring, Boris Cherny, Head of Anthropic Claude Code, stated that starting from April 4, 2026, 12:00 PM PT (April 5, 2026, 03:00 AM Beijing Time), third-party tools such as OpenClaw will no longer count towards the Claude subscription quota. If users continue to use services in such tools through a Claude account, they will need to switch to the extra usage prepaid quota or directly use a Claude API key. Anthropic's explanation is that the subscription product is not designed for the high-intensity usage pattern of such third-party tools. The company needs to allocate capacity more conservatively, prioritizing official products and API users.