What are Anthropic Agent SDK credits?

Separate billing credits for agent use of Claude. Pro $20, Max 5x $100, Max 20x $200/month.

Do Agent SDK credits roll over?

No, credits expire monthly and do not roll over.

Why did Anthropic reverse the OpenClaw ban?

To allow third-party agents while implementing separate billing for agentic usage.

What was the community reaction?

Mixed. Original ban got 1,099 HN points. Some see new credits as 12x-175x effective price increase.

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Anthropic reverses OpenClaw ban with Agent SDK credits: $20-$200/mo separate billing

Anthropic announced May 13 that third-party agents including OpenClaw can use Claude again via Agent SDK credits (effective June 15). Pro gets $20, Max 5x $100, Max 20x $200/month. Credits dont roll over. The April ban got 1,099 HN points.

Product Idea from this Signal

A proxy service that tracks Agent SDK credit consumption in real time and routes to cheaper providers before the monthly cap hits

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Anthropic just capped OpenClaw agent usage at $20-200/month with non-rolling Agent SDK credits taking effect June 15. Meanwhile the OpenClaw startup ecosystem revenue dropped 61% from peak as costs squeeze margins. Startups running OpenClaw agents on Claude need to know exactly how fast they are burning credits and automatically fail over to cheaper models (Groq, local Ollama, OpenRouter) before hitting zero. This proxy sits between OpenClaw and LLM providers, meters every request against the monthly credit pool, and reroutes traffic when the burn rate projects a cap breach.

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