Can Agent SDK credits roll over?

No. Credits expire at the end of each billing cycle and do not roll over.

What changes in Anthropic billing on June 15 2026?

Agent SDK, claude -p, GitHub Actions, and third-party agents move to a separate credit pool. Interactive Claude Code terminal usage stays on the existing plan.

How much Agent SDK credit do Claude plans get?

Pro gets $20/mo, Max 5x gets $100/mo, Max 20x gets $200/mo. Credits expire monthly with no rollover.

Does the June 15 change affect OpenClaw users?

Yes. OpenClaw running through Claude subscriptions will draw from the separate Agent SDK credit pool instead of the general subscription allowance.

Is Claude Code terminal affected by the billing split?

No. Interactive Claude Code in the terminal continues to use the existing subscription pool.

Why did Anthropic split Agent SDK billing?

Third-party agents caused capacity issues. Some subscribers were consuming thousands of dollars in tokens through inefficient agent usage.

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Anthropic June 15 billing overhaul: Agent SDK gets separate credit pool, OpenClaw usage metered independently

Effective June 15, 2026, Anthropic splits Claude subscription billing. Agent SDK, claude -p, GitHub Actions, and third-party agents (OpenClaw, Conductor, Zed, Jean) move to a separate Agent SDK Credit pool. Pro gets $20/mo, Max 5x gets $100, Max 20x gets $200. Credits expire monthly, no rollover. Interactive Claude Code terminal usage unaffected. Community reaction largely critical.

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A CLI tool that tracks your Claude Agent SDK credit burn rate in real time and routes tasks to the cheapest qualifying model before credits run out

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Starting June 15 2026, Anthropic splits Claude subscription billing into two pools. Agent SDK usage (OpenClaw, claude -p, GitHub Actions, third-party agents) gets a separate monthly credit with hard caps ($20 for Pro, $100 for Max 5x, $200 for Max 20x) and no rollover. Developers running agents through Claude subscriptions face a new constraint: fixed monthly budgets that burn fast on inefficient prompts. This tool monitors Agent SDK credit consumption per task, alerts before exhaustion, and optionally reroutes low-priority agent tasks to cheaper providers (OpenRouter, local models) when credits drop below a configurable threshold.

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