IBL News | New York
Anthropic banned, this month, the use of subscription OAuth tokens across OpenClaw, Hermes, and other third-party agent tools. Also, using OpenClaw with Claude AI will be more expensive, due to Anthropic’s new policy changes.
A newly published Legal and Compliance page on the Claude Code docs spelled it out:
“Using OAuth tokens obtained through Claude Free, Pro, or Max accounts in any other product, tool, or service — including the Agent SDK — is not permitted and constitutes a violation of the Consumer Terms of Service.”
Additionally, an email sent by Anthropic’s Claude on Friday evening noted that, starting April 4th, users wouldn’t be able to use their Claude subscription limits and would need to use a “pay-as-you-go option” billed separately.
With OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger now employed by OpenAI, Anthropic is encouraging subscribers to use more of its own tools, like Claude Cowork.
Alternatives to Claude plans included models with their own subscriptions, open-source LLMs that can be run locally, such as GLM 5, and other models, such as Minimax 2.7, KiloCode, and OpenAI’s Codex.