API Credits

Anthropic

2026-10-08 08:48:17

Anthropic adds monthly API credits for Claude Max and Team subscribers, excluding Claude Code

Anthropic has started offering monthly Claude Platform API credits to subscribers on its Claude Max and Team plans, adding a new benefit that can be used across the company’s API and agent tooling but not for interactive Claude Code usage. Under the rollout, Max 5x users receive $100 per month, Max 20x users receive $200, and Team accounts receive pooled credits based on seat type, capped at $500 per team. Standard Team seats get $20 each, while Premium seats get $100 each. The credits can be used with Claude API endpoints including Messages and Message Batches, the Console Playground, Claude Managed Agents, and the Claude Agent SDK. Anthropic said the credits work with any model, including Claude Haiku 5.5, and can be used in code or third-party harnesses. They do not apply to interactive Claude Code across terminal, IDE, desktop, or web, nor to extra usage beyond plan limits for Claude, Claude Code, and Cowork. Access through Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry is also excluded. Eligibility starts after seven days of subscription. Users must link their plan to a Console organization through the billing settings page on claude.ai, and mobile subscribers qualify as well, though redemption must be completed on the web. Credits refresh every billing cycle, do not roll over, and are spent before any user-funded balance.

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Anthropic

2026-10-08 00:00:37

Anthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5 with average runtime costs down about 75%

Anthropic has introduced Claude Haiku 5.5, describing it as its lowest-cost, fastest, and most capable small model so far. The company said the model is built for high-volume use cases including summarization, context compression, database queries, classification, sub-agents, real-time customer support, and browser operations. Haiku 5.5 is also the first model in the Haiku line to support adjustable reasoning strength. On pricing, Anthropic said the model’s average runtime cost is about 75% lower than Haiku 4.5. For workloads within 100,000 tokens, input and output are priced at $0.10 and $0.50 per million tokens, respectively. The company also cut Sonnet 5.5 cache read pricing by 50%, a change it expects will reduce costs for most Sonnet 5.5 agent tasks by about 20%. In addition, Anthropic said Max 5x, Max 20x, and Team users will receive monthly API credits of $100, $200, and up to $500, respectively.

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Anthropic

2026-10-07 04:53:51

Anthropic broadens Claude Startups program to include bootstrapped teams for API credits

Anthropic has widened eligibility for its Claude Startups program, removing the earlier requirement that startups secure institutional equity backing before accessing API credits and related benefits. Under the updated terms, companies can apply if they are less than five years old or have raised funding within the past two years. Anthropic says bootstrapped startups, pre-seed teams, and venture-backed companies are all eligible. Approved applicants can receive one year of free Claude Team access with up to five Premium seats, plus $1,000 in Claude API credits valid for six months. The free Team offer applies only to companies that have not previously subscribed to Team. Anthropic also introduced the Claude Startup Stack, with partners including Linear, Lovable, ElevenLabs, Granola, and Hex offering discounts and credits said to total as much as $45,000. Program members can also book one-on-one technical sessions with Anthropic’s Applied AI team and get help building Claude Marketplace connectors and plugins, as well as submitting them for review. The terms also state that while Anthropic cannot directly disclose confidential information shared during consultations and does not receive related patent or copyright licenses, it may continue using general ideas, experience, and techniques retained in employees’ unaided memories and may independently develop similar or competing technology.

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Anthropic

2026-10-07 03:00:56

Anthropic expands startup program with a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in API credits

Anthropic has widened access to its Claude Startups program, saying selected companies can receive a free year of Claude Team plus a one-time $1,000 in API credits. The package carries a listed value of up to $7,000, based on five Claude Team Premium seats priced at $100 per seat per month on an annual plan, or $6,000 over 12 months, alongside the API credits. The company announced the expansion during SF Tech Week on Oct. 6. The eligibility rules have also changed. According to the program FAQ, applicants now qualify if they were founded within the past five years or raised funding within the past two years. Anthropic no longer requires startups to have previously secured institutional venture funding. Applicants must have a Claude Console account, a company email matching their website domain, and a short product description. The company says bootstrapped teams, pre-seed startups, and venture-backed firms can all apply. Anthropic said most applications are decided within minutes, while others go to manual review and are usually processed within two to three business days. Approved members also receive higher API rate limits, support for listing in Claude Marketplace, and access to events including Founder House. The company said final eligibility decisions remain at its sole discretion.

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Anthropic

2026-10-09 04:21:06

Claude pauses Team and $1,000 API offer in Startups program after applications exceed expectations

Anthropic’s AI assistant Claude said applications for its Claude Startups program came in above expectations, prompting the company to pause two parts of the offer: access to Claude Team and the $1,000 API credit benefit. According to Claude’s official account, the program has already received hundreds of thousands of applications, and the team is now reviewing the process again in an effort to extend coverage to as many startups as possible. Accounts that have already claimed the offer will keep their benefits. Applicants who submitted materials, or were approved but have not yet redeemed the offer, will be placed back into review. Claude also said some accounts that had previously been approved will no longer receive the promotion. The company added that startups already accepted into the program can still use Startup Stack and Applied AI office hours. Users on Claude Max or Team plans will also continue to access their monthly API allowance through the Console as usual.

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Venice AI

2026-07-17 16:56:01

Venice AI updates tokenomics with programmatic burns and a higher DIEM supply target

Venice AI has announced two changes to its tokenomics, according to ChainCatcher. The first is a new programmatic burn mechanism tied to API credit purchases. Under the update, every $100 spent on API credits will direct $5 to buy VVV on the open market and permanently burn those tokens. The second change is the first increase in the DIEM supply target. Venice AI said the target will be raised in stages from 38,000 to 40,000, adding 2,000 units in total. The company expects the maximum target to be reached on Sept. 14. The announcement focused on these two adjustments and did not include additional details in the source text.

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