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title: "Anthropic cuts off the ability to use Claude subscriptions with OpenClaw and third-party AI agents"
date: 2026-04-03
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description: "To be clear, it will still be possible to use Claude models like Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku to power OpenClaw and similar external agents, but users will now need to opt into a pay-as-you-go or API."
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# Anthropic cuts off the ability to use Claude subscriptions with OpenClaw and third-party AI agents

To be clear, it will still be possible to use Claude models like Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku to power OpenClaw and similar external agents, but users will now need to opt into a pay-as-you-go or API.

*Published: 2026-04-03*