Anthropic · Claude · FTC · OpenAI · The Verge
AI power users claim Anthropic duped them with subscriptions, and they’re taking it to court
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Anthropic says power users are key to its business, it’s prioritized them even when it means cutting off other popular applications, like OpenClaw.
Key facts
- It has two pricing options: $100 per month for “5x” the usage limits of Pro or $200 per month for “20x
- Anthropic’s Max plan for Claude is an upgrade to the $20/month Pro plan
- The lawsuit was brought by attorneys Monica Vaca and Kati Daffan, who both formerly worked at the Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan
- Although Anthropic announced the Max plan in April 2025, it didn’t impose the allegedly deceptive weekly limits until a few months later in August, as the company pushed to compete with OpenAI
Summary
In an expanded class action lawsuit filed today, a group of Claude subscribers say the company deceptively advertised the limits of its Max subscription tier. Anthropic’s Max plan for Claude is an upgrade to the $20/month Pro plan. To understand this, “you’ve got to dive deep,” Vaca said. Complaints about Max’s terms have cropped up online.