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Summary Bullets:
• Anthropic backpedals price hikes following outcry
• GitHub makes controversial move from flat-rate to usage-based billing models
April has a been a controversial and even catastrophic month for developers of popular copilots and agents.
Some enterprise and independent developers felt gut-punched following unorthodox activities including significant price increases and major subscription restructuring. Anthropic removed Claude Code from its standard Pro Plan priced at $20, offering it instead as part of its Max plan for $100 per month. Confronted with serious backlash, it was forced to reverse its decision.
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