Generally it is a good practice to keep v.[N] and [N-1] in active deployment. But lately a lot of policies from Anthropic are confusing at best, and at worst plain subscriber-hostile.
If costs are drowning them, they should rather be a bit more honest about the messaging and hike prices of their lower ($20 / $100) tier by ~$10 and enforce stricter limits (optionally).
I liked 4.5 and 4.6, but none of them are available outside of using API now - and thats a bummer given the 2~2.5X overall costs
All good! I wish it was still in the model picker control too, would be much easier & clearer. But at least this way you can choose any Claude still available and turn off the 1 Million token window if you prefer.
What alternatives are people using? I really liked Claude code up until a couple of weeks ago when it went a bit crap. I am a solo dev that works on my own projects as well as professional work. I am that person people think knows about computers. I'm not, I can make web pages and use a terminal.
The casino increased all their fees, reduced their limits and want more from your credits.
The owner of this casino (Anthropic) decided to upgrade the slot machine (Claude Code) with a new random number generator engine (Opus 4.7) and decommissioned the old one (Opus 4.6).
They claim that the new engine (Opus 4.7) gives better odds and generates results faster with every press of the button, with a catch that it takes more credits on every turn.
i dont think you need to make it malicious, this is what not having enough compute looks like in practice.
its true of gpt5, its true of why antigravity rate limits, and its true of claude.
there is no possible action thats not user hostile when you dont have enough compute. You either reject customers which is hostile and kills your companies growth or you do the best you can with what you have.
its not like these companies under built, they're building as fast as they can.
I mean if a corps goals dont align with their customers (which almost universally they do not), its pretty safe to assume every action is malicious. Anthropic need to generate profit from a service where users burn cash like it's the weimar republic, every choice they make will be to the detriment of the user up until users stop paying.
Generally it is a good practice to keep v.[N] and [N-1] in active deployment. But lately a lot of policies from Anthropic are confusing at best, and at worst plain subscriber-hostile.
If costs are drowning them, they should rather be a bit more honest about the messaging and hike prices of their lower ($20 / $100) tier by ~$10 and enforce stricter limits (optionally).
I liked 4.5 and 4.6, but none of them are available outside of using API now - and thats a bummer given the 2~2.5X overall costs
Even within the UI, Opus 4.6 is just under "More Models >", as is Sonnet 4.5. It's not gone.
It isn't removed:
/model claude-opus-4-6[1m]
I will consider this.. Opus 4.7 has effectively made Claude Max 5x into Max 2.5x.. 5 hour caps went from being a minor annoyance to being painful.
Edit: And honestly, I can't say I see much improvement for a "doubling in price".
Yup was able to replicate using this. Sorry lemme edit the post.
All good! I wish it was still in the model picker control too, would be much easier & clearer. But at least this way you can choose any Claude still available and turn off the 1 Million token window if you prefer.
confirmed
What alternatives are people using? I really liked Claude code up until a couple of weeks ago when it went a bit crap. I am a solo dev that works on my own projects as well as professional work. I am that person people think knows about computers. I'm not, I can make web pages and use a terminal.
Is Opus 4.6, actually Mythos?
Maybe the 4.7 inference is cheaper than 4.6? Just guessing.
Cancelled Claude, too expensive for what it is and found much better alternatives price-wise.
that alternative is?
$20 Codex subscription works as well (if not better) and a seems like if allows more usage.
The casino increased all their fees, reduced their limits and want more from your credits.
The owner of this casino (Anthropic) decided to upgrade the slot machine (Claude Code) with a new random number generator engine (Opus 4.7) and decommissioned the old one (Opus 4.6).
They claim that the new engine (Opus 4.7) gives better odds and generates results faster with every press of the button, with a catch that it takes more credits on every turn.
The house (Anthropic) always wins.
i dont think you need to make it malicious, this is what not having enough compute looks like in practice.
its true of gpt5, its true of why antigravity rate limits, and its true of claude.
there is no possible action thats not user hostile when you dont have enough compute. You either reject customers which is hostile and kills your companies growth or you do the best you can with what you have.
its not like these companies under built, they're building as fast as they can.
I mean if a corps goals dont align with their customers (which almost universally they do not), its pretty safe to assume every action is malicious. Anthropic need to generate profit from a service where users burn cash like it's the weimar republic, every choice they make will be to the detriment of the user up until users stop paying.
I like this comparison.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification
Um guys..... I was able to use Opus4.6 by: `/model claude-opus-4-6`