Claude ends the OpenClaw tug-of-war: third-party agents unblocked, with a monthly limit starting at $20

According to Beating Monitoring, Anthropic announced a new Agent SDK billing policy effective from June 15, 2026: Third-party agent tools such as OpenClaw are once again allowed to access the Claude subscription version, but on the condition that they must deduct an independent “dedicated monthly quota” and no longer share the regular interaction limits. This is the final resolution of last month’s “ban controversy.” In early April this year, Anthropic suddenly blocked the channel for third-party tools to call subscription quotas, citing abuse prevention. The new regulation essentially provides a long-term solution: the official re-allowed access in the calling protocol but implemented complete physical isolation in the billing pool. According to the new policy, Pro version users receive a $20 dedicated quota per month; Max 5x and advanced Team versions get $100; top-tier Max 20x and advanced enterprise versions up to $200. This dedicated fund is exclusively for third-party applications, user-built agent projects, and Claude -p backend commands. The quota refreshes monthly and cannot be carried over; once exhausted, users must pay according to standard API rates. Although the official frames it as “protecting users’ daily chat limits from being drained,” developers see this as the end of the bonus period for high-energy-consuming agents running through subscription packages, effectively increasing the actual costs for heavy users.