Anthropic subsidizes the fees when devs use their API within their own Claude code product. They do not give any such discount when the devs use their API outside their product. Seems fair enough. But looks like lots of developers expect the subsidy even when used outside their core product. Not fair, I guess.
In the end, a business gets to decide how and when to strategically subsidize their users.
In the end, a business gets to decide how and when to strategically subsidize their users.