Extra usage credit for Claude to celebrate usage bundles launch (Pro, Max, Team)
jeremymcanally
Getting an error claiming it, but I assume they’re getting pelted by people claiming it right now.
evbogue
I received the error, but then my account reflected that I had been credited the $20 eventually but still showed that I could claim it.
2bluesc
TBH, it looks to me as a trick to enable extra usage by baiting me with $20 credit by toggling on the feature that lets me burn another $20 without realizing it.
Toggling it again to turn it off immediately after (which I assume most people will miss) seems to guard against this.
throwuxiytayq
By contrast, OpenAI simply multiplied your subscription usage by 0.5x for the past month. For all the shit they’re rightfully getting, Codex is so nice it’s actually weird.
furyofantares
Auto-reload is off by default, is it not?
As in, what you're toggling on is "use my extra usage balance" not "automatically spend money by adding to my extra usage balance".
gre
Yes it works exactly like that. Beware
blitzar
> Your credit expires 90 days after the date you claim it.
I am guessing the vast majority of eligible credit will not be claimed or expire unspent.
Worth mentioning that normal credit expires after 12 months too, use it or lose it.
tomschwiha
That free credits have some kind of short expiry date seems to be normal for me.
tomschwiha
At least for european consumers the 12 month limit is probably illegal, as it is equivalent to cash and probably also needs to be refundable (similar to prepaid phone cards).
SirSavary
Sadly, no: you'll almost certainly burn it, faster than you think.
Anthropic recently (within the last few months) gave out what amounted to around $70 CAD im free credit. I rationed it slowly, spending maybe $5 in a month, using it a few dozen times to allow a Haiku-based task to finish past my usage window.
When Opus and Sonnet 4.6 released, I made the unfortunate mistake of "experimenting" with them on some work that couldn't be thrown away. I hit my timed usage cap, allowed Claude Code to consume 'extra usage' credits, and... nearly vaporized the entire credit balance within a couple tasks.
I understand that Opus and Sonnet are (considerably) more expensive than Haiku, but watching money burn by the dollar, in real-time, was enough for me to turn off extra usage entirely.
j_bum
I can “buy extra usage” for “up to 30% off” right now, but no free credits to be claimed on profile dashboard at the moment.
semiquaver
Same
2bluesc
Did you have extra usage enabled before checking? Mine was disabled and I received the $20 credit.
SilverElfin
Why is this company so desperate? Are they running out of cash?
loloquwowndueo
No, they’re being eaten alive by Openclaw usage and need more people on metered billing as opposed to subscription.
EDIT: I guess that means they are indeed running out of cash.
maxbond
My interpretation: they're kicking the OpenClaw, OpenCode, etc. users off and telling them they can use extra usage for third-party tools, and they're softening the blow by offering free and discounted usage, and they're offering it to everyone else too to avoid the appearance of unfairness.
ai_slop_hater
Why would I want this, if I already have a subscription?
jeremymcanally
Getting an error claiming it, but I assume they’re getting pelted by people claiming it right now.
evbogue
I received the error, but then my account reflected that I had been credited the $20 eventually but still showed that I could claim it.
2bluesc
TBH, it looks to me as a trick to enable extra usage by baiting me with $20 credit by toggling on the feature that lets me burn another $20 without realizing it.
Toggling it again to turn it off immediately after (which I assume most people will miss) seems to guard against this.
throwuxiytayq
By contrast, OpenAI simply multiplied your subscription usage by 0.5x for the past month. For all the shit they’re rightfully getting, Codex is so nice it’s actually weird.
furyofantares
Auto-reload is off by default, is it not?
As in, what you're toggling on is "use my extra usage balance" not "automatically spend money by adding to my extra usage balance".
gre
Yes it works exactly like that. Beware
blitzar
> Your credit expires 90 days after the date you claim it.
I am guessing the vast majority of eligible credit will not be claimed or expire unspent.
Worth mentioning that normal credit expires after 12 months too, use it or lose it.
tomschwiha
That free credits have some kind of short expiry date seems to be normal for me.
tomschwiha
At least for european consumers the 12 month limit is probably illegal, as it is equivalent to cash and probably also needs to be refundable (similar to prepaid phone cards).
SirSavary
Sadly, no: you'll almost certainly burn it, faster than you think.
Anthropic recently (within the last few months) gave out what amounted to around $70 CAD im free credit. I rationed it slowly, spending maybe $5 in a month, using it a few dozen times to allow a Haiku-based task to finish past my usage window.
When Opus and Sonnet 4.6 released, I made the unfortunate mistake of "experimenting" with them on some work that couldn't be thrown away. I hit my timed usage cap, allowed Claude Code to consume 'extra usage' credits, and... nearly vaporized the entire credit balance within a couple tasks.
I understand that Opus and Sonnet are (considerably) more expensive than Haiku, but watching money burn by the dollar, in real-time, was enough for me to turn off extra usage entirely.
j_bum
I can “buy extra usage” for “up to 30% off” right now, but no free credits to be claimed on profile dashboard at the moment.
semiquaver
Same
2bluesc
Did you have extra usage enabled before checking? Mine was disabled and I received the $20 credit.
SilverElfin
Why is this company so desperate? Are they running out of cash?
loloquwowndueo
No, they’re being eaten alive by Openclaw usage and need more people on metered billing as opposed to subscription.
EDIT: I guess that means they are indeed running out of cash.
maxbond
My interpretation: they're kicking the OpenClaw, OpenCode, etc. users off and telling them they can use extra usage for third-party tools, and they're softening the blow by offering free and discounted usage, and they're offering it to everyone else too to avoid the appearance of unfairness.
ai_slop_hater
Why would I want this, if I already have a subscription?
Getting an error claiming it, but I assume they’re getting pelted by people claiming it right now.
I received the error, but then my account reflected that I had been credited the $20 eventually but still showed that I could claim it.
TBH, it looks to me as a trick to enable extra usage by baiting me with $20 credit by toggling on the feature that lets me burn another $20 without realizing it.
Toggling it again to turn it off immediately after (which I assume most people will miss) seems to guard against this.
By contrast, OpenAI simply multiplied your subscription usage by 0.5x for the past month. For all the shit they’re rightfully getting, Codex is so nice it’s actually weird.
Auto-reload is off by default, is it not?
As in, what you're toggling on is "use my extra usage balance" not "automatically spend money by adding to my extra usage balance".
Yes it works exactly like that. Beware
> Your credit expires 90 days after the date you claim it.
I am guessing the vast majority of eligible credit will not be claimed or expire unspent.
Worth mentioning that normal credit expires after 12 months too, use it or lose it.
That free credits have some kind of short expiry date seems to be normal for me.
At least for european consumers the 12 month limit is probably illegal, as it is equivalent to cash and probably also needs to be refundable (similar to prepaid phone cards).
Sadly, no: you'll almost certainly burn it, faster than you think.
Anthropic recently (within the last few months) gave out what amounted to around $70 CAD im free credit. I rationed it slowly, spending maybe $5 in a month, using it a few dozen times to allow a Haiku-based task to finish past my usage window.
When Opus and Sonnet 4.6 released, I made the unfortunate mistake of "experimenting" with them on some work that couldn't be thrown away. I hit my timed usage cap, allowed Claude Code to consume 'extra usage' credits, and... nearly vaporized the entire credit balance within a couple tasks.
I understand that Opus and Sonnet are (considerably) more expensive than Haiku, but watching money burn by the dollar, in real-time, was enough for me to turn off extra usage entirely.
I can “buy extra usage” for “up to 30% off” right now, but no free credits to be claimed on profile dashboard at the moment.
Same
Did you have extra usage enabled before checking? Mine was disabled and I received the $20 credit.
Why is this company so desperate? Are they running out of cash?
No, they’re being eaten alive by Openclaw usage and need more people on metered billing as opposed to subscription.
EDIT: I guess that means they are indeed running out of cash.
My interpretation: they're kicking the OpenClaw, OpenCode, etc. users off and telling them they can use extra usage for third-party tools, and they're softening the blow by offering free and discounted usage, and they're offering it to everyone else too to avoid the appearance of unfairness.
Why would I want this, if I already have a subscription?
Getting an error claiming it, but I assume they’re getting pelted by people claiming it right now.
I received the error, but then my account reflected that I had been credited the $20 eventually but still showed that I could claim it.
TBH, it looks to me as a trick to enable extra usage by baiting me with $20 credit by toggling on the feature that lets me burn another $20 without realizing it.
Toggling it again to turn it off immediately after (which I assume most people will miss) seems to guard against this.
By contrast, OpenAI simply multiplied your subscription usage by 0.5x for the past month. For all the shit they’re rightfully getting, Codex is so nice it’s actually weird.
Auto-reload is off by default, is it not?
As in, what you're toggling on is "use my extra usage balance" not "automatically spend money by adding to my extra usage balance".
Yes it works exactly like that. Beware
> Your credit expires 90 days after the date you claim it.
I am guessing the vast majority of eligible credit will not be claimed or expire unspent.
Worth mentioning that normal credit expires after 12 months too, use it or lose it.
That free credits have some kind of short expiry date seems to be normal for me.
At least for european consumers the 12 month limit is probably illegal, as it is equivalent to cash and probably also needs to be refundable (similar to prepaid phone cards).
Sadly, no: you'll almost certainly burn it, faster than you think.
Anthropic recently (within the last few months) gave out what amounted to around $70 CAD im free credit. I rationed it slowly, spending maybe $5 in a month, using it a few dozen times to allow a Haiku-based task to finish past my usage window.
When Opus and Sonnet 4.6 released, I made the unfortunate mistake of "experimenting" with them on some work that couldn't be thrown away. I hit my timed usage cap, allowed Claude Code to consume 'extra usage' credits, and... nearly vaporized the entire credit balance within a couple tasks.
I understand that Opus and Sonnet are (considerably) more expensive than Haiku, but watching money burn by the dollar, in real-time, was enough for me to turn off extra usage entirely.
I can “buy extra usage” for “up to 30% off” right now, but no free credits to be claimed on profile dashboard at the moment.
Same
Did you have extra usage enabled before checking? Mine was disabled and I received the $20 credit.
Why is this company so desperate? Are they running out of cash?
No, they’re being eaten alive by Openclaw usage and need more people on metered billing as opposed to subscription.
EDIT: I guess that means they are indeed running out of cash.
My interpretation: they're kicking the OpenClaw, OpenCode, etc. users off and telling them they can use extra usage for third-party tools, and they're softening the blow by offering free and discounted usage, and they're offering it to everyone else too to avoid the appearance of unfairness.
Why would I want this, if I already have a subscription?