Hugging Face Claude Code's Free Plan Faces New Constraints
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Aug 17, 2025 Discover the latest changes in AI usage as a major company rolls out new limits to manage traffic. Delve into the motivations behind these adjustments and their impact on developers and hobbyists. The discussion highlights historical usage patterns, evolving pricing plans, and user feedback on billing structures. Explore the implications of service outages and how they drive new constraints on usage plans while grappling with the balance between profitability and customer satisfaction in the ever-evolving AI landscape.
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Rate Limits Are Coming For Cloud Code
- Anthropic announced new weekly rate limits for Cloud Code to manage heavy usage and abuse.
- The company estimated <5% of subscribers affected now, but usage growth could raise that share soon.
AI Helped Replace A Designer At AIbox
- Jaden describes using Cloud Code at AIbox and replacing a designer by leveraging the model against their codebase.
- He credits skilled engineers for guiding Cloud Code to produce consistent, useful outputs.
Power Users And Reselling Strained The Model
- Anthropic found some users run Cloud Code 24/7 and one user consumed tens of thousands of model usage on a $200 plan.
- That extreme usage and account reselling made the unlimited model financially unsustainable.