At first I couldn't understand the motivation.
But now I suspect this is so they don't get whacked for anticompetitive practices. This puts their own SDK on the same field as OpenCode and OpenClaw
Starting June 15, paid Claude plans can claim a dedicated monthly credit for programmatic usage.
The credit covers usage of:
- Claude Agent SDK
- claude -p
- Claude Code GitHub Actions
- Third-party apps built on the Agent SDK