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Starting April 4, 2026, Anthropic cut off Claude subscription holders from using their plans with OpenClaw and other third-party AI agent tools, citing unsustainable compute costs and infrastructure strain. The move, which follows Google's similar crackdown and contrasts sharply with OpenAI's embrace of OpenClaw, has ignited a fierce debate over platform control, developer ecosystems, and whether AI companies are prioritizing user choice or competitive advantage.