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I complained to Anthropic over expired paid API credits and 31-day limits

A user has filed a formal complaint against Anthropic over its paid API credit expiration policy and 31-day usage limits, demanding structural corrective measures rather than any form of individualized relief or compensation. The complainant explicitly refuses refunds, reissued credits, or private settlements, instead requiring a public apology, amendment of the relevant terms, and repair of the billing mechanism. The complaint targets what the user describes as an unfair term structure and billing-transparency deficiencies in Anthropic's API credit system.

read1 min publishedJun 12, 2026

@AnthropicAI:

As a preliminary matter, I state the following clearly: - I do not intend to accept any refund, compensation, reissued credits, account adjustment, or any other form of individualized relief. - Nor do I intend to accept any settlement arrangement that would substitute private handling for a public apology, amendment of the relevant terms, and repair of the billing mechanism. - The sole purpose of this complaint is to require Anthropic to provide a formal response to the unfair term structure and billing-transparency deficiencies described below, and to take structural corrective measures. - This statement does not mean that I refuse to receive a formal written response from Anthropic; what I refuse is any individualized relief or private handling offered as a substitute for structural correction of an unfair structure.

I have formally complained to Anthropic.

An unfair structure requires structural correction.

#Anthropic #Claude #APIcredits

For readers who want the screenshots and image evidence, search for: “Anthropic, You Can Brutally Wipe Out My $24 Today. What About Tomorrow?” “Anthropic Formal Complaint Public Version EN v1”

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48498274](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48498274)

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