Prepare to expect less from your cheap AI subscription

Fable 5, Anthropic’s best model in general release, won’t be included in Claude subscription plans. Expect Anthropic's competitors to follow suit.

How I set OpenAI API usage limits to stop agent overspending and other AI billing nightmares

OpenAI API costs can spiral when agents run wild. Here's how to set spend limits, enable hard caps, and avoid surprise AI ...

Samsung Is About to Charge a Monthly Fee for SmartThings API Access

Samsung introduces a monthly fee for its SmartThings API starting October 2026, impacting Home Assistant users and DIY tech ...
TechSpot

A $200 ChatGPT subscription could cost OpenAI $14,000 if you actually used it to its full potential

Bottom line: The math behind AI subscriptions is starting to look uncomfortable. Flat monthly pricing helped fuel the rapid adoption of tools like ChatGPT and Claude, but new analysis suggests those ...
Oregonian

Lawsuit over Amazon ‘Subscribe & Save’ alleges ‘deceptive’ business practices: 4 things to know

A lawsuit filed against Amazon last month accuses the online retail giant of luring customers into its “Subscribe & Save” program with the promise of saving money, only to later jack up prices. If the ...
techtimes

Anthropic Ends Subscription Subsidy for Agents June 15: Credit Pool Replaces Flat-Rate Access

Thirteen days from now, any Claude subscriber who runs automated workflows through the Agent SDK, scripts claude -p commands, or depends on Claude Code in a continuous integration pipeline will wake ...
Wall Street Journal

Meta Tests AI Subscriptions and Rolls Out New Paid Plans for Facebook, Instagram

Meta Platforms META-2.65%decrease; down pointing triangle has started the rollout of subscription plans for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and is testing new subscriptions for users of its AI ...
The Verge

Facebook launches a ‘Plus’ subscription that gives you extra features

WhatsApp, Instagram, and Meta AI are getting paid subscriptions, too. WhatsApp, Instagram, and Meta AI are getting paid subscriptions, too. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more.
CNBC

Meta to start testing AI subscription services, with cheapest plan at $7.99 a month

Meta confirmed Wednesday that it would begin testing two subscription plans for its AI offerings. Meta One Plus will cost $7.99 a month and Meta One Premium will be $19.99 a month. The company said ...
9to5Mac

Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus subscriptions launch for $3.99/month

Meta is reportedly rolling out a trio of new subscription offerings today, with WhatsApp Plus being joined by Facebook Plus and Instagram Plus plans. Here are the details. Meta rolls out Facebook Plus ...
Crypto Briefing

Nous Research integrates Grok subscriptions into Hermes Agent, ditching API key friction

Nous Research just made it significantly easier to plug xAI’s Grok models into its open-source autonomous agent framework. SuperGrok subscribers can now connect their existing subscriptions directly ...
VentureBeat

Anthropic reinstates OpenClaw and third-party agent usage on Claude subscriptions — with a catch

Good news, OpenClaw fans — you can once again use your Claude AI subscription to power the hit, open source, autonomous AI agentic harness! But, there's a big catch with how it's being enacted. The ...