Is Claude Code going to cost $100/month? Probably not - it's all very confusing
Anthropic silently tested moving Claude Code from the $20 Pro plan to the $100+ Max plans, triggering strong community backlash before quickly reverting, exposing deep-seated contradictions and communication issues in AI tool pricing strategies.
Simon Willison · Apr 22, 2026
Headless everything for personal AI
Personal AI agents are driving services to become 'headless', where APIs replace GUIs as the primary interface, potentially disrupting SaaS pricing and product logic.
Simon Willison · Apr 20, 2026
Claude is a space to think
Anthropic declares Claude will remain permanently ad-free, arguing that advertising incentives are fundamentally incompatible with the core goal of an AI assistant being genuinely helpful.
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