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Anthropic won the AI race, OpenAI gives Codex for free, xAI Grok Build & Claude cancel culture | GMP EP13

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The AI models that do make it to this AGI kind of finish line, they just will get recursively better, and then that margin — you know — may actually widen significantly for whichever company gets to that AGI finish line.

Ben

Anthropic won the AI race, OpenAI gives…

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Anthropic's API Crackdown: The 40x Rate Limit Cut

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Business

Anthropic's API Crackdown: Building on Someone Else's Subsidy

Anthropic won the AI race, OpenAI gives Codex for free, xAI… · May 16, 2026 Business

Anthropic's new programmatic usage policy slashed third-party API rate limits by up to 40x for some businesses — even those paying $40k/month. Businesses that built products on Claude's subsidised pricing are now forced to rethink their architecture. Rik's blunt verdict: you built a business on their generosity; don't be surprised the generosity has limits.

Business

Anthropic rate limits cut 40x for third-party apps

Anthropic won the AI race, OpenAI gives Codex for free, xAI… · May 16, 2026

Businesses that built products on top of Claude's API faced a ~40x reduction in rate limits after Anthropic changed its programmatic usage credit policy, forcing some to rethink their architecture.

You literally built a business on their subsidization, and you're surprised to learn that their generosity has limits.

Rik

Anthropic won the AI race, OpenAI gives…

Anthropic is really putting the hammer down and saying, hey, guys. If you guys wanna use our subscription, you need to be using it within our ecosystem.

Ben

Anthropic won the AI race, OpenAI gives…

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