[BUG] Prompted to log in and asked to confirm that I was being charged $5 when i have Max plan and not pay as you go.

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Jun 28, 2025 by jlmalone Closed Aug 20, 2025

⏺ Environment

  • Platform (select one):
  • Anthropic API
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Google Vertex AI
  • Other:
  • Claude CLI version: 1.0.25 (Claude Code)
  • Operating System: macOS (Darwin 24.1.0)
  • Terminal:

Bug Description

Previous session unexpectedly prompted for login and displayed a $5 charge notification

Help what happened there?

Steps to Reproduce

Expected Behavior

Normal Claude Code session without unexpected login prompts or billing notifications

Actual Behavior

Claude Code requested login and displayed message about $5 charge

Additional Context

User reports this happened in a previous session. Each Claude Code session should start fresh without memory of past interactions, so unexpected login prompts and billing notifications during normal usage may
indicate a bug.

user@Agents-MacBook-Air ~ %
but yeah, please test
⎿  Invalid API key · Please run /login

> what the hell? Why am i being charged? isnt this included in my max plan. why did i see a
message saying i was charged $5?
⎿  Invalid API key · Please run /login

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