[FEATURE] rug-pull

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 6, 2026 by avloss Closed Apr 9, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
  • [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

This is more of a business strategy feature.
Anthropic models are offered at subsidised rates, and Anthropic needs to increase its revenue to compete with OpenAI.

Proposed Solution

Implement "rug-pull" mode. Allow people to get used to using models at subsidised rate, get them hooked on Claude Code CLI, and then suddenly tighten usage limit, so that people have no choice but to start spending their API quota, since they're dependent on "Claude Code" cli. Thus drastically increasing Anthropic's revenue.

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/42095
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/41174
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/40709
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/39938
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/25970
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/42277

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Critical - Blocking my work

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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