Paying for Claude Max or Team? You may have free build credit
Anthropic released Claude Haiku 5.5, a small, fast AI model that it says costs about 75% less to run on average than Haiku 4.5. It also announced a monthly API credit for subscribers: $100 on Max 5x, $200 on Max 20x, and up to $500 shared across a Team plan.
The API is the paid connection that apps use to talk to Claude, and it is usually billed separately from the chat app. If you already pay for Max or Team, this credit lets you try building something small without a new bill. Anthropic suggests Haiku 5.5 for repetitive jobs like summaries, sorting requests, or a customer support bot.
Worth a look if you already pay for Max or Team and have a small app or bot idea, since the credit is included in what you already pay. Not a reason to upgrade; Free and Pro subscribers get no credit from this announcement.
Your moveOpen the Help Center article linked at the bottom of Anthropic's announcement and check whether the credit appears in your Claude Platform account.
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