Anthropic Users Are Taking The Company To Court Over Max Subscription Terms

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A new class-action lawsuit accuses Anthropic of misleading advertising about Claude usage with its top-tier plan.

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A group of Claude users are suing Anthropic for what they allege to be misleading advertising of its top-tier Max subscription plan. As reported by The Verge, a class-action lawsuit filed on September 8 accuses Anthropic of failing to make clear the limitations of its Max plan for Claude, which it first launched back in April of 2025.

With Max, Anthropic says you get "5x or 20x more usage than the Pro plan," depending on whether you pay $100 or $200 per month. Claude Pro plans start at $17 per month if billed annually. The upgraded tier, Anthropic says, is "ideal for frequent users who work with Claude on a variety of tasks."

The crux of the suit — which follows the federal lawsuit broughtby a single Claude subscriber...

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