So we all know about the new subscription option for Claude Max which has 5-20x higher rates than Plus for 100 dollars a month, honestly that's just disrespectful to the user, like you want someone to pay 100 dollars a month on something that still has limits, are they out of their mind?

Like seriously, I've been using Claude for a while now and was actually considering upgrading, but this pricing is absolute highway robbery. $100 A MONTH?? For what? So I can hit slightly higher rate limits that I'll probably still manage to max out anyway? And the worst part is they're acting like they're doing us some kind of favor. It doesn't even come with new features I assume?

And don't even get me started on how this compares to other AI services. I mean at least ChatGPT had the decency to make it unlimited lmao. I get that these companies need to make money, but there's a difference between sustainable pricing and just plain gouging your users. The most frustrating part is that I actually LIKE Claude. The responses are solid, and I've gotten value from the Plus tier. But this Max tier pricing feels like they're basically saying "we know some whale businesses will pay this, so screw the regular users."

I mean, what's next? $200/month for "Claude Ultra" with another 2x rate limit increase?

Is it just me, or are others seeing a price increase on the Max plans? I expected to see $100/200, and I can't find any other info about these prices.

Did I get the unlucky draw of being put in a higher-priced test category?