Reddit users accuse Anthropic of misleading customers on claude plan usage

A Reddit post titled 'More Drama' has sparked significant debate this week, alleging that Anthropic's higher-priced Claude subscription plans offer far less usage than advertised. The post references a viral X thread claiming that Anthropic's $200-per-month plan, marketed as providing '20x' usage compared to its base Pro tier, only delivers around 1.7 times more usage in practice. Similarly, the $100-per-month plan, advertised as '5x,' offers minimal scaling. The thread cites usage figures from July 2025, which listed 140–280 Sonnet hours for the 5x plan and 240–480 hours for the 20x plan. Critics argue that the multiplier applies only to daily session windows, not total weekly usage, leading to higher costs per hour for the 20x plan. Some users have canceled subscriptions, opting for alternatives like OpenAI's Codex and open-source models such as Qwen and DeepSeek. A lawsuit, Kahn v. Anthropic PBC, is also referenced as evidence of broader concerns. Anthropic has not responded to Mashable's request for comment.