Reddit user says Claude Pro started billing past limits after a $100 Fable 5 credit claim
Malnash-4607 · reddit · 2026-07-23
A Reddit user says claiming Anthropic’s $100 Fable 5 promotional credits silently enabled paid usage billing on their Claude Pro account.
- After redeeming the promo, their account kept running past the usual 5-hour Opus 4.8 limit instead of rate-limiting.
- They say this resulted in NZ$50.15 in charges, while the promo credits remained unused.
- The user argues the flow should have clearly warned that non-Fable usage above plan limits would be billed unless a monthly spend cap was set.
- They also report the chatbot refund attempt was denied for being outside the refund window.
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