Users slam Anthropic and OpenAI for cutting all access instead of free fallback models
curious_vii · x · 2026-09-12
curiousvii argues that Anthropic and OpenAI both made a major unforced error: when users run out of credits, access is cut off entirely instead of falling back to a free model. Quoting CHWood, the thread warns this kind of usage limiting risks losing power users, who are driven to experiment with competing products.
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