Key Info

Anthropic is pausing the Claude Team plan and $1,000 API credit offers in its Claude Startups program after massive unexpected demand, with hundreds of thousands of applicants now under re-review.

Highlights

  • The program received 21x more applications in its first 48 hours than across the previous five months it was live
  • Already-claimed offers will remain in users' accounts
  • Applicants who were approved but not yet claiming may lose access after re-review
  • Some previously approved accounts will no longer receive the offer