Comment by msxT
Anthropic doesn’t want you to use a tool that makes it easy to switch to a competitor’s model when you reach a cap. They want to nudge you toward upgrading - Pro -> Max -> Max 20× -> extra usage - rather than switching to Codex. They can afford to make moves like this as long as they stay on top. OpenAI isn’t the good guy here - it’s just an opportunity for them to bite off a bit more of the cake.
Why would I "switch" when I can pay the $20 for both? More than enough for any personal projects I have time for.
And if I was making any money, the Max tiers would be pennies in the bucket.