First enthusiasm
A couple of weeks ago I subscribed to Claude Code, and during the first few weeks I had a really nice experience. It was fast, the token allowance was fair, and the quality was good.
I learned they had 





  
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
    
      
    
  

  
  raised the token allowance for non-rush hours


, and since they opposed some governmental rules, it felt good to support the right cause.
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However… for about three weeks now my initial enthusiasm has been rapidly waning.

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A developer shares their experience cancelling a Claude Pro subscription after initial enthusiasm turned to frustration. Key complaints include token usage spiking unexpectedly after a break, poor automated support that closed tickets without resolving issues, declining output quality (Claude Opus suggesting lazy workarounds that consumed half a session's token budget), confusing and undocumented monthly usage limits appearing without explanation, and conversation cache resets forcing repeated token expenditure on codebase reloads. Despite genuine appreciation for Claude's capabilities and productivity gains, the author concluded Anthropic is struggling to handle its growing customer base.

Why I Cancelled Claude: Token Issues, Declining Quality, and Poor Support