you yourself admit that API access is a separate product. if you want to use 3rd party tooling, pay for API access.
if you want to use (most likely heavily) subsidized subscription plans, use their ecosystem.
it's that simple.
if you want to use (most likely heavily) subsidized subscription plans, use their ecosystem.
it's that simple.
I am surprised that anyone would think the "product" is the web interface and cli tool though, the product is very clearly the model. The difference in all options is merely how you access it.
It wasn't a feature. It was a loophole. They closed it.
There are multiple products. Besides models, there's a desktop app, there's claude code. They have subscriptions.