Claude Code: API key instead of a subscription
Yes: Claude Code runs on an Anthropic API key with no Claude subscription; the two bill separately. See which one your session uses, and how to switch.
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Claude credits: extra usage vs API credits
Claude usage credits mean two balances: extra usage on a Pro or Max plan, and prepaid API credits in the Console. Where each lives and what runs out.
Can you change Claude's billing currency?
Claude bills you in the currency offered in your region. To switch, cancel at the end of the term and resubscribe. Web, iOS, Google Play and API rules.
Claude cloud session credits: how they're used
A Claude cloud session runs Claude Code on Anthropic's machines. See which balance it uses, what the credits really are, and what happens when they run out.
Claude: App Store subscription blocks signup
Claude web checkout refuses while your App Store subscription is still inside its paid period or in billing retry. What to check, and how long to wait.
Claude refund: what Anthropic allows, how to ask
What Anthropic's terms say about refunds on Pro and Max, the 14-day EEA and UK window, the App Store and Google Play routes, and the exact steps to ask.
Claude payment methods and FX on a euro card
Claude's web checkout takes cards only. A USD invoice on a euro card costs more than the listed price, and your VAT ID has to be on file before the charge.
Claude Max cost in Taiwan and Hong Kong
Claude Max bills in USD, so your card issuer sets the TWD or HKD amount you pay. Here is the arithmetic, and what you can claim on your books.
What you take on when you rent a VPS
The provider keeps the hardware alive. Updates, the firewall, real backups, abuse mail, RODO paperwork and the VAT on the invoice are yours.
Anthropic VAT: Claude invoices, tax at checkout
Anthropic adds VAT to Claude's listed price, so your card charge is higher. See what a business VAT number changes at checkout and where invoices come from.
Claude Pro in Brazil: what you actually pay
Claude Pro bills in US dollars. A Brazilian card adds its own exchange rate and a separate tax line, so the card statement is the number that matters.
Signing up for Claude Pro: the first hour
Sign up for Claude Pro, get past a card your bank refuses, and find where Claude actually runs: the full sequence and a genuinely useful first hour.
Claude annual vs monthly billing explained
What annual billing on Claude changes, how mid-cycle upgrades are prorated, what a cancellation refunds, and how to get an invoice with your tax ID.
Upgraded Claude but usage limits did not change
You paid for a higher Claude plan and still hit the same wall. Work through the checks in order: billing timing, account mismatch, org seats, stale CLI login.
Run Claude Code on Bedrock or Vertex AI
Point Claude Code at Amazon Bedrock or Google Vertex AI: the environment variables, where credentials come from, who gets billed, and what you give up.
Cancel or downgrade a Claude subscription plan
Cancel or downgrade a Claude plan without losing the month you paid for: when billing stops, what changes at period end, and when Max to Pro costs nothing.