Anthropic cuts third-party API access to its Claude service, citing a major cost mismatch where heavy users paid $200 but consumed $5,000 in computing resources. Affected users must now switch to direct API billing. Xiaomi's model head noted third-party frameworks are incredibly inefficient, consuming ten times the tokens, making the move a necessary loss control. She warned the industry against a destructive token price war and advocated for efficient frameworks over cheaper tokens.