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A few weeks after announcing rate limits for Claude and the popular Claude Code, Anthropic will offer Claude Enterprise and Teams customers upgrades to access more usage and Claude Code in a single subscription.
The upgrades will also include more admin controls and a new Compliance API that will give enterprises “access to usage data and customer content for better observability, auditing and governance.”
Anthropic said in a post that with a single subscription to Claude and Claude Code, users “can move seamlessly between ideation and implementation, while admins get the visibility and controls they need to scale Claude across their organization.”
The premium seats, separate from the standard seats that most everyone in the organization receives, can be used with both Claude and Claude Code. Admins can assign individuals premium seats based on their role in the organization.
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Throttled rates
Anthropic’s announcement of additional usage for Enterprise and Teams users sparked criticism, with critics demanding that the company remove rate limits for Claude.
The company said rate limits, which will begin on August 28, would free up space for more projects and deter people who “abuse” the system by overusing Claude Code.
In an email, Anthropic told VentureBeat that the existing five-hour usage limits still stand for premium seats on Enterprise and Team, the same as for users of Max 5x.
“Now with the new Claude Code bundle, both standard (Claude.ai access) and premium (Claude.ai + Claude Code access) seats have the option for extra usage and admins have robust seat management controls so that power users can continue their workflows with Claude however they need,” Anthropic said through a spokesperson.
Admin and compliance control
The draw for the upgrades, Anthropic said, revolves around the additional controls and enterprise-ready features.
“While individual Max plans work for personal use, the Enterprise bundle provides the security, compliance, analytics, and management capabilities that organizations need at scale,” the company said.
Anthropic noted enterprise customers often have to choose between speed and governance, so bringing in admin controls and compliance features “solves that tradeoff by letting teams move seamlessly between planning in Claude and building in the terminal using Claude Code.” It also consolidates expenses using Claude Code from individual accounts to the broader enterprise.
Enterprise IT admins will be able to manage seats, including buying and allocating the seats, set spending controls and view Claude Code analytics in Claude, including knowing which lines of code were accepted and usage patterns. They can also set tool permissioning, policy settings and MCP configurations.
Since the number of seats will be based on the number of premium or standard seats the enterprises need, Anthropic said it will offer flexible pricing.
The Compliance API enables companies, particularly those in regulated sectors, to access usage data and customer content on Claude for monitoring and policy enforcement. The API allows organizations to bring Claude data into their compliance and orchestration dashboards.
