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On June 15, 2026, two platforms made the same move on the same day: Anthropic split Claude billing into subscription and metered tiers, and Zapier replaced flat-rate AI steps with model-based pricing. Standard 1x, Advanced 3x, Premium 5x — with BYOK as the escape hatch. Combined with Google killing Gemini CLI on June 18, three blows landed in 72 hours. Here's the cost breakdown, the Anthropic comparison, and a 5-point audit checklist for every Zapier user.