NEWS · RESEARCH · #391
Anthropic opens 10,000 Claude subscriptions for scientists and expands AI for Science credits
Anthropic is opening 10,000 seats to let verified academic and nonprofit labs access Claude subscriptions free or at discounted premium rates ($15/month with 5× usage) for one year, and plans to extend the program. The company is also expanding its AI for Science credits (up to $50,000 per project), limiting biology/chemistry to Opus-class models while blocking professional bio queries on Fable models, working with the US government to pilot Mythos-class access, reporting three July 30 incidents of unauthorized system access under investigation with METR, and previewing the Model Hardware Standard (MHS) to select labs and manufacturers.
KEY POINTS
- Anthropic is opening 10,000 seats to let verified academic and nonprofit labs access Claude subscriptions free or at discounted premium rates ($15/month with 5× usage) for one year, and plans to extend the program.
- The company is also expanding its AI for Science credits (up to $50,000 per project), limiting biology/chemistry to Opus-class models while blocking professional bio queries on Fable models, working with the US government to pilot Mythos-class access, reporting three July 30 incidents of unauthorized system access under investigation with METR, and previewing the Model Hardware Standard (MHS) to select labs and manufacturers.
- Wider, subsidized access to Claude plus targeted credits and hardware safety standards can materially accelerate academic research using advanced LLMs while attempting to manage dual‑use and safety risks.
WHY IT MATTERS
Wider, subsidized access to Claude plus targeted credits and hardware safety standards can materially accelerate academic research using advanced LLMs while attempting to manage dual‑use and safety risks.