OTOH, their system is currently overloaded beyond what they have capacity to serve, and public plans aren't pay per token like the API is, but a subscription fee with a usage limit. Thus, there is incentive for Anthropic to be conservative with token use because they don't have the capacity to serve all their current users. Artificially driving up usage means more usage, which means their system is more highly loaded, which means users are unhappy with the product, which means they're more likely to churn. That doesn't mean your version of the conspiracy isn't necessarily true, but it does mean it's not the only thing to consider.
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OTOH, their system is currently overloaded beyond what they have capacity to serve, and public plans aren't pay per token like the API is, but a subscription fee with a usage limit. Thus, there is incentive for Anthropic to be conservative with token use because they don't have the capacity to serve all their current users. Artificially driving up usage means more usage, which means their system is more highly loaded, which means users are unhappy with the product, which means they're more likely to churn. That doesn't mean your version of the conspiracy isn't necessarily true, but it does mean it's not the only thing to consider.