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According to @arankomatsuzaki , Claude charges 3x more to Hindi speakers like @dylan522p , @_sholtodouglas & @dwarke…

SemiAnalysis Twitter · SemiAnalysis (@SemiAnalysis_) · 2026-06-20

SemiAnalysis amplifies a claim by researcher Aran Komatsuzaki that Anthropic's Claude API charges Hindi-speaking users approximately three times more than users in other languages.

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Topics: ai-pricinganthropic-claudelanguage-discriminationai-accessibility

Claims

  • Claude charges Hindi speakers approximately 3x more than speakers of other languages.
  • Researcher Aran Komatsuzaki identified and reported this pricing disparity.
  • The pricing difference affects prominent AI researchers and practitioners who are Hindi speakers.

Key quotes

According to @arankomatsuzaki, Claude charges 3x more to Hindi speakers