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Aggregate Liability Cap at Six-Month Fees or $100

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Key Facts

What is Anthropic's total aggregate liability limited to?
Anthropic limits its total aggregate liability to the greater of the fees paid in the six months preceding the claim or $100.
Does Anthropic limit its total aggregate liability to the greater of the fees paid in the six months preceding the claim or $100?
Anthropic limits its total aggregate liability to the greater of the fees paid in the six months preceding the claim or $100.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The cap means that regardless of the harm suffered, recoverable damages are bounded by a small dollar amount tied to recent fee payments, which may be far less than actual losses.

Interpretive note: The evidence span is truncated; the full triggering date language for the six-month period is not visible, but the primary proposition of the cap is clear.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you have a claim against Anthropic, the maximum you can recover is the greater of your last six months of payments or $100.

How other platforms handle this

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Leonardo AI Medium

A party's liability for any Liability under these Terms will be reduced proportionately to the extent the relevant Liability was caused or contributed to by the actions (or inactions) of the other party...

Netflix Medium

The Netflix service and/or some of the Netflix content may not be available at any time as a result of events beyond our reasonable control...we will not be held liable should such events occur.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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THE ANTHROPIC PARTIES' TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU...WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES (IF ANY) IN THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE S...

Excerpt from Anthropic's API Terms

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Anthropic API Terms
Entity
Anthropic
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-051282
Document ID
CA-D-00644
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
76b3ec7295fe5abd7a14cd2bc45c46e3b7dd9a66ea991a2455e2ef95f735e820
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 10:56 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Anthropic API Terms
Record ID: CA-P-051282
Captured: 2026-05-08 10:56:14 UTC
SHA-256: 76b3ec7295fe5abd…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-api-terms/provision/CA-P-051282/aggregate-liability-cap-at-six-month-fees-or-100/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anthropic's Aggregate Liability Cap at Six-Month Fees or $100 clause do?

The cap means that regardless of the harm suffered, recoverable damages are bounded by a small dollar amount tied to recent fee payments, which may be far less than actual losses.

How does this clause affect you?

If you have a claim against Anthropic, the maximum you can recover is the greater of your last six months of payments or $100.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 292 platforms. See the full comparison.

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