# The context limit was never a tech problem. It was a pricing problem

- slug: the-context-limit-was-never-a-tech-problem-it-was-a-pricing-problem
- date: 2026-03-21
- category: Artificial Intelligence

The real story behind Claude's million-token context window isn't the number — it's the price

When Anthropic quietly removed the long-context premium on Opus 4.6 last week, the change was easy to miss.

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