Anthropic rolls out up to $250 in free Claude Code credits, but only for cloud sessions

Anthropic now allows you to run Claude Code via cloud sessions without signing up for the research preview, and it's offering up to $250 in free usage credits, so more users can give it a try. The move expands access to the AI coding tool, potentially attracting new users. The credits are limited to cloud sessions, encouraging adoption of the cloud-based environment.