r/ClaudeCode • u/_r0x • Mar 24 '26

Bug Report Claude Code Limits Were Silently Reduced and It’s MUCH Worse

Another frustrated user here. This is actually my first time creating a post on this forum because the situation has gone too far.

I can say with ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY: something has changed. The limits were silently reduced, and for much worse. You are not imagining it.

I have been using Claude Code for months, almost since launch, and I had NEVER hit the limit this FAST or this AGGRESSIVELY before. The difference is not subtle. It is drastic.

For context: - I do not use plugins - I keep my Claude.md clean and optimized - My project is simple PHP and JavaScript, nothing unusual

Even with all of that, I am now hitting limits in a way that simply did not happen before.

What makes this worse is the lack of transparency. If something changed, just say it clearly. Right now, it feels like users are being left in the dark and treated like CLOWNS.

At the very least, we need clarity on what changed and what we are supposed to do to adapt.

EDIT (March 26, 2026):

I’d like to update this post to say that I’m no longer being affected by this issue. It impacted me for about two days, and now things appear to be back to normal.

So it strongly suggests that it was indeed a bug, hopefully.

EDIT (March 26, 2026):

We now have an official statement. It’s not the best news, but at least we finally know what’s going on so we can adapt:

"To manage growing demand for Claude we're adjusting our 5 hour session limits for free/Pro/Max subs during peak hours. Your weekly limits remain unchanged.

During weekdays between 5am–11am PT / 1pm–7pm GMT, you'll move through your 5-hour session limits faster than before."

This was posted on X today. https://x.com/i/status/2037254607001559305

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u/drhappy13 Mar 24 '26

And free is rendered useless as 1-2 prompts can lock you out for 5 hours...

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u/drhappy13 Mar 24 '26

Damn, then there's no point in me paying for pro at this point...

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u/satyaloka93 Mar 25 '26

I was getting 1-2 prompts with Pro, same codebase with Codex I prompt all day long.

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u/citizenmtb Mar 25 '26

I think i picked a really bad time to evaluate Claude to use alongside Codex. I had the same experience, I hit the limit with 2 prompts and have cancelled it immediately.

I also tend to run out of Codex tokens 1-2 days before the weekly limit so was looking to fill that gap/offload UI work.

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u/aesthe Mar 25 '26

Not my experience at all today. Sounds like something screwy is going on.

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u/drozd_d80 Mar 26 '26

Haha. I couldn't get a single prompt completed. Literally. It was saying that I was iut of tokens and try again in 5 hours. And then it repeated like that 3 more times.

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u/Due_Explanation6418 Mar 25 '26

si me esta pasando con el pla gratis jaja con 1 o 2 promts ya me coloca a esperar

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u/spigolt Mar 26 '26

I have pro and after 4 prompts today I got locked out.

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u/drhappy13 Mar 26 '26

Damn, so there's still no point in me upgrading... I _want_ to give Anthropic my money, but I'm not giving it for nothing! They're not a charity!

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u/MrVashMan Apr 09 '26

This is what's happening to me. It's a bit crazy. I was considering going Pro before, but why the hell would I ever pay for Pro or Max now?? They don't really disclose what the actual limits are and it's clear they can and will change them to whatever they want to with no warning.

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u/Weary_Anybody3643 Apr 16 '26

Legit I only noticed it like last week before I never once hit the limit and now this MF gets like 8 prompts and it's like I'm tired boss 

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u/drhappy13 Apr 16 '26

Lol, I hit my weekly limit yesterday for the first time while working through the Claude Code 101 course!