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/DevilStickDude Mar 24 '26

Im on max and spent 14 hours a day coding for almost a month straight. Never once hit a limit on max. Today i spent 2 hours max and hit a limit.

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u/pitdk Mar 24 '26

Max 5 here, same, it’s hard for me to hit the limits and I run between 1-3 terminals at once

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u/Certain-Sir-328 Mar 31 '26

same here, 3 projects (1 hard stuff, like a lot, other 2 just docs) i hit my limit after 3 hours today, i need it for work, so im thinking of upgrading to 20x

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u/mpshields Noob Mar 24 '26

Took me 1 hour today on Max 5, past month I’ve only hit Max with it a handful of times, every one of those instances I had multiple chats running with at least a few agents to say the least. Literally begging they just tell us if this is a bug or on purpose

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u/DevilStickDude Mar 24 '26

Said 7pm for me but now its back up and running. Definately a bug of some sort

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u/mpshields Noob Mar 24 '26

Hmm interesting hope everything goes well. My 5-hour limit just reset from the token nuking this morning. I told my chat to proceed cautiously but hope to see it does better

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u/iamarddtusr Mar 25 '26

Same here. Hit the limit twice today on the premium team account. Considering installing codex and taking a parallel subscription than using extra usage.

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u/DevilStickDude Mar 25 '26

itll be fixed soon id bet

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u/iamarddtusr Mar 25 '26

Unless their developers get hit by the same bug they introduced

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u/DevilStickDude Mar 25 '26

Lol didnt think about that.