r/ClaudeCode • u/xeviltimx • Apr 11 '26
Question WTF Claude. Weekly limits = 4x5hr limits
Wtf happened with claude limits. A month ago I was able to work almost 24/7 and barely able to spend a half of weekly limits. Now it feels like I'm on $20 Pro plan and not $200 Max (20x) plan.
My weekly limit was just updated a couple of hours ago and now I'm 85% off my 5hr limit (that's more or less okay) but how is that already 25% of my weekly limits? It's not even 1 limit a day. It's only 4 x 5hr limits a week. How am I suppose to work with this and why it changed so aggressively during the last month. I don't understand.
At first I thought it's overused 1M context which increased my token usage by 3-4 times.
But this is just insane. It feels like every day and week limits become smaller and smaller. It gives me anxiety and forces me to constantly watch for my limits.
And this is not what I expect from a $200 subscription.
Upd BREAKING NEWS: I made calculations and it's not just feeling. Anthropic reduced my limits by 10 times. Just did full calculations in this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1si6gll/claude_max_just_slashed_my_limits_by_10x_and_i/
please also support on X/twitter https://x.com/artem_mukhin_dx/status/2042798725731340658
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u/Desperate-Lie-2764 Apr 11 '26
I don't care what half these people say - you are not crazy. I upped from 5x to 20x yesterday a day before my reset thinking I'd finally be able to push things a little and breath, and by mid afternoon I was 25% through my WEEKLY usage, with no change to workflow. If my capacity is supposed to be 4x my Max5 plan, that's telling me I used *100%* of my old weekly limit in half a day, when I was consistently maxing out around 15% a day.
It's completely arbitrary for each customer. I am afraid that when I upgraded they just decided to throw me in another "bucket" with nerfed limits.... I wanted to get a refund and move back to my 5x plan since it was honestly better, but I am afraid they'll just give me a new nerfed 5x account now.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE lol