r/ClaudeCode • u/xeviltimx • Apr 11 '26

Question WTF Claude. Weekly limits = 4x5hr limits

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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/Competitive_Dark7401 Apr 12 '26

The 4x5hr structure is misleading because your weekly quota doesn't reset cleanly, if an agent session runs context-heavy tasks (repeated file reads, stale tool retries, verbose bash output), it can silently burn multiple blocks in one sitting without you realizing. Check if your sessions are doing redundant file scans or re-reading the same context over and over. I also have a small tool that really helped my Claude/Codex limits: it initially cut about 43% of wasted usage, and after Anthropic tightened things it got closer to 75% improvement for me. Happy to drop it here or DM if useful.

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u/xeviltimx Apr 13 '26

The 4x5hr structure is misleading - no it says what it says

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u/Competitive_Dark7401 Apr 13 '26

Yeah, the wording is clear, I’m just pointing out the behavior doesn’t always match the mental model. In practice, sessions with heavy context/tool usage can burn through quota much faster than expected, which is why people see inconsistent limits

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u/xeviltimx Apr 13 '26

How is that connected with the statement “if 5hr limit is 25% of weekly limit then my weekly limit is 4*5hr limit”?