Anthropic (Claude): Five-hour usage limits increased on Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise plans at the Claude Opus 5.5 launch; subscription users also got a saveable rate limit reset. Weekly limits are not mentioned in the announcement.
Old Previous value not recorded
New Five-hour usage limits increased (size of increase not stated); one saveable rate limit reset for subscription users
Why it matters: If you use Claude Pro / Max / Team / seat-based Enterprise plans, this changes how much usage your quota allows. The source does not state a separate effective date.
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| Product | Claude Pro / Max / Team / seat-based Enterprise plans |
|---|---|
| Category | quota |
| Announced / detected | 2026-09-22 |
| Effective | not stated in source |
| Before | Previous value not recorded |
| After | Five-hour usage limits increased (size of increase not stated); one saveable rate limit reset for subscription users |
| Official source | https://www.anthropic.com/claude-opus-5-5 |
| Source quote | In addition to the price drop, we’re increasing five-hour usage limits on Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans. |
| Archive | Wayback capture |
| Snapshot hash | sha256:7458c6ee72117e6d29625cc0be0f43ef8138b15b4490cbb0b070ebec25ac7a0c |
| Status | verified |
All Anthropic (Claude) changes · Dispute or correct this entry
Previous changes from Anthropic (Claude)
- 2026-10-15: Fast mode for Claude Opus 5.5 left research preview and received a default rate limit in Start, Build and Scale tiers.
- 2026-10-07: Max and Team plans now include monthly API credits for the Claude Platform.
- 2026-10-07: Prompt cache read price on Claude Sonnet 5.5 lowered.
- 2026-09-24: Billing resumed for refusals before any output in the bio, frontier_llm and reasoning_extraction categories.
- 2026-08-10: Claude Sonnet 5 introductory price made standard; scheduled increase to $3/$15 on 2026-09-01 cancelled.
How Anthropic (Claude) limits and pricing work · Anthropic (Claude) changes, September 2026