Some Claude Pro and Max users say their five-hour and weekly limits run out faster than before. This page lists only what Anthropic has said in its help center, pricing pages, status page and named public posts by Anthropic staff. We use no third-party reporting and make no guesses. Where Anthropic has not published something, we write not stated.
/usage or /feedback details.No changes on our end. Can you run this command and paste the full output here? Happy to help debug.
No changes on our end, we monitor usage really carefully.
To debug, run /usage to see a detailed token by token breakdown for your own usage. Most often it’s a runaway loop or really inefficient skill
hey, our limits haven't changed, but could you run /feedback in a session where you noticed it draining faster and dm me the feedback id? I can take a look
Both X profiles describe them as working on Claude or Claude Code at Anthropic. These are replies to individual users, not formal announcements.
we’re increasing five-hour usage limits on Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans.
Size of that increase: not stated. Weekly limits are not mentioned. Our entry: 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. (2026-09-22).
For two weeks, start a design, deck, or doc in the Claude app, and the work that follows in that conversation uses 50% less of your usage limits.
That was a two-week promotion announced 2026-10-01. The exact end date and time: not stated in the post.
Paid plans have two types of usage limits: a session limit that resets every five hours, and weekly limits that reset once every week.
These limits are shared across Claude and Claude Code, meaning all activity in both tools counts against the same limits.
In addition, to manage capacity and ensure fair access to all users, we may limit your usage in other ways, such as weekly and monthly caps or model and feature usage, at our discretion.
Research sessions may consume tokens more quickly due to multiple searches and comprehensive analysis.
More detail: How Claude's weekly usage limits work.
We are investigating elevated errors affecting usage data on the platform.claude.com Usage page and the Admin API usage report. Core functionality is not affected.
API requests are not affected
That incident was about the platform.claude.com usage pages and Admin API usage report, not Pro or Max plan limits. It is marked resolved on 2026-10-13. Other incidents in the period shown are about elevated errors, not usage limits.
The Plan usage limits section at the top shows your progress towards both your session limit and weekly limits.
You can see your next reset time in Settings > Usage
In Claude Code, Anthropic staff point users to the /usage command (see the quotes above).
Added a warning on Pro and Max plans when resuming an inactive conversation would use a noticeable share of your 5-hour usage limit: resume anyway, or start a new conversation and Claude can look up the previous one if you refer to it
Release date of 2.1.304: not stated in the changelog. What counts as a "noticeable share": not stated.
With usage credits enabled, once one of your included limits is fully used (your five-hour session limit or one of your weekly limits), your requests switch to pay-as-you-go pricing on usage credits and keep working.
Usage credits are billed at standard API rates
Usage credits are charged separately from your paid Claude subscription and appear as additional charges on your bill.
Standard API rates, USD per million tokens (input / output):
| Model | Input | Output | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5.1 | $10 | $50 | Anthropic pricing docs, checked 2026-10-23 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $4 | $20 | Anthropic pricing docs, checked 2026-10-23 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $2 | $10 | Anthropic pricing docs, checked 2026-10-23 |
How many tokens one message or Claude Code session uses: not stated. Minimum top-up amount for usage credits: not stated.
Limit resets are given occasionally to eligible plans, and set your usage limits back to full when you choose to use one.
Depending on the limit reset shown, either your five-hour session limit or your weekly usage limit go back to full right away.
Who is eligible and how often: not stated.
For heavy coding sessions, you can also switch to pay-as-you-go API credits through a
API credits are billed at the same per-token rates as the table above. Max plans list monthly API credits: Claude pricing, checked 2026-10-24 ($100/month on Max 5x, $200/month on Max 20x; none on Free or Pro). But:
Monthly API credits included with Max plans can’t be used in Claude Code or the Claude apps, including for usage credits.
Minimum API credit purchase: not stated in the pages we checked.
ChatGPT Plus and Pro users who reach their usage limit can purchase additional credits to continue working without needing to upgrade their existing plan.
Credit purchase prices and applicable discounts depend on your plan or agreement.
Price per Codex credit: not stated on that page.
OpenAI may occasionally provide eligible users with a one-time reset of Codex or ChatGPT Work usage limits. Eligibility, the limits affected, and any redemption or expiration requirements may vary by offer. Future resets are not guaranteed.
Using a full banked reset refreshes your 5-hour and weekly Codex usage windows and changes your weekly reset date.
No. OpenAI Support does not reset ChatGPT or Codex usage limits.
OpenAI does not list a price for a Codex limit reset; resets are given through offers and referrals (price: not stated). Plan prices: What each AI coding plan gets you.
User reports that, since Claude Opus 5.5, weekly allowances on Claude subscriptions run out faster than a few weeks earlier with the same workflows, and asks Anthropic to explain any change.
Same workflows. Same subscriptions. Completely different experience.
This is a user report, not a confirmed change. We list it while we look for an official source.
See also: How Claude's weekly usage limits work · What each AI coding plan gets you · All Anthropic changes. Something wrong? Dispute it; corrections are dated and appended.