The number of messages you can send will vary based on message length, including the length of files you attach, the length of your current conversation, and the model or feature you use. Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours.

... Pro ($20/month): Average users ... with Claude Code every five hours. Most Pro users can expect 40-80 hours of Sonnet 4 within their weekly usage limits....

April 30, 2025 - If your workflows spawn 50-60 calls per task, you might hit rate limiting or quota pretty fast before finishing. From a real talk standpoint, that $100 tier usually gets you way more generous usage to handle big codebases or heavy lifting with ...

Typical usage: You can expect 10-40 prompts every 5 hours with moderate development work. This varies significantly based on conversation length, file sizes you're working with, and complexity of requests.

Leverage your included usage first: Plan intensive work sessions around your five-hour usage windows. Start new conversations: Begin fresh chats for new topics to minimize the size of your context window. Use projects effectively: Store frequently referenced documents in project knowledge instead of re-uploading. Set appropriate limits: Start with conservative spending caps and adjust based on your needs. Extra usage applies to both Claude conversations and Claude Code ...

July 30, 2025 - For the 5x Pro Max plan, this might mean around 50-200 prompts with Claude Code every 5 hours, and for the 20x Pro Max plan, 200-800 prompts every 5 hours, depending on complexity and settings.

Free Plan: Limited daily messages (varies by demand) Pro Plan: $20/month - approximately 45 messages every 5 hours · Max Plan: Two tiers at $100/month (5x Pro usage) and $200/month (20x Pro usage)

July 29, 2025 - All messages and token spend during that period draw from your plan’s pool; the clock resets only when you send the next message after the 5 hours lapse. Pro users average 10‑40 prompts per window, while Max 20× users can push 200‑800 prompts ...

July 29, 2025 - Anthropic tells TechCrunch that most Pro users can expect 40 to 80 hours of Sonnet 4 through Claude Code within their weekly rate limits. Subscribers to Anthropic’s $100-per-month Max plan can expect 140 to 280 hours of Sonnet 4 and 15 to ...

For longer conversations or conversations involving attachments, the number of messages may be lowered to around 20-30 per day. Claude Pro is the paid subscription option, offering more advanced features and increased usage limits at $20 per month ...

Pro plan users typically have access to approximately 44,000 tokens per 5-hour period, which translates to roughly 10-40 prompts depending on the complexity of the codebase being analyzed and the specific tasks being performed.

Note that your usage of all different Claude product surfaces (claude.ai, Claude Code, Claude Desktop) counts towards the same usage limit. There isn't a way to purchase a specific plan offering unlimited usage at this time.

October 3, 2025 - Nope, I had it in “Opus Plan Mode”: Use Opus 4.1 in plan mode, Sonnet 4 otherwise. Hmm, maybe its a bug. Let me switch to “Default”: Opus 4.1 for up to 50% of usage limits, then use Sonnet 4.

4 days ago - All-in-all, the Claude Code Pro Plan hits a really nice balance: you get a strong daily model in Sonnet, and you still have access to Opus 4.5 for the moments where you want maximum capability. With a medium-size repo, I’m consistently getting a solid amount of usage—especially when I’m careful about prompt clarity and keep an eye on limits.

If you're using a paid Claude plan (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise), you can navigate to Settings > Usage to view progress bars showing how much of your five-hour session and weekly usage limits you’ve consumed.

September 4, 2025 - Subscription plans include Pro ($20/month) for light usage and Max (starting at $100/month) for more intensive coding needs, with varying usage capacities and model access. Usage limits reset every five hours and are shared across Claude (web, ...

You’ll need to pay standard API rates for extra usage. Yes. Cursor and Replit also made changes to stop plan abuse. If you rely on Claude Code for AI-assisted coding, your weekly capped hours may limit continuous use. This may particularly affect users on the Pro or entry‑level Max plans.