OpenAI Help Center
help.openai.com › en › articles › 6825453-chatgpt-release-notes
ChatGPT — Release Notes | OpenAI Help Center
2 days ago - Plus users will have a message limit that is up to 5x greater than free users, and Team and Enterprise users will have even higher limits.
Substack
limitededitionjonathan.substack.com › p › ultimate-guide-fixing-claude-hit
Ultimate Guide: Fixing "Claude hit the maximum length for this conversation."
November 6, 2025 - Claude Sonnet 4.5 and newer models actually receive their remaining token budget in the system prompt. They know how much space they have. This breeds better behavior - Claude can manage context somewhat autonomously. Clear errors: “Your message will exceed the length limit” - no ambiguity.
Claude’s unreasonable message limitations, even for Pro!
Yes, there's an easy way. 45 messages is not a hard limit, it's only an average. Try to start new chats frequently instead of sticking with the same chat for a long time. Then you will have more messages More on reddit.com
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September 14, 2024Messages exceeding length limit for chat
Claude like any LLM does not "remember" anything you tell it. Every time you ask it a question it has to re-read the entire history of the chat you've been having. It's like a person with zero short term memory who has to replay the entire conversation you're having with them in order to reply to you. It just does this really fast so it appears seamless This info -- the chat history including its answers,, any files you gave it, and your latest question -- is the context window. The window gets larger each time you ask it a question and there's a limit to the size. Once you've reached the limit, you have to start a new chat and it will not remember anything you've discussed. You basically will have to do your best to summarize what you talked about before and pick it up there If you pay for a sub, you get a bigger context window and can have a longer sustained conversation More on reddit.com
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July 9, 2024Claude 3 Opus Message Limit Reached - Personal Development -- [Main] - Actualized.org Forum
Does anybody else get the annoying message limit reach when using Claude 3 Opus? I find it annoying that I have to resort to using a lower level bot like ... More on actualized.org
"claude hit the max length for a message" will be the end of this company.
It get's really fun when it produces bad code , you hit that limit and have no way for the tool to fix it --- it's real shit lately. More on reddit.com
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March 30, 2025Videos
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Claude Weekly Limits Explained: What Pro Users Need to Know - YouTube
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How to stop hitting Claude limits [practical tips and demo] - YouTube
r/ClaudeAI on Reddit: I just hit chat length limit on one of my ...
r/ClaudeCode on Reddit: New Usage Limits are Brutal lol
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I’m Getting FRUSTRATED With Claude—Here’s Why - YouTube
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How to Maximize Your Claude Usage Limits - YouTube
LobeHub
lobehub.com › blog › complete-guide-to-claude-ai-usage-limits
Complete Guide to Claude AI Usage limits: Why, How to Resolve, and Advanced Usage · LobeHub
December 10, 2024 - During peak times, usage may be affected by system load, and the specific number of messages could vary, though users typically receive notifications upon reaching their daily cap. Claude also imposes a limit on the length of conversations, primarily determined by its context window.
Medium
michellejamesina.medium.com › how-to-bypass-claudes-message-limits-complete-guide-to-ai-conversation-memory-2025-b3d5f0685f39
How to Bypass Claude’s Message Limits: Complete Guide to AI Conversation Memory (2025) | by Michelle Jamesina | Medium
August 1, 2025 - Cognitive load theory research demonstrates that working memory has limited capacity, and rebuilding context consumes valuable mental resources that could be used for actual analysis and decision-making. The Invisible Countdown Problem: Claude message limits hit without warning.
LinkedIn
linkedin.com › posts › derekaweber_5-claude-quick-tips-for-if-you-are-running-activity-7376340791394410496-xKaa
Claude Tips for Avoiding Chat Length Limits | Derek Weber posted on the topic | LinkedIn
September 23, 2025 - As best you can (and especially if you are afraid you are nearing your token limit), consolidate your messages into longer paragraphs. (4) Leverage Claude's Tools Because each message requires a rehashing of the entire chat, proactively request Claude to generate what will be predictably long responses into an artifact.
Data Studios
datastudios.org › post › claude-free-limits-updated-usage-restrictions-message-caps-and-file-upload-rules
Claude Free limits: updated usage restrictions, message caps, and file upload rules.
August 10, 2025 - Claude Free works on a sliding usage window, which resets approximately every 5 hours. Within that window, users can send a variable number of messages, depending on: ... There is no fixed number of messages guaranteed per session.
Claude
support.claude.com › en › articles › 7996856-what-is-the-maximum-prompt-length
What is the maximum prompt length? | Claude Help Center
The maximum length of prompt that Claude can process is its context window.
16x Prompt
prompt.16x.engineer › blog › claude-daily-usage-limit-quota
What's Claude AI Daily Usage Limit Quota? (Free vs Pro) | 16x Prompt
Claude Pro uses a 5-hour reset cycle for its usage limits. If the conversations are short, Claude Pro subscribers can expect to send about 45 messages per 5 hours. That means you can send around 216 short messages per day.
Claude
support.claude.com › en › articles › 8324991-about-claude-s-pro-plan-usage
About Claude's Pro Plan Usage | Claude Help Center
If your conversations are relatively short (approximately 200 English sentences, assuming your sentences are around 15-20 words) and use a less compute-intensive model, you can expect to send around 45 messages every five hours, often more depending ...
Claude
support.claude.com › en › articles › 11647753-understanding-usage-and-length-limits
Understanding Usage and Length Limits | Claude Help Center
For users on paid plans with code execution enabled, Claude now automatically manages long conversations. When your conversation approaches the context window limit, Claude summarizes earlier messages to continue the conversation seamlessly.
Claude
support.claude.com › en › articles › 11014257-about-claude-s-max-plan-usage
About Claude's Max Plan Usage | Claude Help Center
The number of messages you can send per session will vary based on the length of your messages, including the size of files you attach, the length of current conversation, and the model or feature you use. Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/claudeai › claude’s unreasonable message limitations, even for pro!
r/ClaudeAI on Reddit: Claude’s unreasonable message limitations, even for Pro!
September 14, 2024 -
Claude has this 45 messages limit per 5 hours for pro subs as well. Is there any way to get around it?
Claude has 3 models and I have been mostly using sonet. From my initial observations, these limits apply for all the models at once.
I.e., if I exhaust limit with sonet, does that even restrict me from using opus and haiku ? Is there anyway to get around it?
I can also use API keys if there’s a really trusted integrator but help?
Update on documentation: From what I’ve seen till now this doesn’t give us very stood out notice about the limitations, they mentioned that there is a limit but there is a very vague mention of dynamic nature of limitations.
Edit (18 July, 2025):
Claude has tightened the limits of Claude Code silently, people are repeatedly facing this issue :: "Invalid model. Claude Pro users are not currently able to use Opus 4 in Claude Code" and also https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/3566
Make no mistake, I love claude to the core. I was probably in the mid-early adopters of Claude. I love the Artifact generation more than anything. But this limitations are really bad. Some power users are really happy on claude Max plan because they were able to get it to work precisely. I think this is more to do with Prompt engineering, and context engineering. I hope sooner or later, claude can really work like how ChatGPT is accessible now-a-days.
Edit ( 7 sept, 2025):
The fact that this post is still getting so much attention is a testament to Claude not listening to the users. I love Claude and Claude Code too much, and I am a fan of Anthropic adding new features. Unfortunately, this Claude code also hits the “Compacting conversation” too quick - for me atleast, and the limits are a little better honestly. But the cool down period is painful.
Medium
medium.com › @PowerUpSkills › claude-desktop-constantly-hitting-limits-what-you-can-do-7d3915da1ffd
Claude Desktop Constantly Hitting Limits? What You Can Do | by Jannis | Medium
May 4, 2025 - First, a reality check: Claude’s limits aren’t going away. Whether you’re on the free, Pro, or even Max plan, Anthropic enforces message and token limits to keep the service stable for everyone.
Begins with AI
beginswithai.com › handling-large-ai-generated-apps-claudes-limitations-and-solutions
Handling Large AI-Generated Apps: Claude's Limitations and Solutions - Begins w/ AI
October 12, 2024 - Token Limitations: As previously mentioned, the maximum output length is often capped at around 2048 tokens for individual requests. Users may need to break down their requests into smaller parts. Contextual Overload: When Claude re-reads previous messages in a conversation to maintain context, ...
Writingmate
writingmate.ai › blog › avoid-claude-ai-usage-limits
Claude AI Free vs Pro Limit, User Caps. How to Bypass Them? | Writingmate Blog
October 1, 2025 - Claude limits resets each 5 hours. Claude Pro has less user caps and will surely let you go over 50 messages every 5 hours (hundreds per day). These limits vary with conversation length, attachments, using web features and other aspects.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/claudeai › messages exceeding length limit for chat
r/ClaudeAI on Reddit: Messages exceeding length limit for chat
July 9, 2024 -
I've noticed this behaviour working on projects over a number of hours. At some point I keep getting the error "Message exceeding length limit for chat" even with very short queries - in the latest case, a paragraph of 135 word.
This is independent of the total messages limit which pops up from time to time. The link in the alert box takes me here: https://support.anthropic.com/en/articles/7996848-how-large-is-claude-s-context-window which makes me think this is the expected behaviour, but limiting it by so much seems extreme. Is this correct?
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Claude like any LLM does not "remember" anything you tell it. Every time you ask it a question it has to re-read the entire history of the chat you've been having. It's like a person with zero short term memory who has to replay the entire conversation you're having with them in order to reply to you. It just does this really fast so it appears seamless This info -- the chat history including its answers,, any files you gave it, and your latest question -- is the context window. The window gets larger each time you ask it a question and there's a limit to the size. Once you've reached the limit, you have to start a new chat and it will not remember anything you've discussed. You basically will have to do your best to summarize what you talked about before and pick it up there If you pay for a sub, you get a bigger context window and can have a longer sustained conversation
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Thanks Heybart. This is very different behaviour to ChatGPT which I have been using extensively for months. I may run into a daily quota issue for time to time, but never a total context limit. I’m reaching this limit in a few days with Claude. Paid subscriber for both. In any case, the memory bloat in Claude also becomes so problematic by this point that I usually start a new chat anyway.
TypingMind
blog.typingmind.com › home › claude rate exceeded: guide to fix and prevent the error
Claude Rate Exceeded: Guide to Fix and Prevent the Error
October 9, 2025 - If you encounter the “Rate Exceeded” error when using Claude, here are the most effective ways to resolve it immediately: Shorten your input prompt or reduce the maximum output tokens. Longer prompts and responses consume more tokens and can quickly exceed your per-minute token limit.
AcademiaScribes
academiascribes.com › blog › working around claude's message limitations: tips and strategies
Working Around Claude's Message Limitations: Tips and Strategies
September 15, 2024 - However, this doesn't change the fact that hitting message limits can be incredibly disruptive when you're in the middle of an important task or coding session. So let's look at some ways to work within and around these constraints. One of the most effective tactics is to start new conversations more often, rather than having extremely long back-and-forths in a single chat. This works because longer conversations require Claude to process more context with each message, burning through tokens faster.
Actualized.org
actualized.org › forum › topic › 101251-claude-3-opus-message-limit-reached
Claude 3 Opus Message Limit Reached - Personal Development -- [Main] - Actualized.org Forum
May 17, 2024 - Does anybody else get the annoying message limit reach when using Claude 3 Opus? I find it annoying that I have to resort to using a lower level bot like ...