Today, I just saw this article about claude code and see that they added claude code to pro plan. But you will only get 10-40 prompts every 5 hours. What do you guys think?

In case you missed, if you got rate limited on the web chat, your Claude code will just do fine and still works. And since you won't have access to Opus, then you can simply use the web chat for planning.

So here's what I usually do:

1. repomix (library to copy your codebase as a .txt onto clipboard) my whole codebase.

2. attach to Claude web app with Opus selected, then magically prompt my problem and ask it to create a comprehensive plan (sometimes I ask it to use a Markdown format with checkbox, so Claude code can slowly check each box once a task is done).

3. then copy and paste the response onto Claude code.

4. Sonnet will do the rest. It'd be better if you ask it to go to each task one by one and not solving the whole thing in one go.

I know some people already know this, so hopefully this also helps those who doesn't know it yet!

nb: this post is 100% human-made
nb#2: this only works if you're working with a repo that can fit into opus's context length limit.

Claude Opus 4.5, our frontier coding model, is now available in Claude Code for Pro users. Pro users can select Opus 4.5 using the /model command in their terminal.

Opus 4.5 will consume rate limits faster than Sonnet 4.5. We recommend using Opus for your most complex tasks and using Sonnet for simpler tasks.

To get started:

* Run claude update
* /model opus

This is what claude said:"With the Claude Pro plan, you're using the web interface, but Claude Code is a separate command-line tool that requires API access. Unfortunately, your Pro plan subscription doesn't automatically give you access to Claude Code without an API key.

Here are your options:

Option 1: Get API Access

Even with a Pro plan, you'll need separate API credits to use Claude Code. You can:

• Sign up for API access at https://console.anthropic.com

• API usage is billed separately from your Pro subscription"

Option 2: Use Claude Web Interface

Since you have Pro, you can:

• Use the web interface at claude.ai for coding help

• Copy/paste code between VS Code and the Claude web chat

• Use Claude's artifact feature for code generation and editing

Option 3: VS Code Extensions

While not Claude specifically, you might find these helpful:

• GitHub Copilot (if you have access)

• Other AI coding assistants that integrate directly with VS Code

Unfortunately, there isn't currently a way to use Claude Code with just a Pro subscription - it requires API access with separate billing. The Pro plan gives you enhanced access to the web interface, but the command-line tool is a different product that needs API credentials.

I thought you got claude code with pro but the same rate limits as the web interface. Bummer.

EDIT: Yes , you CAN use claude code with VS code if you are on a pro subscription WITHOUT using API credits. (just install claude through npm in the integrated terminal and type claude - it will present an option to login with your pro account)