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support.claude.com › en › articles › 8324991-about-claude-s-pro-plan-usage
About Claude's Pro Plan Usage | Claude Help Center
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.
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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.

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/cost doesn’t tell me how many tokens I’ve used. But after 4 hours I’m at my limit. My project is not massive, and I never noticed more than... More on old.reddit.com
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Usage Limits Discussion Megathread - beginning October 8, 2025
Pro user here. I canceled my membership, but it's not going to matter that much since I pay yearly. No pushback is going to solve this. They have defense contracts pending. We're cooked. I'm gonna test out GPT with Aider. More on reddit.com
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Claude Pro usage limits
"45 messages per conversation" isn't how it works. It depends on the length of the message, whether you upload accompanying docs, etc. There is no way to guarantee exactly how long your chats can be. You get a set # of tokens per calendar day, and the rate at which tokens are used will dynamically change over the time of day based on demand. I suggest you look through the performance megathread to get a feel for whether people that are complaining about their limits are using it for similar purposes as you intend, and that might give you a better idea what to expect. Keep in mind there's a lot of negativity in there, and you should take what is said there with a very big grain of salt. More on reddit.com
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Usage Limits Discussion Megathread - Starting July 29
I literally hits my 5h limits in 15 minutes. What a joke. More on reddit.com
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Claude
support.claude.com › en › articles › 11647753-understanding-usage-and-length-limits
Understanding Usage and Length Limits | Claude Help Center
Think of this as your "conversation budget" that determines how many messages you can send to Claude, or how long you can work with Claude Code, before needing to wait for your limit to reset. Your usage is affected by several factors, including the length and complexity of your conversations, the features you use, and which Claude model you're chatting with. Different subscription plans (Pro, Max, Team, etc.) have different usage allowances, with paid plans offering higher limits.
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ChatGPT
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GLM Coding Plan — AI Coding Powered by GLM-4.7 for Agents & IDEs
5 hours ago - Use GLM models like GLM-4.7 for AI coding in Claude Code, Kilo Code, Cline, OpenCode and more. Plans from $3/month—fast, reliable code generation and tool use for daily dev work.
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16x Prompt
prompt.16x.engineer › blog › claude-daily-usage-limit-quota
What's Claude AI Daily Usage Limit Quota? (Free vs Pro) | 16x Prompt
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 ...
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AI API Pricing Comparison (2025): Grok, Gemini, ChatGPT & Claude | IntuitionLabs
2 days ago - For individual users, Anthropic sells Claude Pro at $20 per month (or ~$17 with annual billing) ([8]). This plan gives higher usage limits and extra features (like “Claude Code” mode and more chat history) compared to the free plan.
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Apidog
apidog.com › blog › claude-pro-limits
What Are Claude Pro Limits and How to Bypass Them:
July 30, 2025 - It enables the analysis of substantial ... the document into smaller chunks manually, as long as the document fits within this 200K token limit....
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Portkey
portkey.ai › blog › claude-code-limits
Everything We Know About Claude Code Limits
July 29, 2025 - Weekly limit kicker (28 Aug 2025): Pro ≈ 40‑80 Claude Code hours; Max tiers scale proportionally.
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TechCrunch
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Anthropic unveils new rate limits to curb Claude Code power users | TechCrunch
July 29, 2025 - We’re rolling out new weekly rate limits for Claude Pro and Max in late August. We estimate they’ll apply to less than 5% of subscribers based on current usage.
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Medium
medium.com › @sevakavakians › claude-code-limit-hit-on-max-plan-what-to-do-next-60389024e0af
Claude Code Limit Hit on Max Plan?! What to do next: | by Sevak Avakians | Medium
October 3, 2025 - But, after adding a few MCP servers to automate more work, my context windows started filling faster even in projects where MCPs were not used. ... Suddenly, I saw the warning about “Claude Opus reaching limit” show at the bottom right of my terminal. A few minutes later, I get the message “Opus weekly limit reached ∙ resets Oct 6, 1pm”.
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support.anthropic.com › en › articles › 8324991-about-claude-pro-usage
About Claude's Pro Plan Usage
During peak hours, the Pro plan ... 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....
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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 - Free users can send about 100 messages daily, and this usage quota resets automatically at midnight. Pro users have a much more generous limit, approximately five times that of free users.
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Claude
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Using Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan | Claude Help Center
Pro ($20/month): Average users can send approximately 45 messages with Claude every five hours, OR send approximately 10-40 prompts with Claude Code every five hours. Most Pro users can expect 40-80 hours of Sonnet 4 within their weekly usage limits.
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TypingMind
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Claude Rate Exceeded: Guide to Fix and Prevent the Error
October 9, 2025 - When you exceed any of these thresholds, Claude returns a 429 HTTP error or similar “rate limit exceeded” message. Also, some higher-level quotas (like daily or weekly usage) may also apply depending on your subscription or plan. Here are some typical reasons why people see the “Rate Exceeded” error: 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.
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Medium
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What to do if you hit the usage limit of AI tools | by Xinran Ma | Bootcamp | Medium
May 28, 2025 - I’ll also share my token-saving strategies. Let’s dive in! If you are on their free plans, you can hit the usage limit in roughly as many as 15–20 prompts or as few as 5–10 prompts (if your tasks are complex).
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Arsturn
arsturn.com › blog › could-you-get-by-on-just-the-20-claude-subscription-a-usage-analysis
Is Claude Pro Worth $20? A Deep Dive on Usage Limits
August 10, 2025 - If you’re using Claude for a few specific tasks each day, you might never hit that limit. But if you’re a heavy user, or if you’re working on a project that requires a lot of back-&-forth conversation, you can burn through those messages surprisingly quickly.