Claude
support.claude.com › en › articles › 11145838-using-claude-code-with-your-pro-or-max-plan
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.
Claude
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.
Videos
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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
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Claude Code New Session Limits: What Solo Devs Need to Know - YouTube
r/ClaudeAI on Reddit: Claude Coded: Sonnet 4.5, Claude Code 2.0, ...
r/ClaudeCode on Reddit: Claude Opus Limits REMOVED! (As of today)
ClaudeLog
claudelog.com › home › claude code limits
Claude Code Limits | ClaudeLog
Understanding Claude Code limits helps optimize development workflows and avoid interruptions. Most limit issues can be prevented with strategic planning, model selection, and timing sessions around reset cycles. Pro users benefit from hybrid web-terminal workflows while Max users enjoy unrestricted development.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/claudeai › claude code pro, 4 hours of usage.
r/ClaudeAI on Reddit: Claude code Pro, 4 hours of usage.
June 5, 2025 -
/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 a few k tokens on occasion. It would be good to know what the limits are and I might move to max.
Apidog
apidog.com › blog › claude-pro-limits
What Are Claude Pro Limits and How to Bypass Them:
July 30, 2025 - This premium tier is designed to provide significantly more capacity and additional tools, effectively allowing users to "bypass" the standard Pro limits, albeit at a higher price point. Using Claude Code with your Max Plan provides details on this offering.Comparing Max Plan with Pro:Usage ...
Northflank
northflank.com › blog › claude-rate-limits-claude-code-pricing-cost
Claude Code: Rate limits, pricing, and alternatives | Blog — Northflank
Many teams use Claude Code for LLM-generated code, but they’re now running into a wall: rate limits. Free Plan: Limited daily messages (varies by demand) Pro Plan: $20/month - approximately 45 messages every 5 hours
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.
Milvus
milvus.io › ai-quick-reference › what-are-the-token-limits-for-claude-code
What are the token limits for Claude Code?
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.
Reddit
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What are claude code usage limits like with pro subscription?
May 1, 2025 - More replies More replies More replies ... Yo bro, the $20 pro subscription for Claude Code definitely has tighter limits compared to max — especially with complex tasks involving tons of sub-agents and tool calls.
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.
Claude
support.claude.com › en › articles › 12429409-extra-usage-for-paid-claude-plans
Extra Usage for Paid Claude Plans | Claude Help Center
This article explains how to enable and use extra usage on your paid Claude plan (Pro, Max 5x, or Max 20x), allowing you to continue working with Claude after reaching your plan’s usage limits by switching to pay-as-you-go pricing.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/claudecode › what are the actual claude code rate limits on the $20 pro plan right now?
r/ClaudeCode on Reddit: What are the actual Claude Code rate limits on the $20 Pro plan right now?
1 week ago -
I'm thinking of upgrading to the $20/month plan specifically to use Claude Code. Are you guys hitting the limit constantly? Just trying to figure out if it's usable for a full workday or if I'll get capped immediately.
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Full workday, no way. Couple of hours, yes.
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I have 3 pro plans. I cannot justify spending $100 right now. I hit my limits on sonnet 4.5 within 2-3 hrs with properly managing context. Then i switch to 2nd account and then 3rd.. post that my 1st account limit resets. That is how I roll.
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.
GitHub
github.com › anthropics › claude-code › issues › 2739
Clarification on Claude Code Pro Rate Limits and MCP Usage · Issue #2739 · anthropics/claude-code
June 30, 2025 - Thanks for the great work on Claude Code — it’s been a fantastic tool in my workflow. I’m currently using the Pro plan, and I understand that there’s a rate limit of approximately 10–40 prompts every 5 hours, depending on complexity.
Published Jun 30, 2025
GitHub
gist.github.com › eonist › 5ac2fd483cf91a6e6e5ef33cfbd1ee5e
claude max plan limits · GitHub
For Max plan subscribers, usage limits are shared between claude.ai and Claude Code (the command-line interface tool)[5]. This means your message allowance applies across both platforms rather than being separate quotas. The Max plan is designed for users who frequently hit Pro limits and need uninterrupted access for demanding projects, offering substantially more capacity while maintaining some reasonable usage boundaries.
MCPcat
mcpcat.io › guides › which-claude-code-plan-to-choose
Claude Code Pricing Plans - Pro vs Max 5x vs Max 20x Comparison | MCPcat
Upgrade to Max 5x ($100/month) when hitting rate limits on larger projects. Choose Max 20x ($200/month) for power users, solopreneurs, and anyone doing serious development work who needs maximum Opus access.
Hacker News
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Claude Code Pro Limit? Hack It While You Sleep | Hacker News
July 8, 2025 - If you’re asleep by then, you miss the chance to resume right when it resets. The script is just a workaround to automatically pick up where you left off as soon as the quota is restored · I think I'm faster with Claude Code overall, but that's because it's a tradeoff between "it makes me ...
Reddit
reddit.com › r/claudeai › best way to avoid claude pro session limits without spending $100/month?
r/ClaudeAI on Reddit: Best way to avoid Claude Pro session limits without spending $100/month?
5 days ago -
I have Claude Pro ($20/month) and consistently run into the per-session usage limits when using Claude Code (CLI tool). I'll max out my current session and have to wait for the window to reset, even though I often end up using only 20-40% of my overall weekly allowance.
My budget is around $30/month total. Is there a better solution than Pro + occasional overage purchases?
Options I'm considering:
Paying for extra usage when I hit limits (but feels inefficient)
Switching to API pay-as-you-go for Claude Code specifically
Upgrading to a higher tier (but $100/month seems excessive for my usage)
For those who use Claude Code heavily in bursts but inconsistently week-to-week - what's your setup?
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Get a second 20$ account and switch. It's 10$ over your budget, but I don't see another practical solution. Also, try to use aistudio.google.com and run some things on Gemini Flash 3 that was announced today. It's free and you can use it a lot. Anyways, that's how I do it.
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Nowadays I first ask ChatGPT to think about what I wanted to ask from Claude, then I copy the corrected and reviewed text to Claude. I also sometimes ask Grok and Gemini for more general questions, not using Claude for everything. With this method I run out of weekly limit after 4-5 days, so it's OK for me.