Claude Code usage limits: 5-hour window and weekly cap
Data as of · Last verified against vendor see each row · Page updated
Short answer (as of 16 Oct 2026): Claude Code on Pro and Max uses a rolling 5-hour session limit plus a weekly limit shared with Claude chat. The pricing row records no fixed message count. A secondary source says that on 14 Sep 2026 the weekly limit was set 25% above the pre-promotion level, which is 17% below the +50% promotion that ended 13 Sep. If that baseline is indexed at 100, the promo is 150 and the later level is 125. That index is PlanYield arithmetic from those percentages, not a number Anthropic printed. No moderated usage reports are published yet, so this page does not give a median time-to-limit.
PlanYield, 'Claude Code usage limits: 5-hour window and weekly cap', updated 16 Oct 2026, https://planyield.dev/limits/claude-code/
Key numbers
- Claude Pro is listed at $20 per month, or $17 per month on the annual price in the same cell (claude.com/pricing, seed status verified, 16 Oct 2026).
- Claude Max 5x is $100 per month: 5x Pro usage per 5-hour session, Fable capped at 50% of weekly limits, and $100 per month of API credits.
- Claude Max 20x is $200 per month: 20x Pro usage per 5-hour session, and $200 per month of API credits.
- The 14 Sep 2026 change is status “secondary quoting Anthropic”, source BleepingComputer.
- Overage on these rows is usage credits at API rates. Community-measured yield is not shown (n=0).
Limits by plan
| Plan | $/mo | Limits | Resets | Overage | Reports | Status · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude CodeClaude ProPlanYield, 'Claude Pro', updated 16 Oct 2026, https://planyield.dev/plans/claude-pro/ | $1720 monthly / 17 annual ($200/yr) | >=5x Free per 5h session; weekly limits on top; no fixed message count | 5h windowWeekly | Usage credits at standard API rates (opt-in) | No reports yet | Verified claude.com ↗checked |
| Claude CodeClaude Max 5xPlanYield, 'Claude Max 5x', updated 16 Oct 2026, https://planyield.dev/plans/claude-max-5x/ | $100/mo | 5x Pro per 5h session; Fable model capped at 50% of weekly limits; $100/mo API credits | 5h windowWeekly | Usage credits at API rates | No reports yet | Verified claude.com ↗checked |
| Claude CodeClaude Max 20xPlanYield, 'Claude Max 20x', updated 16 Oct 2026, https://planyield.dev/plans/claude-max-20x/ | $200/mo | 20x Pro per 5h session; $200/mo API credits | 5h windowWeekly | Usage credits at API rates | No reports yet | Verified claude.com ↗checked |
| Claude CodeClaude TeamPlanYield, 'Claude Team', updated 16 Oct 2026, https://planyield.dev/plans/claude-team/ | $2020 annual / 25 monthly (Standard); 100 annual / 125 monthly (Premium) | Standard > Pro; Premium = 5x Standard | 5h windowWeekly | Extra usage | No reports yet | Partly verified claude.com ↗checked |
When the Claude Code limits reset
The scoreboard records a rolling 5-hour window plus a weekly cap, shared across Claude chat and Claude Code. The seed does not state the clock time of the weekly reset.
Changes that moved the limit
14 Sep 2026 Claude Code weekly limits settle at +25% · 29 Jan 2026 Claude Team seat prices change · 28 Aug 2025 Weekly limits added on Claude Pro and Max
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FAQ
What does the Claude Code usage limits page measure?
Claude Code on Pro and Max uses a rolling 5-hour session limit plus a weekly limit shared with Claude chat. The pricing row records no fixed message count. A secondary source says that on 14 Sep 2026 the weekly limit was set 25% above the pre-promotion level, which is 17% below the +50% promotion that ended 13 Sep. If that baseline is indexed at 100, the promo is 150 and the later level is 125. That index is PlanYield arithmetic from those percentages, not a number Anthropic printed. No moderated usage reports are published yet, so this page does not give a median time-to-limit.
Are community usage numbers included for Claude Pro?
No. As of 16 Oct 2026, every plan on this page has zero moderated reports. Yield stats stay blank until a plan has at least 5.