--- title: Anthropic just removed one of Claude’s biggest usage... description: Anthropic removed the rolling five-hour usage cap for Claude Code users on its $200 Ultra plan, but only once their accounts are verified and if they still... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-just-removed-one-of-claude-s-biggest-usage-limits-but-not-for-everyone-epnijlwvw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Anthropic just removed one of Claude’s biggest usage limits — but not for everyone | daily.dev og:description: Anthropic removed the rolling five-hour usage cap for Claude Code users on its $200 Ultra plan, but only once their accounts are verified and if they still... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-just-removed-one-of-claude-s-biggest-usage-limits-but-not-for-everyone-epnijlwvw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/epnijLwvw.png og:image:alt: Anthropic just removed one of Claude’s biggest usage limits — but not for everyone og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Anthropic just removed one of Claude’s biggest usage limits — but not for everyone **[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 14 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Anthropic removed the rolling five-hour usage cap for Claude Code users on its $200 Ultra plan, but only once their accounts are verified and if they still have weekly usage left. Anthropic also renamed its top consumer plans: Max 5x is now Max, Max 20x is now Ultra, still priced at $100 and $200 a month. Verification happens automatically based on account and payment history, with no way to request or speed it up. The weekly cap still applies, with Ultra offering 10 times Pro's weekly usage versus 5 times for Max, and chats and Claude Code sessions share the same weekly allowance. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does Claude Code still have a five-hour usage limit on the Ultra plan? No, Anthropic removed the rolling five-hour usage cap for Claude Code on the $200 Ultra plan, but only for accounts that have been verified and still have weekly usage remaining. Verification happens automatically based on account and payment history, and there is no way to request or speed it up. The weekly usage cap still applies regardless of verification status. _daily.dev helps developers track plan and limit changes before they affect a Claude Code workflow._ ### What is the difference between Anthropic's Max and Ultra Claude plans? Max (formerly Max 5x) costs $100 a month and Ultra (formerly Max 20x) costs $200 a month. Ultra includes 10 times Pro's weekly usage allowance while Max includes 5 times Pro's weekly usage. Each plan also bundles Claude Platform API credits equal to its subscription price, $100 for Max and $200 for Ultra. _Developers weighing Claude subscription tiers can follow pricing and limit changes on daily.dev._ ### Do Claude Code sessions and regular Claude chats share the same usage limit? Yes, chats with Claude on web, desktop, or mobile count toward the same weekly limit as Claude Code sessions. Once that weekly allowance is used up, usage credits can be turned on to keep working at standard API rates, but that costs extra on top of the subscription price. _daily.dev keeps developers current on changes to shared usage limits across Claude tools._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Anthropic promised 20x more usage. 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