Claude Code five-hour limits doubled for paid plans

What changed

May 6, 2026 Claude Increase

Before

Claude Code five-hour limits at the previous level; a peak-hours limit reduction applied to Claude Code on Pro and Max.

After

Claude Code five-hour limits doubled for Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise; no peak-hours reduction on Pro and Max.

Announced: May 6, 2026
Took effect: May 6, 2026
Recorded by LimitSheet: September 28, 2026
Entry published: September 28, 2026
Affects: Claude
Verified: Sep 29, 2026, verified 20 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check

Baseline

The five-hour limits in effect just before the announcement. Anthropic published no absolute values, so the change is stated only as a multiple of that baseline (doubled). The announcement does not mention weekly limits.

A change can be a cut against one level and a rise against another, so every entry names the baseline it compares with.

Sources and their exact words

Every number and date in this entry comes from one of these quotes.

Audit trail 1 source. All Reported: Anthropic. Accessed Sep 28, 2026. Archived copies linked.

Sources

Anthropic, Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceXThe following three changes—all effective today—are aimed at improving the experience of using Claude for our most dedicated customers.doubling Claude Code’s five-hour rate limits for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plansremoving the peak hours limit reduction on Claude Code for Pro and Max accountsAccessed Sep 28, 2026 Archived copy Reported: Reported by the vendor elsewhere (blog, staff post) or by reputable press.

Pages this change affects

Claude
Overview of Claude Pricing for Claude Limits for Claude

Where things stand now

The current recorded limits for the affected tool, each with its own source. They may have changed again since this entry.

Claude: current recorded limits
Plan	Usage vs base plan	5-hour window	Weekly cap	Reset rule	Overage	Verified
Pro Cite this row: Pro	5 times the usage of Free per 5-hour session (at least)1Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Session limit resets every five hours (no published message count)2Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Weekly usage limit across all models (no published number)3Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Weekly limit resets at a fixed day and time assigned to the account4Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Usage credits at standard API rates (opt-in)5Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Oct 2, 2026, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Max 5x Cite this row: Max 5x	5 times the usage of Pro per session6Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Session limit resets every five hours (no published message count)7Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Weekly usage limit across all models (no published number)8Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Weekly limit resets at a fixed day and time assigned to the account9Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Usage credits at standard API rates (opt-in)5Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Oct 2, 2026, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Max 20x Cite this row: Max 20x	20 times the usage of Pro per session10Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Session limit resets every five hours (no published message count)7Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Weekly usage limit across all models (no published number)8Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Weekly limit resets at a fixed day and time assigned to the account9Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Usage credits at standard API rates (opt-in)5Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Oct 2, 2026, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Team (Standard seat) Cite this row: Team (Standard seat)	1.25 times the usage of Pro per session11Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Not tracked	Weekly usage limit across all models, per member (no published number)11 Note on Team (Standard seat), Weekly capOfficial: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Weekly limit resets at a fixed day and time assigned to the account12Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Usage credits, if the organization enables them13Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Oct 2, 2026, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Team (Premium seat) Cite this row: Team (Premium seat)	6.25 times the usage of Pro per session14Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Not tracked	Weekly usage limit across all models, per member (no published number)14Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Weekly limit resets at a fixed day and time assigned to the account12Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Usage credits, if the organization enables them13Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center.	Oct 2, 2026, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check

Audit trail 14 sources and 1 note. All Official: Anthropic, Claude Help Center (Anthropic). Accessed Oct 2, 2026. Archived copies linked.

Sources for “Claude: current recorded limits”

Anthropic, Plans & Pricing | Claude by AnthropicPro gives you at least 5x more usage per 5-hour session than Free.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Pro plan?Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Pro plan?Pro plans also have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Pro plan?Weekly limits reset at a fixed time each week that is assigned to your account. Your reset day and time stay the same regardless of when you start using Claude or when your subscription begins, and you receive your full weekly allowance each cycle.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Anthropic, Plans & Pricing | Claude by AnthropicWhen you reach a limit, you can wait for it to reset, move to a higher plan, or, on paid plans, turn on usage credits to keep working at standard API rates.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?Max 5x includes five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?Max plans also have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?The weekly limit resets at a fixed time each week that is assigned to your account.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?Max 20x includes 20 times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Team plan?Standard seats: Team plan Standard seats include 1.25x the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance and have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Team plan?For both Standard and Premium seats, weekly limits reset at a fixed time each week that is assigned to your account.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Team plan?Your Team plan organization can enable usage credits to allow team members on all seat types to continue working with Claude, Cowork, and Claude Code after reaching their included usage limits.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Team plan?Premium seats: Team plan Premium seats include 6.25x the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance and have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models.Accessed Oct 2, 2026 Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value

Notes on “Claude: current recorded limits”

Team (Standard seat), Weekly cap: Limits are per member: “Usage limits on Team plans are per-member, rather than applied to the team as a whole.” Back to the value

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