{
  "dataset": "LimitSheet",
  "version": "v1",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "LimitSheet (https://limitsheet.com/)",
  "url": "https://limitsheet.com/changes/2026-05-06-claude-five-hour-limits-doubled/",
  "item": {
    "id": "2026-05-06-claude-five-hour-limits-doubled",
    "date": "2026-05-06",
    "announced_on": "2026-05-06",
    "effective_on": "2026-05-06",
    "detected_on": "2026-09-28",
    "published_on": "2026-09-28",
    "products": [
      "claude"
    ],
    "plans": [
      "claude-pro",
      "claude-max-5x",
      "claude-max-20x",
      "claude-team-standard",
      "claude-team-premium"
    ],
    "kind": "limits",
    "title": "Claude Code five-hour limits doubled for paid plans",
    "summary": "Anthropic doubled Claude Code's five-hour rate limits for Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise plans, and removed the peak-hours limit reduction on Claude Code for Pro and Max accounts.",
    "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.",
    "baseline_note": "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.",
    "direction": "increase",
    "material": true,
    "source_ids": [
      "anthropic-news-higher-limits-2026-05-06"
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "source_id": "anthropic-news-higher-limits-2026-05-06",
        "quote": "The following three changes—all effective today—are aimed at improving the experience of using Claude for our most dedicated customers."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "anthropic-news-higher-limits-2026-05-06",
        "quote": "doubling Claude Code’s five-hour rate limits for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans"
      },
      {
        "source_id": "anthropic-news-higher-limits-2026-05-06",
        "quote": "removing the peak hours limit reduction on Claude Code for Pro and Max accounts"
      }
    ],
    "verified_at": "2026-09-29",
    "verified_by": "Lokesh Rathore",
    "verified_method": "ai_assisted"
  }
}