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Anthropic Resets Claude Code Usage Limits Across All Plans

June 19, 2026 at 20:05 EDT

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On Saturday, June 20, 2026, Anthropic reset the 5-hour rolling and weekly usage limits for every user across all plans, including those on Claude Code. Its developer account announced it had reset the 5-hour and weekly limits for everyone on all plans, inviting users to resume their weekend work.

June 20 · Anthropic

Claude Code Limits Reset for Every User After Bug Over-Throttled Subscribers

A bug showed stricter-than-real weekly limits to some Max and Pro users, blocking message sends. Anthropic fixed it, then extended the 5-hour and weekly limit reset to all plans and all users.

~3%

of Max/Pro users hit incorrect, stricter weekly limits

ALL

plans & users got the 5-hour + weekly reset on June 20

2×

5-hour limit was doubled in the May easing

Weekly usage rate after the fix

Some developers reported their weekly consumption easing back down.

Before fix

~80%

After fix

~55%

5-hour rolling window

Tracks consumption within any five hours of use; recovers as the window rolls forward.

Fixed weekly cap

A hard limit on a seven-day cycle, layered on top of the rolling window.

Largely welcomed

Developers praised the fast bug fix and the decision to extend the reset to everyone, not just affected accounts.

Complaints persist

The basis for caps stays opaque — hard to tell a bug from intent. Limits still hit fast on Pro/Max; caching and long sessions speed consumption.

The balance between infrastructure cost management and transparency remains an ongoing challenge — token and time figures stay undisclosed; users can check consumption with /usage.

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