Claude Code

Claude Code usage limits

See the Claude Code plan-capacity, reset, and overage guide, or use the Codex vs Claude Code subscription decision.

日本語：Claude Code の使用制限：5時間制限と週間上限

Kimi Code vs Claude Code vs Codex

Compare prices, short-window and weekly limits, overage, models, context, speed, and tool compatibility without a fabricated universal score.

Current plans and access

• Pro

  Models

  Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5

  Access and plan notes

  Access: Terminal, VS Code and forks, JetBrains, web, desktop

  • Anthropic describes Pro Claude Code as light coding work on small repositories.
  • Help Center average-user prompt ranges currently appear under Usage Limits for Older Models (Sonnet 4 / Opus 4). They are not stored as a current-model fixed quota.

  Source: Claude Code product and pricing, Claude Max plan usage limits, Use Claude Code with Pro or Max, Claude usage credits

• Max 5x

  Models

  Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5

  Access and plan notes

  Access: Terminal, VS Code and forks, JetBrains, web, desktop

  • Max 5x is five times Pro session usage, not a guaranteed number of finished tasks and not a matching weekly multiplier.
  • Help Center average-user prompt ranges currently appear under Usage Limits for Older Models. They are not stored as a current-model fixed quota.

  Source: Claude Code product and pricing, Claude Max plan usage limits, Use Claude Code with Pro or Max, Claude usage credits

• Max 20x

  Models

  Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5

  Access and plan notes

  Access: Terminal, VS Code and forks, JetBrains, web, desktop

  • Max 20x is twenty times Pro session usage, not a guaranteed number of finished tasks and not a matching weekly multiplier.
  • Help Center average-user prompt ranges currently appear under Usage Limits for Older Models. They are not stored as a current-model fixed quota.

  Source: Claude Code product and pricing, Claude Max plan usage limits, Use Claude Code with Pro or Max, Claude usage credits

• Claude Console API

  Models

  Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5

  Access and plan notes

  Access: Claude Code with an Anthropic Console API key

  Source: Claude Code product and pricing, Use Claude Code with Pro or Max

Access and sources

Official product

Open official product page

Category

coding agent

Access model

Claude subscription usage shared with Claude, or separate Anthropic API pay-as-you-go access

Decision categories

subscription service, byok, provider dependent

Open source

Unknown — not established by the verified sources

Platforms / access

Terminal, Web, Desktop, iOS, Android, GitHub, VS Code, JetBrains, Slack

Official sources

• Claude Code product and pricing
• Claude Max plan usage limits
• Use Claude Code with Pro or Max
• Claude usage credits
• Claude Code model configuration
• Claude Code May–August 2026 weekly limits promotion
• Claude usage limit best practices

Verification notes

• Team and Enterprise premium seats can also access Claude Code; public self-serve pricing is not summarized here.
• The May 13–September 13, 2026 Claude Code weekly-limit promotion (+50%) has ended. Anthropic made part of it permanent: from September 14, 2026, Claude Code weekly limits are 25% higher than before the promotion. The numeric weekly cap is still not published.

Compare cost and limits

See Claude Code alongside other tracked AI coding tools, with incompatible quota units kept separate.

1. Oct 11, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC
   usage limit
   Claude Max plans now list a separate weekly limit for Fable, and usage credits can continue work after any of the three limits.

   Previous value not verified→Max plans have a separate weekly limit for Fable; usage credits can continue after the five-hour, weekly, or Fable weekly limit. Monthly API credits included with Max do not pay for usage in Claude, Claude Code, or Claude Cowork
2. Oct 11, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC
   usage limit
   Claude Code weekly limits are now permanently 25% higher than before the May–September promotion, starting September 14, 2026; the temporary +50% ended September 13.

   Claude Code weekly usage limits 50% higher from May 13, 2026 through September 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT; after that, weekly limits return to standard levels→Promotion ended September 13, 2026. Starting September 14, 2026, Claude Code weekly limits are 25% higher than before the promotion for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans
3. Sep 7, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
   usage limit
   Claude Code weekly limits remain temporarily 50% higher through September 13, 2026; five-hour limits are unchanged.

   Previous value not verified→Claude Code weekly usage limits 50% higher from May 13, 2026 through September 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT; 5-hour session limits unchanged