{
  "id": 17283499,
  "title": "Anthropic just removed one of Claude’s biggest usage limits — but not for everyone",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/anthropic-just-removed-one-of-claudes-biggest-usage-limits-but-not",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T20:14:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New Stack",
    "slug": "the-new-stack",
    "url": "https://thenewstack.io/claude-ultra-session-limit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anthropic has removed a significant usage cap for Claude Code users on its $200 plan, provided their accounts are verified and they have remaining weekly usage. The change came as Anthropic renamed its two top consumer plans, with Max 5x now labeled Max and Max 20x renamed Ultra. Both plans retain their respective monthly prices of $100 and $200, with no need for current subscribers to take any action. Anthropic also disclosed monthly Claude Platform API credits: $100 for Max and $200 for Ultra. The removal of the five-hour usage cap means that demanding tasks no longer have to halt due to this limitation, even if weekly usage is still available. However, some Ultra subscribers will need to undergo account verification by Anthropic to eliminate the cap, as this step is taken to prevent fraud and abuse. Once verified, the five-hour limit will disappear. The weekly cap remains unchanged for Ultra users, who still enjoy the same weekly allowance, albeit potentially faster depletion when compared to Max users, who get five times Pro's weekly usage. The pricing page highlights that Ultra offers 10 times Pro's weekly usage, as opposed to Max's five times Pro's weekly usage.",
  "summary": "Claude Code users on Anthropic’s $200 plan will no longer face a rolling five-hour usage cap, provided their accounts are The post Anthropic just removed one of Claude’s biggest usage limits — but not for everyone appeared first on The New Stack .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Lobsters",
        "title": "Anthropic hacked to deliver remote access trojan to Claude developer laptops worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/anthropic-hacked-to-deliver-remote-access-trojan-to-claude-developer",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:58:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Anthropic renames its $100 per month Max 5x plan as Max and the $200 per month Max 20x plan as Ultra, and removes the 5-hour limit for verified Ultra accounts (Claude/@claudeai)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/anthropic-renames-its-100-per-month-max-5x-plan-as-max-and-the-200",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}