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Anthropic announced today it would introduce weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers, claiming that some users have been running Claude 24/7, with the majority of usage centered around its Claude Code product.
Overall weekly limits will begin on August 28 and will be in conjunction with the current 5-hour limits. Anthropic said the throttling will only affect 5% of its total users.
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Not surprisingly, many developers and other users reacted negatively to the news, claiming that the move unfairly punishes more people for the actions of a few. The move also raises the question of how enterprises hoping to run more long-running projects could reach their usage limits much faster.
