Anthropic is bumping up standard weekly usage limits for Claude by 25% beginning September 14, giving paying subscribers more room to run before they hit the wall.
The increase applies to certain subscription plans, though the company hasn’t specified exact token counts. Anthropic has consistently declined to publish hard numbers for its usage caps, preferring a tiered system where the ceiling depends on your plan and usage context.
A pattern of expanding, then expanding again
In late August 2025, the company introduced weekly usage caps for the first time, layering them on top of existing rolling five-hour session limits. The move was a direct response to nonstop usage patterns and account sharing that were straining capacity.
Then on May 6, 2026, Anthropic doubled the five-hour rate limits for Claude Code across paid plans. At the same time, it eliminated peak-hour throttling for Pro and Max plan users.
