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Claude Code usage limits by plan
Rolling 5-hour session window plus weekly limits on paid plans. Usage is shared across Claude web, desktop, mobile and Claude Code. Anthropic publishes no fixed message count.
When you hit the limit: Wait for reset, upgrade, or turn on usage credits billed at standard API rates.
| Plan | Price | Official description |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Claude Code is not included on Free (per the official comparison table). |
| Pro | $20/mo monthly, or $17/mo billed annually ($200 up front) | Includes Claude Code. At least 5x the usage of Free per 5-hour session. Weekly limits apply. No fixed message count published. |
| Max 5x | $100/mo | 5x Pro usage per 5-hour session; higher output limits; priority access at high traffic times; $100/mo in new API credits. Billed monthly only. |
| Max 20x | $200/mo | 20x Pro usage per 5-hour session; higher output limits; priority access; $200/mo in new API credits. Billed monthly only. |
Source: claude.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-29.
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Changes
- 2026-10-29 · Baseline: LimitWatch baseline snapshot of official pricing pages for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Future changes will be diffed against this snapshot.
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