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[MODEL] Weekly Limit Inconsistency on Max 20x Plan - Max 20x weekly limit depleted in 2-3 days despite moderate 5-hour session usage #26271

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Type of Behavior Issue

Other unexpected behavior

What You Asked Claude to Do

Normal development workflow across multiple projects:

  • Developing 3 applications simultaneously
  • Standard coding tasks: writing features, debugging, refactoring
  • Using Claude Code CLI for terminal-based development
  • Sessions typically lasting 3-5 hours of active development

What Claude Actually Did

Consumed weekly usage quota in 2-3 days instead of 7 days
Usage dashboard shows 50% weekly limit reached after only 2 days
Complete weekly limit depletion by day 3
This occurs despite only using ~60% of individual 5-hour session limits

Expected Behavior

Should provide 24-40 hours of Opus 4 usage per week
Weekly limit should support full 7 days of development work
If 5-hour sessions are only reaching 60% capacity, weekly limit should easily accommodate 7 days of similar usage patterns

Files Affected

Multiple project files across 3 concurrent applications - standard development operations

Permission Mode

Accept Edits was ON (auto-accepting changes)

Can You Reproduce This?

Yes, every time with the same prompt

Steps to Reproduce

Subscribe to Max 20x plan ($200/month)
Use Claude Code CLI for normal development work across multiple projects
Work 5-6 hours per day on coding tasks
Monitor usage dashboard in Settings > Usage
Observe weekly limit reaching 50% by day 2
Observe complete depletion by day 3

Claude Model

Opus

Relevant Conversation

"Opus weekly limit reached • resets [date]"
Dashboard shows weekly limit consumption far exceeds what 5-hour session usage would predict

Impact

Critical - Data loss or corrupted project

Claude Code Version

2.1.44

Platform

Anthropic API

Additional Context

The discrepancy between 5-hour session limits (working fine) and weekly limits (depleted too fast) suggests a calculation or tracking bug
Pattern: Weekly limit consumption is disproportionate to actual session usage
Other Max 20x users reporting similar issues: "20x plan now feels like 5x"

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