Preflight Checklist
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"
Preflight Checklist
Type of Behavior Issue
Other unexpected behavior
What You Asked Claude to Do
Normal development workflow across multiple projects:
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
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
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"