Claude Removes 5-Hour Usage Limit for Ultra Users, Max 20x Renamed to Ultra
Anthropic announced that eligible Claude Ultra subscribers will no longer have the 5-hour usage window limit and can use the service continuously within their weekly quota, which remains 10 times that of Pro users. The former Max 20x tier has been renamed Ultra, while Max 5x has only had its name simplified, with no notable changes to pricing or rules. New accounts must pass an automated verification based on account and payment history, and users can check whether the 5-hour progress bar has disappeared on the Usage page in Settings. Mike Overell, Anthropic's head of subscription products, apologized for the misunderstanding caused by the previous inconsistency between the 20x window quota and the 10x weekly quota in the naming.
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Anthropic has adjusted Claude's subscription tiers, removing the 5-hour window limit for Ultra users and explaining the old discrepancy between the weekly quota and the name after Max 20x was renamed.
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According to the official explanation, eligible Ultra users who meet the verification requirements can, starting today—
use Claude continuously within their weekly quota, and finally no longer be bottlenecked by the 5-hour window.
Of course, most existing Ultra subscribers have already begun to receive this adjustment, while new accounts need to wait for verification, so you can just wait a bit~
One point needs to be emphasized: the weekly usage quota remains unchanged, still 10 times that of Pro users.
Do you all think this is sincere enough?
Anyway, in the comments section... it's obvious that the person who just doubled their own Plus users' quota yesterday is not buying it:
So, the only solution is to pay $200 for Ultra. (Makes sense.)
Claude cancels the 5-hour limit, $200 Ultra users get it first
For Max 5x users, this is mainly a name simplification; the price and original usage rules have not changed noticeably.
The real focus falls on the new Ultra users, formerly Max 20x. According to the latest explanation just released by the official side, Ultra subscribers can get—
No 5-hour limit: verified accounts no longer need to wait for the 5-hour window to reset and can work continuously within the weekly quota.
Priority access to new features: including priority access to new models, features, and products.
Claude Code support: can execute code development tasks in the terminal.
Long-running task support: lets Claude continuously handle complex work such as reports, spreadsheets, and presentations in the background.
To put it in the most straightforward, least roundabout way, after Ultra cancels the 5-hour limit this time, the biggest benefit is—
users who have completed verification can use their weekly quota at their own pace.
Of course, this benefit also comes with a "small threshold" for us users.
Anthropic also said that most existing Ultra users have already begun to have restrictions lifted one after another, while new users need to first pass account verification.
Verification is completed automatically based on information such as the account and payment history, so we don't need to do anything extra; just wait for the official email notification.
As for how to know whether you have successfully been "unblocked"—
Open Claude's Settings → Usage. If you find that the familiar 5-hour usage progress bar has disappeared, then congratulations, the unblocking was successful.
Why was 20x renamed Ultra? Is there an old quota debt behind it??
I guess many friends are thinking the same as me.
The subscription originally called Max 20x has now been directly renamed Ultra, so how did the 20x in the name suddenly disappear!!!
In response, Mike Overell, who is responsible for Claude subscription products at Anthropic, specifically posted an explanation.
We all know that the "20x" in the original Max 20x referred to the usage quota within a single 5-hour window being 20 times that of Pro users.
Later, Anthropic added a weekly quota limit, and then the problem came—
the 5-hour quota was 20 times, but the weekly quota was only 10 times that of Pro.
Many users paid $200, originally thinking they could enjoy a 20x quota, only to discover while using it that the weekly quota had another calculation method.
Mike Overell also admitted that this naming method is prone to causing misunderstanding and apologized for previous communication issues.
So this renaming to Ultra can also be seen as putting a long-unclear "quota old debt" back on the table.
Moreover, Claude's quota controversy has precedents.
In June this year, The Wall Street Journal reported that a consumer had filed a lawsuit over Anthropic's high-priced subscription limits, alleging that the quota promotion of the related products was misleading.
From this perspective, this change can also be regarded as a response to long-term user feedback~
But the problem is, although the rules are transparent and the quota has indeed changed, the timing of your news is still a bit awkward.
Because you should know that just yesterday, OpenAI's Tibo father figure next door had just doubled the quota for Pro users...
So here comes the question.
Will everyone buy into Claude's wave of "renaming" plus "lifting limits"?