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Anthropic announced a change to the naming of Claude's personal paid plans: the former Max 5x is renamed Max, with the monthly fee still at $100; the former Max 20x is renamed Ultra, with the monthly fee still at $200. Verified Ultra accounts have the 5-hour session usage limit removed, but remain subject to the weekly limit; the Pro and Max plans retain that limit. TestingCatalog subsequently clarified that the old Max 20x's 5-hour session allowance was 20 times that of Pro and its weekly allowance was 10 times that of Pro; the new Ultra removes the 5-hour allowance while its weekly allowance remains 10 times that of Pro. The post cited Claude subscription product lead mike overell's explanation, saying the 5-hour limit was removed to prevent users' sessions from being cut off midway, and that the plan is being rolled out in stages starting that day, with temporary limits applied first until account verification is completed.
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Anthropic Renames Claude Max 20x to Ultra, Verified Accounts Get Five-Hour Session Limit Removed
Anthropic has adjusted the naming of its Claude individual paid plans: the former Max 20x is renamed Ultra, the price remains $200 per month, and the 5-hour session usage limit is removed for verified accounts, though weekly limits still apply. The former Max 5x is simplified to Claude Max at $100 per month. Ultra offers 10 times the weekly usage of the Pro plan and has priority access to new models and features; it is currently available only as a monthly subscription. The company says verification will be automatic based on account and payment history, and users who do not see the current session bar under Usage in Settings have passed verification.
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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 renames Claude Max 5x and Max 20x to Max and Ultra…
Anthropic has renamed the Claude subscription's Max 5x and Max 20x to Max and Ultra respectively, with prices unchanged at $100 and $200 per month. Ultra users who meet verification conditions will have the 5-hour usage limit removed and can use the service continuously within their weekly quota, which remains 10 times that of Pro users. Mike Overell, who is responsible for the Claude subscription product at Anthropic, explained that the "20x" in the former Max 20x referred to the quota for a single 5-hour window, which was inconsistent with the weekly 10x quota and prone to misunderstanding, and he apologized for previous communication issues.
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Anthropic Renames Claude Max Plans to Max and Ultra; Ultra Removes 5-Hour Usage Limit
Anthropic announced adjustments to Claude's top-tier paid plans: the former Max 5x is renamed Max (monthly fee remains $100), and the former Max 20x is renamed Ultra (monthly fee remains $200). For verified Ultra accounts, the 5-hour usage limit is removed, while the total weekly limit remains unchanged. The monthly Claude platform API credit included with Ultra is doubled from $100 to $200; newer accounts still have temporary restrictions, which are lifted after automatic verification. The article also mentions that OpenAI announced the previous day that quotas for all tiers of ChatGPT Pro would be doubled.
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Anthropic Adjusts Subscription Plans: Max Renamed, Ultra's 5-Hour Limit Removed
Anthropic has announced adjustments to its subscription plans: Max 5x is renamed Max, and Max 20x is renamed Ultra, with prices remaining at $100 and $200 per month. It has been verified that Ultra accounts have the 5-hour usage duration limit removed, while the Pro and Max plans still retain this limit. Tibo, the head of OpenAI Codex and ChatGPT, responded in the comments that it would be best to announce a 28-day reset period.
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Anthropic Adjusts Subscription Plans: Max Renamed, Ultra's 5-Hour Limit Removed
Anthropic announced adjustments to its subscription plans: Max 5x is renamed Max, and Max 20x is renamed Ultra, with prices remaining at $100 and $200 per month, and the 5-hour usage limit removed for verified Ultra accounts, while the Pro and Max plans retain that limit. Tibo, who leads OpenAI Codex and ChatGPT, said in the announcement's comment section that it would be best to announce a 28-day reset period. A day earlier, OpenAI announced that usage quotas for the Pro100, 200, and 500 tiers of Codex and ChatGPT Work, as well as Business Premium subscriptions, would be doubled.
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Claude renames Max 5x and Max 20x to Max and Ultra; Ultra removes the 5-hour usage limit
Anthropic has renamed Claude's Max 5x and Max 20x subscriptions to Max and Ultra, respectively, with prices remaining at $100 and $200 per month. Ultra users no longer have a 5-hour usage limit and can use the service continuously within their weekly quota, which remains 10 times that of Pro users. Existing users are having the limit lifted gradually, while new accounts must pass verification. Mike Overell, Anthropic's head of subscription products, explained that the original 20x meant the quota for a single 5-hour window was 20 times that of Pro, while the weekly quota was only 10 times, making the naming prone to misunderstanding.
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TestingCatalog clarifies the usage limit differences between Claude Ultra and Max 20x
TestingCatalog clarifies the usage rules for Claude's new subscription plan Ultra: the old plan Max 20x had a 5-hour session quota of 20 times that of Pro and a weekly quota of 10 times that of Pro; the new plan Ultra removes the 5-hour session quota, while the weekly quota remains 10 times that of Pro. The post cites an explanation from mike overell, the product lead for Claude subscriptions, who said that Ultra removed the 5-hour limit to prevent users from being cut off mid-session, that the plan is being rolled out in stages starting that day, and that temporary limits will be applied before account verification is completed.
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Anthropic Renames Claude Max 20x to Ultra and Removes 5-Hour Limit
Anthropic announced an adjustment to the naming of Claude Max subscription tiers: Max 5x is renamed Max, and Max 20x is renamed Ultra, with prices remaining at $100 per month and $200 per month, respectively. Verified Ultra accounts will have the 5-hour usage limit removed starting today, while new accounts will retain a temporary limit until they complete verification; weekly limits remain unchanged.
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Anthropic renames Max plans and removes 5-hour limit for Ultra accounts
Anthropic announced that Max 5x will be renamed Max and Max 20x will be renamed Ultra, with prices remaining at $100 and $200 per month respectively, and existing subscribers need take no action. At the same time, verified Ultra accounts will have the 5-hour limit removed starting today, taking effect first for most existing subscribers, while newer accounts retain a temporary limit until verification is complete, to prevent fraud and abuse; weekly limits remain unchanged.
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Claude renames Max 20x to Ultra and removes the 5-hour limit
Claude announced that Max 5x will be renamed to Max and Max 20x to Ultra, with prices unchanged ($100/month and $200/month respectively); also, starting today, the 5-hour limit is removed for verified Ultra accounts, while new accounts retain a temporary limit until verification, and weekly limits remain unchanged. In his repost, Ado joked about the naming of "Ultrathink / Ultracode / Ultra...plan?" and said that Max20 is now called Ultra, with the price and overall limits unchanged, but verified accounts no longer have the 5-hour limit.
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Claude renames Max plans to Max and Ultra, removes 5-hour limit for Ultra
Claude announced that Max 5x is being renamed to Max and Max 20x to Ultra, with prices remaining at $100 and $200 per month respectively, and existing subscribers need take no action. At the same time, verified Ultra accounts will have the 5-hour limit removed starting today, taking effect first for most existing subscribers; newer accounts keep a temporary limit until verification is complete, and will receive an email notification when the limit is lifted. Weekly limits remain unchanged.
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Claude Renames Max Plans to Max and Ultra, Removes 5-Hour Limit for Verified Ultra Accounts
Claude renames Max 5x to Max and Max 20x to Ultra, with prices remaining at $100 and $200 per month respectively; existing subscribers need take no action. The company has also removed the 5-hour limit for verified Ultra accounts, effective today for most existing subscribers; newer accounts retain a temporary limit until verification to prevent fraud and abuse, and will receive an email notification when the limit is lifted. Weekly limits remain unchanged.
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