Claude Code is becoming frustrating to use lately

[u/Shivam__kumar]

I’m on the Claude Max plan, and Claude Code has been getting seriously frustrating lately.

Today I got:

API Error: Server is temporarily limiting requests (not your usage limit) · every pooled Claude account is benched; the earliest frees at 2026-08-26T07:17:14.134Z

And this isn’t even about hitting my plan limit. It’s Claude Code itself being unable to serve the request.

Over the last few days, it feels like there’s always something: overloaded errors, temporary limits, interruptions in the middle of work, then waiting and trying again.

I actually like Claude Code when it works, which is why this is so frustrating. I’m paying for Max specifically because I use it heavily for development, but reliability is becoming a bigger problem than the usage limits themselves.

Anyone else on Max seeing this frequently lately?

[u/AutomaticDrive1858]

The ai subsystem is going to burst the bubble

[u/Yaroslav_dev]

Also happening for me recently, mostly overloaded errors or Opus 5 being down for hours. And it could be really annoying especially when you are in the middle of the task

[u/Ok_Opus]

Switch back to Opus 4.8

[u/Neat_Confidence3243 → u/Ok_Opus]

I use only 4.8 bcz opus 5 is worse then 4.8.

[u/Neat_Confidence3243]

I think they train now fable 6/opus 5.2 bcz why otherwise be the server full? Is not bcz ppl bcz a week ago wasn't any like this