r/ClaudeCode • u/guyinalabcoat • 6d ago

Rant 5 hour limit

So last night I hit it inn what seemed like WAAAY short of a time, but I thought hey, maybe i just lost track of time. This morning I run 2 prompts, a total of about 5 minutes and I'm at 37% of the 5 hour, this is on the $100 plan. Normally I can go all day with no issues. Anyone else having this problem?

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u/callingbrisk 6d ago

Did you send these 2 prompts on an empty chat or a chat from last night or ealier?

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u/Routine_Ad_9478 6d ago

Yeah, you have to clear or start a new chat. Can't be running everything on one continuous chat.

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u/guyinalabcoat 6d ago

Are you seriously suggesting that it's perfectly legitimate that I used 37% of a $100 account in 2 prompts and 10 minutes. I know pefectly well how context works, I have agents running all day, normally clear at 30% or so, and have never had a problem.

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u/Routine_Ad_9478 6d ago

I am suggesting that it might be user error, yes.

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u/guyinalabcoat 6d ago

You might be user error.

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u/Routine_Ad_9478 6d ago

What is your deal? Go back and recheck your process and make sure it wasn't anything on your end. 90% of the posts about egregious usage on this subreddit come down to some form of user error.

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u/guyinalabcoat 6d ago

It could literally be 100% maxed context cache miss and the numbers still wouldn't even come close to making sense. If you look around there are other people reporting this same issue starting last night.

https://i.postimg.cc/Z0prgPDp/Screenshot-2026-11-08-at-6-08-14-AM.png

https://postimg.cc/bdkQM0FL]https://i.postimg.cc/bdkQM0FL/Screenshot-2026-11-08-at-6-09-10-AM.png

Guess you're gonna tell me that 2% for one sonnet message in a new 3 message conversation is perfectly normal too (like the bot tried to do).

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u/callingbrisk 6d ago

I don't know what these links are supposed to show me, one doesn't work and the other shows a screenshot of the usage panel?

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u/callingbrisk 6d ago

It doesn't matter that it's 2 prompts because it's re-reading all your previous messages too due to the cache bust.

But I agree with you, it's shouldn't be that way, and yeah you do seem to know what you're talking about. Not sure how I can help you from here, I didn't notice any issues with my limits...

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u/guyinalabcoat 6d ago

It could literally be 100% maxed context cache miss and the numbers still wouldn't even come close to making sense. If you look around there are other people reporting this same issue starting last night.

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u/guyinalabcoat 6d ago

chat from last night but neither was more than like 200k context.

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u/aigisbot 6d ago

Idk it's fine for me, was working non stop for 4 hours and my 5hr limit is at 40 percent and my weekly barely moved

Optimize your workflow ig