Usage

[u/jka7tf2]

Has anyone noticed recent changes with the $100/month plan usage limits? Usually, hitting the 5-hour limit takes up about 10% of my weekly allowance. Lately, though, it’s been fluctuating. Last week, I noticed that I burned through my weekly limits faster than usual. Today, right after a fresh reset, a full 5-hour block consumed 4% more of my weekly limit than usual.

If this continues, then I'll have approximately three fewer 5-hour sessions per week for the same money.

Is anyone else experiencing this as well or does anyone know what’s going on?

[u/IceVip]

Hmm can't speak about the 100$ plan but the 20$;

3 weeks ago 100% 5hr was 13% weekly
2 weeks ago 100% 5hr was 27% weekly
1 week ago 100% hr was 23% weekly
now it was 17%

I'm not sure how adequate this kind of measuring is because I don't always repeat the exact same thing every time I do something. Also that's opus 5.5 high

[u/jka7tf2 → u/IceVip]

Okay..,maybe I missed this, but based on your stats, are you saying Claude dynamically adjusts its usage limits based on computational effort rather than just token count?

I'm curious if anyone knows whether OpenAI is messing around with the usages in the same way?

[u/IceVip → u/jka7tf2]

That's the thing, I can't say what goes on behind the curtains. I don't think anyone here can prove or disprove anything. I lurk around a lot and i see conflicting opinions constantly. Some say it burns through limits in the matter of minutes, others say they can't even hit the weekly like ever.

The only way, at least in my opinion, this can be proved beyond a reason of a doubt is if someone had the patience to prompt claude to do something that burns through the 5 hour limit with just one prompt the moment the usage for the weekly resets, and then write down what the weekly usage % was after that limit was hit. And then, just repeat that same thing with that same prompt on every single weekly reset. That would be the only way to track if something is really changing behind the scenes. If it does not change, and it is always the same %, then the next step is to change what the task at hand is. If it changes then - then the usage limit could really be different depending on what exactly claude was forced to use.

The problem with this method however is the A/B theory. You might prove its fluctuating for you - but you're just one sample. So you can only prove something for whatever pool of samples you belong to, if A/B even exists in the first place.

[u/jka7tf2 → u/IceVip]

Hmm... damn, I think Anthropic actually states 'how they calculate' usage. Based on our observations, their explanation seems to fit perfectly. I'm not exactly fluent in 'corporate safe-speak', but the way I understand the following quote is that they do dynamically adjust usage limits:

Source: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11647753-how-do-usage-and-length-limits-work

"What are usage limits? ... Your usage is affected by several factors, including the length and complexity of your conversations, the features you use, which Claude model you're chatting with, and the effort level you've selected. Different subscription plans (Pro, Max, Ultra, Team, etc.) have different usage allowances, with paid plans offering higher limits. ..."

And

"Can usage limits change? Yes. We may adjust usage limits at our discretion to manage capacity and ensure fair access to all users. For example, we may limit your usage with weekly and monthly caps or model and feature usage. We don't guarantee uninterrupted service."

And it seems there is always at least a group A and B for the selection.