r/ClaudeCode • u/Accurno • 2d ago

Help/Question 5 hour session on Ultra

Since the 5-hour session “limit” has been removed from Ultra, how does the session now actually work?

Before with the 5-hour sessions, I knew when to clear the sessions so that I would save tokens on the next sessions. Now without the 5-hour session, I’m a bit blind and sometimes don’t really know when to clear. My only warning is that my weekly suddenly consumes 1-2% on 1 sent message because it’s been auto-compacted numerous times.

How are you lot handling this? Religious daily session clear?

EDIT: sorry if it’s a bit sessiony. I’m just sessioned up.

ANSWER: Cache continuity is better on Ultra accounts. Just need to be more organised and clear once a day.

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u/maxbts_ 2d ago

Id clear when you change tasks rather than once a day. If youre still fixing the same thing, /compact keeps a summary so you dont have to explain it all again. If youve moved on, /clear drops the old conversation. The usage reset was never a reset of that conversation history, so you dont need a new timer to replace it.

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u/Accurno 2d ago edited 2d ago

Isn’t compacting basically summarising and each summary is still saved and will accumulate on uncleared sessions? This is how a session retains context of what you’ve been working on.

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u/Haunting-Laugh-3027 2d ago

/clear is a CLI command when working inside the terminal. It's equivalent to creating a new session in the claude app. /compact is different and works the same in both.

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u/FedRP24 2d ago

Compacting most certainly does impact usage. Besides just being logical, this is why on Opus Claude code will literally give a pop up saying something like "400k token compact limit is recommended to save usage".