Abstract:
Claude’s $200 subscribers can finally say goodbye to the annoying 5-hour limit! ! Just now, Anthropic suddenly announced adjustments to its Claude subscription plan. The original Max 5x and Max 20x were officially renamed and became Max and Ultra respectively. The prices have not changed, they are still US$100 and US$200 per month. But this time, Ultra users in the $200 tier have also received a real change-the removal of the 5-hour usage limit.
According to official instructions, Ultra users who meet the verification conditions, starting from today——
You can use Claude continuously within the weekly quota, and finally you no longer need to be stuck in the 5-hour window.
Of course, most existing Ultra subscribers have already begun to receive this adjustment, and new accounts need to wait for verification, so you can wait~
One thing needs to be emphasized: the weekly usage quota remains unchanged, still 10 times that of Pro users.
Do you think this is sincere enough?
Anyway, in the comment area...apparently there are already people who just doubled their Plus user quota yesterday and don’t buy it:
That's it? It is recommended to learn the 28-day reset plan. (laughing)
Some netizens also made critical comments, directly translating this wave of operations into vernacular——
The quota consumption of our Fable 5.5 is really amazing.
So, the only solution is to spend $200 to buy the Ultra. (That makes sense)
Claude cancels 5-hour limit, $200 Ultra users can use it first
Specifically, Anthropic has mainly adjusted two high-priced subscription tiers this time.
Original subscriber users do not need to switch manually, the system will automatically migrate the corresponding plan to the new name.
For Max 5x users, this time the name is mainly simplified, and the price and original usage rules have not changed significantly.
The real focus falls on the new Ultra users of the original Max 20x. According to the latest official instructions just released, Ultra subscribers can get——
Cancel the 5-hour limit: Verified accounts no longer need to wait for the 5-hour window to reset and can continue to work within the weekly quota.
10 times the weekly quota: Compared with the Pro subscription, you get 10 times the weekly usage.
Early access to new features: Includes early access to new models, features and products.
Support Claude Code: Code development tasks can be performed in the terminal.
Support long-term tasks: Let Claude continue to process complex tasks such as reports, spreadsheets, and presentations in the background.
To put it in the most straightforward and least roundabout terms, the biggest benefit after Ultra cancels the 5-hour limit this time is——
Users who have completed verification can use their weekly quota at their own pace.
Of course, this time the benefits also have a "small threshold" for our users.
A company also said that most existing Ultra users have begun to lift restrictions, and new users need to pass account verification first.
The verification will be completed automatically based on account number, payment history and other information. We don’t need to bother extra, just wait for the official email notification.
How do you know whether you have successfully "unblocked"——
Open Claude's Settings → Usage. If you find that the familiar 5-hour usage progress bar has disappeared, congratulations, the unblocking is successful.
Why did 20x change its name to Ultra and there was an old credit limit behind it? ?
I guess many youyou think the same as me.
The subscription originally called Max 20x was now renamed Ultra, so why did the 20x in the name suddenly disappear! ! !
In this regard, Mike Overell, who is responsible for Claude subscription products at Anthropic, posted a special post to explain.
We all know that the “20x” in the original Max 20x refers to the usage limit of 20 times that of Pro users in a single 5-hour window.
Later Anthropic increased the weekly quota limit, and the problem came——
The 5-hour quota is 20 times, but the weekly quota is only 10 times that of Pro.
Many users spent US$200, thinking they could enjoy 20 times the quota, but after using it, they discovered that there is another algorithm for the weekly quota.
Mike Overell also admitted that this naming method can easily cause misunderstandings and apologized for previous communication problems.
So this change of name to Ultra can be regarded as putting an "old credit limit" that has not been explained clearly for a long time back on the table.
Furthermore, there is precedent for Claude’s quota dispute.
In June this year, the Wall Street Journal reported that a consumer filed a lawsuit against Anthropic for its high-priced subscription restrictions, alleging that the quota promotion of related products was misleading.
One of the focal points of controversy is the actual usage corresponding to Max 5x and Max 20x subscriptions.
From this perspective, this change can be regarded as a response to long-term user feedback~
But the problem is, although the rules are transparent and the quota has indeed changed, the timing of your news is somewhat embarrassing.
Because just yesterday, Tibo's stepfather from OpenAI next door just doubled the quota for Pro users...
So here comes the problem.
Do you agree with Claude’s “name change” and “limit lifting” operations?
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