Person
Lydia Hallie
An employee of Anthropic who has participated in explaining and communicating issues related to Claude Code usage limits.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Oct 14
In March 2026, Claude Code Max subscribers reported that quotas ran out in as little as 19 minutes rather than the expected 5 hours; Anthropic responded that it was aware and began adjusting the 5-hour session limit during weekday peak hours. The main causes were tighter limits during peak hours and ever-expanding million-token sessions.
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