Hit your Claude usage limit? See exactly when you're back.

Email me when I'm back

Close this tab and get one email at your reset time.

Make the next session last longer

Start fresh chats more often

Each reply processes the whole conversation so far, so a long thread costs more per message than a new one. When a chat drifts, ask for a short summary and paste it into a fresh chat.

Trim context in Claude Code

Use /compact to condense a long session and /clear when you switch tasks. Keep your CLAUDE.md short and specific.

Check your meter before a big task

Run /usage in Claude Code, or open Settings → Usage in the Claude apps, to see how much of each limit you have left.

Questions people ask

How long do Claude usage limits last?

The session limit runs on a five-hour window that starts with your first message, so the wait is usually shorter than it sounds. The weekly limit resets on a fixed day and time assigned to your account. See how the limits work.

When exactly does my limit reset?

Your limit message names the time, and Settings → Usage shows a live countdown. Paste the message into the box above and this page will read the time out of it for you.

Does waiting out a session clear a weekly limit?

No. They're separate clocks. A weekly limit only clears on its own reset day, which is why which message you got matters.

Which Claude plan should I be on?

It depends on your real usage, not on message counts nobody publishes. The plan calculator takes the percentages from your own settings and tells you which plan fits.

Guides

• Claude plan calculator — which plan fits your real usage
• Claude usage limits explained — session, weekly and credits
• "5-hour limit reached" — what to do next
• "Weekly limit reached" — why waiting doesn't help
• Claude usage credits — what they cost, and the auto-reload trap
• When does my limit reset?
• How to check your usage
• Claude Code usage — where it goes, and how to stretch a session
• Claude usage limit changes — every dated change, sourced