Anthropic says that since Claude Code’s launch on June 4, demand has been “extraordinary.” However, a small subset of users has been overusing the service, degrading the experience for the broader community.
Starting August 28, the new limits will apply to users on the $20/month Pro Plan, as well as the $100 and $200 Max Plans.
🔹 The core issue: Some subscribers have been selling or renting out their login credentials to offset subscription costs—an outright violation of Anthropic’s policy. According to DICloak.com, some users are even turning Claude Pro access into a side hustle, renting accounts or offering AI-driven services powered by resold access.
🔹 Other abuses: Enthusiastic coders are “multi-clauding”—running five Claude Code instances simultaneously, queuing tasks in parallel, then returning when they’re ready for review. While this practice affects only about 5% of power users, it’s explicitly prohibited.
According to Anthropic, the majority of users would not notice a change and that these weekly limitations are "essential to maintain the service reliable."
Previously, a July rate-limit update sparked backlash among Claude Code users. As TechCrunch reported, many hit the limits much faster than expected and had to wait hours for reset windows.
We’re rolling out new weekly rate limits for Claude Pro and Max in late August. We estimate they’ll apply to less than 5% of subscribers based on current usage. pic.twitter.com/X8FAss3jIC
— Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) July 28, 2025
Adjusting subscription terms—especially for customers paying hundreds of dollars monthly—is rarely popular. But Anthropic argues that running chatbots like Claude is massively expensive and GPU resources are scarce, even for giants like OpenAI.
To handle heavy usage, Anthropic is nudging high-demand users to pay for additional capacity at standard API rates, ensuring sustainable scaling without crippling the experience for regular subscribers.
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