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title: "Anthropic Removes 5 Hour Usage Limit for New $200 Claude Ultra Plan"
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summary: "Anthropic is rebranding its Max 5x plan as Max and its Max 20x plan as Ultra, keeping monthly costs at $100 and $200 respectively. Verified users on the new Ultra tier will no longer be subject to a 5 hour limit on usage sessions, though weekly usage limits remain in place. The change aims to resolve confusion over how usage caps are calculated, and the 5 hour restriction is being removed in stages for verified subscribers to prevent fraud and abuse."
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# Anthropic Removes 5 Hour Usage Limit for New $200 Claude Ultra Plan

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**Published:** 2026-10-30T17:52:58.000Z
**Category:** Models
**Topics:** anthropic, llm, devtools

## Summary

Anthropic is rebranding its Max 5x plan as Max and its Max 20x plan as Ultra, keeping monthly costs at $100 and $200 respectively\. Verified users on the new Ultra tier will no longer be subject to a 5 hour limit on usage sessions, though weekly usage limits remain in place\. The change aims to resolve confusion over how usage caps are calculated, and the 5 hour restriction is being removed in stages for verified subscribers to prevent fraud and abuse\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/anthropic-removes-5-hour-usage-limit-for-new-200-claude-ultra-plan-205d0876>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/claudeai/status/2116220869479428500>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/mboverell/status/2116221457252659275>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/morganlinton/status/2116224879704064219>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/sarahzorah/status/2116224031787778523>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/2116221615180755409>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/anthropic-removes-5-hour-usage-limit-for-new-200-claude-ultra-plan-205d0876>)
- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261030/p19>)