Just now, Claude announced the cancellation of the 5-hour limit, and the first batch of Ultra users has been "unlocked."

Author: Meng Yao, Ao Fei Si

Claude's $200 subscription users can finally say goodbye to the annoying 5-hour limit!!

Just now, Anthropic suddenly announced an adjustment to the Claude subscription plan.

The original Max 5x and Max 20x have officially been renamed to Max and Ultra, respectively.

The prices remain unchanged, still $100 and $200 per month.

But this time, the $200 tier Ultra users have welcomed a substantial change------

The cancellation of the 5-hour usage limit.

According to the official statement, eligible verified Ultra users can------

Starting today, use Claude continuously within the weekly quota, finally free from the constraints of the 5-hour window.

Of course, most existing Ultra subscription users have already begun to receive this adjustment, while new accounts will need to wait for verification, so just hang tight～

One important point to emphasize: the weekly usage quota remains unchanged, still 10 times that of Pro users.

Do you think this is sincere enough?

Anyway, in the comments… it’s clear that some users who just doubled the quota for their Plus users yesterday are not buying it:

Is that it? I suggest you learn from the 28-day reset plan. (laughs)

Some netizens sharply commented, directly translating this operation into plain language------

Our Fable 5.5's quota consumption is simply astonishing.

So, the only solution is to fork out $200 to buy Ultra. (Makes sense)

Claude Cancels 5-Hour Limit, $200 Ultra Users First to Use

Specifically, this time Anthropic mainly adjusted two high-priced subscription tiers.

Existing subscription users do not need to manually switch; the system will automatically migrate the corresponding plan to the new name.

For Max 5x users, this mainly simplifies the name, with no significant changes to the price or existing usage rules.

The real focus is on the new Ultra users from the original Max 20x, according to the latest official announcement, Ultra subscription users can enjoy------

• Cancellation of the 5-hour limit: Verified accounts no longer need to wait for the 5-hour window to reset and can work continuously within the weekly quota.

• Weekly 10 times quota: Compared to Pro subscriptions, receive 10 times the weekly usage.

• Priority access to new features: Including early access to new models, features, and products.

• Support for Claude Code: Can execute code development tasks in the terminal.

• Support for long-term tasks: Allowing Claude to continuously handle complex work such as reports, spreadsheets, presentations, etc., in the background.

In the simplest and most straightforward terms, the biggest benefit of this cancellation of the 5-hour limit for Ultra users is------

Verified users can now use their weekly quota at their own pace.

Of course, this time the benefit also comes with a "small threshold" for our users.

Company A also mentioned that most existing Ultra users have begun to gradually lift the restrictions, while new users need to pass account verification first.

Verification will be automatically completed based on account, payment history, and other information, so we don’t need to do anything extra; just wait for the official email notification.

As for how to know if you have successfully "unlocked"------

Open Claude's Settings → Usage, if you find that familiar 5-hour usage progress bar has disappeared, then congratulations, you have successfully unlocked.

Why Did 20x Change to Ultra, Is There an Old Quota Debt Behind It??

I guess many friends are thinking the same thing as I am.

The subscription originally called Max 20x has now been directly renamed to Ultra, so why did the "20x" in the name suddenly disappear!!!

In response, Mike Overell, who is responsible for Claude's subscription products at Anthropic, specifically posted an explanation.

We all know that the "20 times" in the original Max 20x referred to the usage quota being 20 times that of Pro users within a single 5-hour window.

Later, Anthropic added a weekly quota limit, and the problem arose------

The 5-hour quota is 20 times, but the weekly quota is only 10 times that of Pro.

Many users paid $200, thinking they could enjoy a 20 times quota, only to find out while using it that the weekly quota had a different calculation.

Mike Overell also admitted that this naming method could lead to misunderstandings and apologized for the previous communication issues.

So this renaming to Ultra can also be seen as bringing a long-standing "quota debt" back to the table.

Moreover, the quota controversy surrounding Claude has precedents.

In June of this year, The Wall Street Journal reported that a consumer filed a lawsuit against Anthropic over the high-priced subscription limits, accusing the related product's quota advertising of being misleading.

One of the focal points of the controversy was the actual usage corresponding to the Max 5x and Max 20x subscriptions.

From this perspective, this change can also be seen as a response to long-term user feedback～

But the problem is, although the rules are now transparent and the quotas have indeed changed, the timing of this news is somewhat awkward.

Because just yesterday, the neighboring OpenAI's Tibo just doubled the quota for Pro users…

So the question arises.

Do you accept Claude's "renaming" and "limit lifting" operation?