Claude Max and Ultra Plans Add Weekly Usage Multiples
A Reddit author comparing Anthropic’s pricing and Help Center pages says Claude Max was renamed from “Max 5x” and Claude Ultra from “Max 20x.” The author reports that Max retains a five-hour allowance of five times the Pro allowance and adds a weekly five-times allowance, while verified Ultra accounts have no five-hour session limit but retain a weekly allowance of ten times Pro’s. Both plans include monthly API credits limited to Claude Platform, with $100 for Max and $200 for Ultra.
The report provides specific subscription terms that distinguish session limits from weekly limits, correcting broad claims that Claude Ultra removed all usage limits.
Lots of threads this week say "Ultra removed limits". I read the new pricing page and the Help Center articles (Max, Ultra, "How do usage and length limits work", API credits) and put the old and new wording next to each other. Here is the short version, quotes paraphrased closely, checked 31 Oct 2026.
Max ($100, was "Max 5x") - Session: 5x the Pro plan's usage every five hours (unchanged). - Week: 5x the Pro plan's usage every week, separate weekly limit for Fable (this multiple was NOT published before; the old page only gave the five-hour multiple). - API credits: $100/month, Claude Platform only, not usable in Claude Code or the apps.
Ultra ($200, was "Max 20x") - Session: no five-hour limit for verified accounts. Verification is automatic from account and payment history; a temporary limit applies until then. So a brand-new Ultra account is not limit-free on day one. - Week: 10x the Pro plan's usage every week, separate weekly limit for Fable. The weekly limit did not go away. - API credits: $200/month, same restriction.
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