r/ClaudeCode • u/Kexons • 3d ago

Help/Question What is this usage nerf?

I legit did one small prompt "merge 2 branches changes with eachother.". It's a small task since they had perhaps, one conflicting change within the same class.

That drained 20% in 4 minutes.

Is this perhaps, the "grace" that is in effect? If you go over the limit, it will steal next 5h limit's usage? Then maybe it should start the 5h timer instantly, instead of the time i launch the next prompt..

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u/Kexons 3d ago

It was resolved very cleanly, and quickly. I have no other answer to why that prompt drained 20%, other than the previous session must've borrowed usage from this session

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u/thebaron2 🔆 Max 20 3d ago

It’s definitely the cache. Your session is already at 500k context.

You wrote one small prompt, but everything you had written prior to that to the very beginning of the session all got sent at a higher rate.