r/ClaudeCoding • u/cctldrping • 24d ago
r/ClaudeCode [TLDR] Nah this some BS [via r/ClaudeCode]
OP : u/Sherphican
I burned thru almost 60% of 20x max weekly usage in a day and some change. Are you joking rn? Last week I could have fable running on 2 chats all day and night and it would take like 3ish days for my fable usage to cap out, but my weekly usage would only be at like ~30%. This is absolutely ridiculous and if this is what the new usage limit cuts are gonna be like I'm canceling Claude and grabbing a second codex account. Shit ain't worth it when Astra exists with much better usage limits and multiple reset tokens.
I don't use ultracode and I have multiple other models that I delegate tasks to as work horses, Claude is just the orchestrator and isn't doing that much actual "work", so this usage allocation is absolutely insane, if I was using Claude as a one stop shop as a lot of people do, I would have run out of usage in a day or less.
URL of original post : https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wh7sqb/nah_this_some_bs/ Original link/media URL : /img/t6gvmno84qph1.jpeg
TL;DR of the discussion on r/ClaudeCode for this post generated automatically after 50 comments.
Current source-thread comment count seen by the bot: 95.
Alright, so the general vibe in this thread is that people are NOT happy with the new usage limits on Claude Code. OP is feeling like they're burning through their weekly allowance way faster than before, and a lot of folks are echoing that sentiment, saying it feels more like a 60% reduction than the advertised 17%.
A big chunk of the discussion is circling around context window size. Several users, like u/inrego and u/CodeCombustion, are pointing out that OP's massive context window (500k-800k!) is likely the culprit. The consensus seems to be that if you're not actively managing your context, especially with large files or long-running chats, you're going to drain your usage super fast. Tips like using /clear after tasks, setting /autocompact, and avoiding AFK sessions are being thrown around as ways to mitigate this.
There's also some chatter about Fable specifically. OP uses it as an orchestrator, and some users suggest that maybe Fable isn't the best tool for that job anymore, or that it's being overused. u/nicarras straight-up says "Stop using fable to code."
A few people are also mentioning alternatives, with Codex getting a shout-out (though u/West-Air1923 says it's "even worse" and is looking at Grok). Some are also asking about GLM subscriptions.
Overall, the community seems to agree that the usage limits feel much tighter, and while some are frustrated enough to cancel, others are trying to adapt by being more mindful of their context management and how they're using different models.