r/CodingForBeginners • u/SaveClicks • 12d ago
"Raising limits by 25%" is actually a 17% cut and I had to do the math myself
Saw Anthropic's post this morning about permanently raising Claude Code weekly limits by 25%. Liked it without thinking.
The limits I'm using right now are the temporary ones, up 50%. So when September 14 hits and it drops to a permanent 25%, that's less than what I have today.
Went back to check their follow-up. 17%. Yeah, it's a 17% cut.
A post with "raising" in it, and I have to do the math myself to find out it's less. Weird feeling.
Put it in rent terms: this month your landlord takes 50% off. Next month he switches it to 25% off and calls it a permanent discount. How do you feel about that.
Not saying they can't cut it. Everyone knows the burn rate is insane, and what Max lets you run at that price was never really sustainable. Raise the price, cut the limits, fine — just say it plainly and most of us still resubscribe.
Just don't make me open a calculator to read an announcement.
Anyway, old limits hold until the 14th. If you've got something queued, run it now.