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Anthropic boosts Claude Code weekly limits by 50% through August 2026

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Anthropic is offering a limited-time promotion for Claude Code, increasing weekly usage limits by 50% from May 13, 2026, through August 19, 2026. This promotion applies to Pro, Max, and Team plans, as well as legacy seat-based Enterprise users, but excludes Free plans and consumption-based Enterprise seats. The increased limits are automatically applied and will revert to standard levels after the promotion ends, with no impact on 5-hour usage limits. AI

IMPACT This promotion offers increased usage limits for Claude Code, potentially benefiting developers and users by allowing more interactions within the specified period.

RANK_REASON This is a promotion for an existing product's usage limits, not a new product release or significant company event.

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Anthropic boosts Claude Code weekly limits by 50% through August 2026

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. HN — claude cli stories TIER_1 English(EN) · tyre ·

    Claude Code weekly limits reduce by a third tomorrow

  2. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/johnnyApplePRNG ·

    Claude Code weekly limits reduce by a third tomorrow

    &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/johnnyApplePRNG"> /u/johnnyApplePRNG </a> <br /> <span><a href="https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15910845-claude-code-may-august-2026-weekly-limits-promotion">[link]</a></span> &#32; <span><a href="https://www.re…

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