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Anthropic Max plan users frustrated by 5-hour usage limit

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A user on Reddit expressed frustration with Anthropic's $200/month Max plan, citing a 5-hour usage limit that hinders productivity for complex tasks like coding. The user argues that this restriction is counterproductive for heavy users and suggests that the highest-tier plan should remove such limitations to provide a meaningful advantage over lower-tier options. The current structure is seen as inefficient, potentially forcing users to manage multiple accounts or seek more expensive solutions. AI

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Anthropic Max plan users frustrated by 5-hour usage limit

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/FoxTheory ·

    The 5-hour limit on the $200 Max plan is genuinely frustrating

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm paying $200/month for Max and still regularly hitting the 5 hour limit. At this price, the hard cutoff makes very little sense.</p> <p>Claude Code already burns through a lot of context on large engineering tasks. Cutting a session off mid-wo…

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