LimitWatch · Errors · Weekly limit
You've hit your weekly limit
Claude Code · weekly limit · string last verified 2026-10-27
Seen in: CLI, Desktop app, cloud sessions
You've hit your weekly limit · resets Mon 12:00amMon 12:00am is the example in Anthropic's error docs, not a weekday and time shared by every account.
Anthropic's error docs say these recovery messages apply across the CLI, the Desktop app, and cloud sessions.
What it means
This is the weekly form of the usage-limit message in Anthropic's error docs. Claude Code blocks further requests until the reset time shown in the message.
The weekly limit is shared across all models, so switching models does not restore access. A single burst of heavy activity can exhaust the weekly allowance before the session window resets.
Which plan and limit
| Plan | Price | Usage limit | Vendor quote | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | $20/month $20 monthly, or $17/mo billed annually ($200 up front) | At least 5x Free usage per 5-hour session; weekly limits apply vendor publishes no numbers | "Pro gives you at least 5x more usage per 5-hour session than Free." | Claude Code pricing checked 2026-10-27 |
| Max 5x | $100/month | 5x Pro usage per 5-hour session; includes $100/month API credits vendor publishes no numbers | "Max gives you 5x or 20x more usage per 5-hour session than Pro." | Claude Code pricing checked 2026-10-27 |
| Max 20x | $200/month $200/month per Anthropic's Max plan help article | 20x Pro usage per 5-hour session; includes $200/month API credits vendor publishes no numbers | "Max gives you 5x or 20x more usage per 5-hour session than Pro." | Claude Code pricing price source checked 2026-10-27 |
The tag means the vendor publishes no hard message count. Prices, and any multiplier written in the limit cell, are still that vendor's figures.
Limits on these plans change without notice. Get one email when they do.
When it resets
The time to wait is the one in your message. The docs' sample wording is resets Mon 12:00am. That sample is not a schedule published for every account.
In an interactive session signed in with a claude.ai subscription, Claude Code can wait in the open session and continue shortly after the reset. Before v2.1.234 it did not offer that wait.
The Desktop app's weekly-limit card does not offer Auto-continue when limits reset. The session-limit card does. The Desktop checkbox and the CLI setting Continue automatically at usage limit in /config are separate.
How this tool describes the window
Rolling 5-hour session window plus weekly limits on paid plans; shared pool across chat and Claude Code.
"Every plan has usage limits that reset on a rolling five-hour session window, and paid plans add weekly limits on top... there's no fixed message count."
source, checked 2026-10-27
What it costs to keep going now
Run /usage-credits to buy additional usage on Pro and Max, or to request it from an admin on Team and Enterprise. The cited error doc does not publish a dollar price for those credits.
For a higher base limit, the same doc points to claude.com/pricing.
Difference of the tracked plan prices shown on this page.
Max 5x ($100/month) is $80/month more than Pro ($20/month).
Max 20x ($200/month) is $100/month more than Max 5x ($100/month).
Your options, ranked
- Wait. Wait for the reset time printed in your message. An interactive claude.ai session can stay open and continue shortly after that reset. Before v2.1.234, Claude Code did not offer the wait. source
- Auto-continue. Do not look for an Auto-continue checkbox on the weekly-limit card. The docs say that card does not offer it. The session-limit card does, and the CLI setting in /config is separate. source
- Buy usage credits. On Pro and Max, run /usage-credits. On Team and Enterprise, that command requests credits from an admin. The error doc does not list a price for the credits. source
- Upgrade. The docs point to the pricing page for a higher base limit. The dollar gap from one tracked plan to the next is in the cost section above. source
- Check /usage. Run /usage to see your plan limits and when they reset. source
- Switch model. Switching models does not clear this weekly limit. The docs say the session and weekly limits are shared across models. Switching with /model is the documented workaround only for the separate Opus or Sonnet limit. source
- Another tool. LimitWatch cannot see whether another product on your account still has allowance. The compare pages list published prices and limits only.
Recent limit changes
| Date | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Artifact usage promotion ended (Oct 1-15: artifact work used 50% less of the 5-hour session limit on Pro/Max/Team; Free from Oct 7). | source |
| 2026-10-01 | Artifact usage promotion started on Pro, Max and Team. | source |
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FAQ
Does switching models clear the Claude Code weekly limit?
No. Anthropic's error docs say the session and weekly limits are shared across all models, so switching models does not restore access.
Will the Desktop app auto-continue after the weekly limit?
No. The docs say the weekly-limit card does not offer Auto-continue when limits reset. The session-limit card does. The Desktop checkbox and the CLI setting in /config are separate.
Does every Claude Code weekly limit reset Monday at 12:00am?
No. resets Mon 12:00am is the example in the error docs. Your message shows the reset time for your account. Anthropic's pricing page says there is no fixed message count, and paid plans add weekly limits on top of the session window.
String last verified 2026-10-27 against source. Limits data checked 2026-10-27.