ai-coding · Anthropic

Claude Code

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History of every tracked plan, pricing, and rate-limit change for Claude Code.

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2026-04-21·Claude Codecriticaltier removed73nerf

Claude Code removed from $20 Claude Pro plan

Anthropic quietly removed Claude Code access from the $20 Pro plan, requiring Max ($100+/mo) for continued use. No proactive announcement.

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Claude Code accessible on $20/mo Claude Pro

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Claude Code requires Claude Max ($100+/mo)

↗ Tell HN: Anthropic no longer allows pinning model versions ↗ Ask HN: what are you moving to now Claude is rate-limited?

2025-07-28·Claude Codecriticallimits cut62nerf

Anthropic introduces Claude Code weekly rate limits, claims under 5% of users affected

Anthropic announced weekly caps on Claude Code usage. The claim that fewer than 5% were affected was widely disputed; the HN thread hit 609 points and 705 comments.

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Practical effective cap measured in daily heavy use

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Hard weekly caps, opaque calculation

↗ HN: Claude Code weekly rate limits (609 pts)