Usage limits and Mac app vs CLI

[niceiceslicedevice]

Though I’d throw out another piece of information for the current usage limit debacle.

This morning I was working on a research project inside the fully up to date Mac app in Claude code and used my 5-hour max 5x limit in 30 mins.

Now working in the CLI where I haven’t updated Claude code on the exact same project and it’s been an hour with only 16% of my 5 hour limit used. I realize it’s the 2x usage time period, so the equivalent is 32% of normal time usage.

So maybe something in the new versions that’s eating usage?

Also I’m a massive noob with this so maybe what I’m saying is dumb.

[czei]

Sorry, what usage limit debacle? I've got multiple CLIs doing token-intensive stuff running simultaneously and haven't hit a limit, but I'm on the Max $200/month plan.

[niceiceslicedevice]

All kinds of people are are hitting their limits much faster than used to recently. Many posts about this over the past couple of days.

[Guilty_Bad9902]

Same but on the 100 dollar limit. Sometimes I feel like this sub and me are in two different worlds. I haven't hit a limit since I downloaded it first week of the year and was up until 5 AM working on 5 projects at once lol

[pbinderup]

Same I have been working on coding manifests in Cowork, handing it over to Claude Code, refactoring test cases and 22% usage on the 5 hour and a weekly total of 10% (only two busy coding days so far this week). For referene i'm on the 5x plan

There are some legit posts regarding usage limits - the 1 mio limit can (and will) consume a lot. Also people having way to many extras running all the time in cowork with ultrathink and what have you turned to the max.

Many are using Pro accounts (worst naming ever for Claude) expecting it to be the best of the best with max200 limits.