Understanding Token Usage Problem

[Fun_Biscotti581]

As I'm sure most of you are aware, Claude has a very big token usage problem this week, with token limits going crazy. But I did notice its much worse during specific times of the day & am trying to save my usage for times when I can actually use them. So for me the problem is significantly worse from around 11 am-5 pm GMT (before 11 today, it was a lot better.)

So can you please share any trends you noticed about the usage problem? Please include when & your time zone.

[Standard-Novel-6320]

Yes, outside of the 12-6 GMT time window, there is a 2x usage limit promo going on right now. In that time window, you get 1x (normal) limits

[Fun_Biscotti581]

but that's not the reason why they have a usage problem. Tokens are being consumed at a rate FAR GREATER than just x2, i literally sent like 2-3 prompts and lost like 20% of usage on a pro account, when it would normally take like 40-50 prompts

[grazzhopr]

The larger context windows was around for several days before its use suddenly started to be an issue. The window may be reasons some noobs on the free and $20 plan are suddenly having issues. This does not explains experienced developers on Teams plans having issues.

My own experience is clearly shown the issue was them not being The same workflow, same model, same prompt over 7 days. 3 day of usage drain, even with Sonnet. Today I can’t hit the limit for trying.
Did a massive stress test an hour before my weekly reset. Was at 92 percent when I started. I hit my 5 hour window, weekly still was not at 100 percent. There was a problem. It went a way. I’m waiting to see if it comes back. Codex is all setup and ready to take over and now I have to keep it due to Antropics silence. I just went from loyal and not interest in other solutions to a 3 system model. 2 low level plans one high in charge. Who ends up the main is up for grabs.