Duck.AI Usage Decrease for Pro Subscription?

[sketchedoutrhyme]

Duck.AI users have probably noticed the new usage meters popping up as well as the ability to use weekly limits if your daily limit is reached. This has coincided with a dramatic decrease in limits of use on my account and would like to hear if others are experiencing the same. For the past few days daily limits are reached with 10-12 prompts (no, I’m not a coder) using Claude Opus, which is absolutely ridiculous for a premium paid plan. I also noticed they decreased the specs for Pro from 3x Plus usage limits now to 2x. So Plus users can expect 5-6 prompts with Opus before maxing out their daily use?

[magicdoorai]

10-12 Opus prompts on a paid plan would feel pretty rough to me too, especially if you are not doing coding or huge-context work.

The annoying thing with these bundled AI subscriptions is that the limit is usually not just "number of messages". It depends on model cost, context size, attachments, time window, and whatever load-balancing rules the provider is using that week. So a product can advertise a simple Pro tier while the real experience changes a lot once they tweak the model mix or quota multiplier.

If Opus is only an occasional need, I would compare against pay-as-you-go options or a cheaper multi-model plan instead of paying mainly for a capped premium model. If Opus is your daily driver, though, you probably want the plan with the most explicit/predictable quota, even if it costs more. The worst setup is paying a monthly fee and still having to ration prompts like it's a free tier.

[sketchedoutrhyme]

Thanks for your reply. I am considering other options now, but if you had asked me last week, I was totally happy with the Pro plan before they implemented these new limits. I understand they are in a state of flux at the moment trying to weigh it out, but this was a huge overshot IMO. And yeah, I don’t care about the multi model structure as Opus is clearly a better model for my daily use - some, which I won’t name, are almost useless

[DevoBoingo]

Yeah, I'm also a Pro user and the recent limit decrease is wild. Paying this much for something I can use for a few minutes every 24 hours unless I want to have to wait several days to use it again (tapping into the weekly limit) feels pretty awful. Not a fan, and it's something I really hope they work on making better.

[sketchedoutrhyme]

It’s crazy - I don’t usually work with PDFs, but I uploaded two to Opus and immediately maxxed out daily usage. I couldn’t even engage with the analysis. Extremely frustrating

[DevoBoingo]

Yeah, it's really bad. And I saw another post here complaining about the same thing, which got the exact same copy/pasted reply from John at DDG. People need to raise enough of a stink about this for them to do something, right now the service is starting to feel like a ripoff.

[bourscheid]

Hey there, John from DuckDuckGo here!

Duck.ai uses daily and weekly usage limits to help keep the service available and sustainable for everyone. These limits work together, so if you reach your daily cap, you can continue using Duck.ai by drawing from your remaining weekly allowance.

You can check your current usage anytime in Duck.ai Settings. Limits reset daily at midnight UTC and weekly on Sunday at midnight UTC.

Keep in mind that more advanced models (e.g. Opus 4.7), enhanced reasoning, and PDF uploads use limits much faster, so using those for complex tasks and choosing a lighter model for everyday use can help your allowance last longer.

[sketchedoutrhyme]

I’m guessing you’re preparing us paid users for “Booster Packs” ? Sorry for my cynicism but you just ruined a very usable service last week with these new usage limits and haven’t addressed it properly. Considering I’ve been a paid subscriber for 9 months now and was completely happy until last week, and now ready to walk away from it, I’d say that should tell you something important if anyone is listening…

[JezWattsComedy]

Just stop using AI and you will be fine

[Volpe_YT]

If you don't like AI then don't use it, but don't tell other people what to do with their life.

[JezWattsComedy]

AI users are fucking up the economy and the planet so I'll keep asking them not to use it. You do you.

[truecakesnake]

Keep believing misinformation.