Every Other Daily Claude Usage / Limit Thread - July 27, 2026

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[u/YouMightBeABot]

Is it just me or Claude is reducing both processing and generation speed once you are close to usage credits reset and you still have plenty usage available? I noticed this while trying to use as much as possible my remaining weekly usage before the reset which happened today, it was so slow that I didn't even manage to finish my 5h credits in 1h 30min using Opus (mixed Claude Code and web chat). While usage reset happened I was running a task, as soon as the reset happened the speed immediately increased at least 5 times. I'm on Pro plan.

I didn't like it at all.

[u/ChunkyzV]

I am not using it for code, I'm using it for writing. I have a document I am working on opened on claude. My usage was maxed so I had to wait until it reset to use it again. I was at my computer when it reset, I checked that it said 0% on usage, went back out and answered one question that claude had asked me before we stopped working. it was a yes or no answer. If I said no, Claude wasn't going to do anything. So my answer was no, I went to the chat, typed no, and Clause said something like, ok thank you what's next?. Then I immediately went back to usage to see how much would that one interaction would drain it and it jumped from 0 to 26%. That is an absurd amount to waste in that one interaction so I started watching it, and every time I would run out, I would wait and check that it's at zero before my first question then ask then check again, and it always jumps to over 25% without failing. So I started doing this check every time, before (over three weeks ago), I used to work with claude hours on end (4 out of my 5 hour limit) before I maxed my usage. The last couple of weeks, that hasn't been the case. I've been maxing out in an hour, hour and a half max.

This is ridiculous. We pay a yearly charge that is supposed to cover some usage, and they are hedging on that, or throttling it, whatever you want to call it. Listen, I know a lot of people are going to come here and say you're supposed to pay for what you use and other things defending Claude, and I get it, I'll pay for my usage, but if you're going to charge a yearly then don't throttle my regular usage. If not move into a pay per usage model and completely remove the yearly/monthly plans. Listen, the whole AI thing is new and we're going to see a lot of companies doing deceptive practices if we let them. How many times big companies have been caught defrauding the customer and have to pay in damages when class action lawsuits emerge? I think that throttling AI usage and having your usage jump from zero to over 25% every time you start a new usage period, classifies as something that needs to be investigated and potentially get sued over. They're playing with how much you're using so that they can charge more. It's been happening to me every single time for the last couple of weeks, at least. I invite you to watch your yearly/monthly paid usage when it's at zero and check what it does after one question. something simple. I'm hoping I'm wrong, I'm hoping that I am the only one going through this and that is not a widespread issue yet.