# Max 20x upgrade not reflected in weekly limits, depleting at Max 5x rate > Source: > Published: 2026-08-18 08:14:33+00:00 - [Notifications](/login?return_to=%2Fanthropics%2Fclaude-code)You must be signed in to change notification settings - [Fork 22.8k](/login?return_to=%2Fanthropics%2Fclaude-code) # [BUG] Max 20x upgrade not reflected in weekly limits — depleting at Max 5x rate or worse (upgraded July 16, 2026) #79773 [bugSomething isn't working](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22bug%22)Something isn't working ## Description ### Preflight Checklist - I have searched [existing issues](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Abug)and this hasn't been reported yet - This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs) - I am using the latest version of Claude Code ### What's Wrong? I upgraded from Max 5x ($100) to Max 20x ($200) on Thursday, July 16, 2026 (prorated charge confirmed, plan shows Max 20x in settings). Since the upgrade, my weekly usage limits deplete dramatically faster than they did on Max 5x — not 20x more capacity, but effectively less than my previous plan. ### What Should Happen? After upgrading to Max 20x, weekly usage limits should immediately reflect the 20x tier — i.e. roughly 4x the capacity of my previous Max 5x plan, per the Help Center ("you receive your full weekly allowance each cycle"). Concretely: on Max 5x, ~4-5 Opus messages consumed 1% of the weekly Opus limit and my allowance lasted 6-7 days of normal work. On Max 20x, the same workload should consume proportionally less (roughly 16-20 messages per 1%) and comfortably last the full week. Instead, consumption is at ~2 messages per 1% — worse than the cheaper plan I upgraded from. Expected fix: recalculate the weekly limit counter to the Max 20x tier for accounts that upgraded mid-cycle, and restore/credit the usage lost since the July 16 upgrade. ### Error Messages/Logs ``` Claude AI usage limit reached. Your limit will reset at [date shown in app]. No error in CLI — weekly usage percentage jumps ~1% per 2 Opus messages despite Max 20x plan. ``` ### Steps to Reproduce - Subscribe to Max 5x plan (baseline: ~4-5 Opus messages = 1% of weekly Opus limit) - Upgrade to Max 20x mid-cycle (July 16, 2026 — prorated charge confirmed, settings show Max 20x) - Continue identical daily workload (Opus 4.8 primary, Sonnet for subtasks) - Observe weekly limit depleting at ~2 Opus messages per 1% — worse than Max 5x - Weekly cap reached in 3 days vs 6-7 days previously on the cheaper plan ### Claude Model Opus ### Is this a regression? Yes, this worked in a previous version ### Last Working Version *No response* ### Claude Code Version Unknown — issue correlates with plan upgrade on July 16, 2026, not with a Claude Code version change. ### Platform Anthropic API ### Operating System macOS ### Terminal/Shell VS Code integrated terminal ### Additional Information - Support ticket open since July 19, 2026, no response after 48h. Ticket ID: [ton numéro] - Weekly reset date shown in Settings > Usage: [ta date] - Prior related issues: [Weekly Usage Limits Making Claude Subscriptions Unusable #9424](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/9424)(user upgraded Max 5x → 20x, depletion rate unchanged),[Max 20x plan hitting daily limit with reduced usage — limits appear silently tightened (April 28-29, 2026) #54714](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/54714)(Max 20x limits silently tightened) - Suspected cause: weekly limit counter/tier not recalculated after mid-cycle upgrade - Impact: highest-tier paying customer blocked from client work for 4 days ## Metadata ## Metadata ### Assignees ### Labels [bugSomething isn't working](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22bug%22)Something isn't working