Claude Code usage runs on a 5-hour window and a weekly limit, according to Anthropic's own pages. Exact session/weekly allowances not published. Below: exactly what each plan's reset rule says, quoted with its source.
Claude Code usage runs on a 5-hour window and a weekly limit, according to Anthropic's own pages.
| Plan | Price | Windows the vendor names | What the vendor says & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | — | Not stated | Not included in the Free Claude plan (pricing table: Claude Code 'No' on Free). Can alternatively be used pay-as-you-go with API credits via a Console account. Source: claude.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Via Claude Pro | $20/mo | 5-hourWeekly | Five-hour session limit and weekly limit, shared with Claude chat (web/desktop/mobile). Usage credits can be enabled to continue past limits. Counts not published. Source: support.claude.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Via Claude Max 5x | $100/mo | 5-hourWeekly | 5x Pro per-session allowance; five-hour session + general weekly limit + separate weekly Fable limit, shared with Claude. Source: support.claude.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Via Claude Max 20x | $200/mo | Not stated | 20x Pro per-session allowance; same limit structure as Max 5x. Source: support.claude.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| API (pay-as-you-go) | Usage billed at API token rates | Not stated | No subscription limit; pay per token. Source: claude.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Tool | Windows | Reset rule (plan naming the most windows) & source |
|---|---|---|
| CursorAI coding | Weekly | Plus: Base weekly usage pool for Cursor models, shared across Grok and Cursor; refreshes weekly. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| CodexAI coding | 5-hourWeekly | Pro ($100/$200/$500): 'Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit'; weekly allowances vary by tier (not published). Source: developers.openai.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| ClaudeChat assistants | 5-hourWeekly | Pro: More usage than Free per five-hour session plus a weekly limit across all models (resets at a fixed weekly time per account). Source: support.claude.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| GeminiChat assistants | 5-hourWeekly | Free: refresh every 5 hours until a weekly limit). Source: support.google.com · checked 2026-10-17 |
| PerplexityChat assistants | DailyWeeklyMonthly | Pro: Pro Searches, Research queries, Comet assistant and file/app creation all 'weekly/monthly limits (average use)'. Source: perplexity.ai · checked 2026-10-16 |
| ReplitAI coding | DailyMonthly | Free: not shown on the pricing page): daily Agent credits up to a monthly cap, monthly credits for production databases, object storage and publishing. Source: docs.replit.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Bolt.newAI coding | DailyMonthly | Free: Free: 300K tokens daily limit, 1M tokens per month. Source: bolt.new · checked 2026-10-16 |
| v0AI coding | DailyMonthlyOne-time | Free: Free: $5 in one-time credits for new users; 7 message/day limit. Source: v0.app · checked 2026-10-16 |
We re-check support.claude.com every day. One email per verified price, limit or free-tier change. No change logged yet.
Claude Code's cheapest paid plan: Via Claude Pro $20/mo. Prices are the month-to-month price of each tool's cheapest individual plan, the same basis as our rankings; "billed yearly" when that's all the vendor publishes.
Claude Code usage runs on a 5-hour window and a weekly limit, according to Anthropic's own pages. Via Claude Pro: Five-hour session limit and weekly limit, shared with Claude chat (web/desktop/mobile). Via Claude Max 5x: five-hour session + general weekly limit + separate weekly Fable limit, shared with Claude.
Five-hour session limit and weekly limit, shared with Claude chat (web/desktop/mobile).
five-hour session + general weekly limit + separate weekly Fable limit, shared with Claude.
Yes. Via Claude Pro: Five-hour session limit and weekly limit, shared with Claude chat (web/desktop/mobile). Via Claude Max 5x: five-hour session + general weekly limit + separate weekly Fable limit, shared with Claude.
Anthropic doesn't state a reset window for the free plan on the pages we track. Free plan: Not included in the Free Claude plan (pricing table: Claude Code 'No' on Free). Can alternatively be used pay-as-you-go with API credits via a Console account.
Exact session/weekly allowances not published. Via Claude Pro: Five-hour session limit and weekly limit, shared with Claude chat (web/desktop/mobile). Usage credits can be enabled to continue past limits. Counts not published. Via Claude Max 5x: 5x Pro per-session allowance; five-hour session + general weekly limit + separate weekly Fable limit, shared with Claude. Via Claude Max 20x: 20x Pro per-session allowance; same limit structure as Max 5x. API (pay-as-you-go): No subscription limit; pay per token.