Anthropic is cutting Claude Code's current weekly limits by 17%

Untenable demand has Anthropic exploring new approaches to rationing its service.

Also, 5-hour usage limits will double for Pro and Max users of Claude Code.

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Deal follows others with Microsoft, Amazon, and more.

Anthropic now allows you to run Claude Code via cloud sessions without signing up for the research preview, and it's offering up to $250 in free usage credits, so more users can

But Anthropic urges caution as "research preview" safeguards "aren't absolute."

Amid rapid enterprise growth, Anthropic is trying to lower the barrier to entry for businesses to build AI agents with Claude.

Estimates for total Claude consumer users are all over the map (we've seen figures ranging from 18 million to 30 million). Anthropic hasn't disclosed this data, but a spokesperson