Does the Max plan have any usage limits?
Yes. The Max plan offers substantially higher usage compared to our Pro plan. The Max plan is available in two tiers, offering flexible usage levels that grow with you:
Expanded usage: 5x more usage per session than Pro | Maximum flexibility: 20x more usage per session than Pro |
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The number of messages you can send per session will vary based on the length of your messages, including the size of files you attach, the length of current conversation, and the model or feature you use. Your session-based message limit will reset every five hours. If your conversations are relatively short and use a less compute-intensive model, with the Max plan at 5x more usage, you can expect to send at least 225 messages every five hours, and with the Max plan at 20x more usage, at least 900 messages every five hours, often more depending on message length, conversation length, and Claude's current capacity. These estimates are based on how Claude works today. In the future, we'll add new capabilities (some might use more of your usage, others less) but we're always working to give you the best value on your current plan.
While Max plans offer expanded message limits, the context window size remains at 200K across all plans. This means you can send more messages with Max, but the length of individual chats has the same context window limit as other plans.
To manage capacity and ensure fair access to all users, we may limit your usage in other ways, such as weekly and monthly caps or model and feature usage, at our discretion.
Here are some tips to maximize your usage:
Start new conversations for each topic.
Batch related questions together.
Be mindful of attachment sizes as they impact usage limits.
Use projects to store documents in project knowledge instead of repeatedly uploading them.
Break large documents into smaller sections before uploading.
Ask Claude to summarize key points that you can paste into a new chat when needed.
Regularly review and remove unnecessary text and images from your project knowledge to keep your context focused and relevant.
Refer to our Usage Limit Best Practices for more guidance on using your Max capacity efficiently.
How do rate limits work with Claude Code in the Max plan?
Max plan users have access to use Claude Code in their terminal. Usage limits apply across both Claude and Claude Code. Read more about using Claude Code with your Max Plan.
How do rate limits work using Research in the Max plan?
This article explains how rate limits work when using Research.