How Claude Ultra's weekly limit works got simpler after October 30, 2026: Anthropic renamed Max 20x to Ultra at $200 per month, and Max 5x to Max at $100 per month, with prices unchanged. Verified Ultra accounts no longer have the 5-hour limit — only the weekly limit remains, set at 10 times Pro, and that hasn't changed.
Before and after the rename
| Plan | Before | After | Monthly price | Weekly limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | Max 20x | Ultra | $200 per month | 10x Pro |
| Max | Max 5x | Max | $100 per month | 5x Pro |
Only the names changed; prices and weekly-limit multiples stayed the same, so don't panic when you see the new name on your bill. The rename took effect on October 30, 2026 — if the amount charged hasn't changed, there's nothing to worry about.
How verification works
Verification happens automatically, based on your account and payment records — no manual application needed. New accounts keep a temporary 5-hour limit until verification completes, and you'll get an email when it passes. Until that email arrives, keep working within the temporary limit and don't queue up all your long tasks at once. Note that phone verification cannot lift this temporary limit; the right move is to wait for the system verification to finish. To check whether you're verified, go to Usage in Settings: if there's no Current session section, you're verified. If you can still see a Current session section, you're still in the temporary-limit period, so don't estimate your usage by the post-removal rules yet.
What to do when you hit the limit, and other separate limits
The weekly limit resets at a fixed time each week for your account, unrelated to your subscription date — your allowance comes back when reset time arrives. Fable has its own separate weekly limit, counted apart from the main one. If you exceed the weekly limit, you can buy extra usage allowance to keep going, but this isn't unlimited: the weekly limit itself is always there, and buying allowance only bridges the gap temporarily until the allowance is restored at reset time.
