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Usage Limits Articles

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anthropicAug 16, 2026

Claude Code Desktop Adds Auto-Continue After Usage Limits

Claude Code now continues your session automatically when a claude.ai usage limit resets. Anthropic's changelog documents the behavior in version 2.1.234 as on by default, with an opt-out in /config named 'Continue automatically at usage limit'. It resumes work after a reset; it does not raise or remove the limit.

openaiAug 9, 2026

OpenAI Resets ChatGPT Work And Codex Limits For Paid Users

OpenAI executive Tibo first announced a usage reset for paid ChatGPT Work and Codex users on August 8, 2026, then said the five-hour limit will return for Plus accounts across both products on August 26. The approved posts do not publish a numeric allowance, a new API billing rule, or details beyond that plan and product scope.

cursorJul 22, 2026

Cursor Doubles Usage Limits on All Individual and Teams Plans

Cursor doubled the included usage pool for its own models, and staff confirmed in writing that it is permanent: 'The doubled pool stays.' The pool now covers three models -- Cursor Grok 4.6, Grok 4.5, and Composer 2.5. What expired on July 21, 2026 was a separate 50 percent launch discount on Grok 4.5.

claude-codeMay 15, 2026

Claude Code Weekly Limits +50%: Promo Extended Through August 31, 2026

Anthropic's +50% Claude Code weekly-limits promo is still live, and Anthropic has now extended it a third time: its support doc runs the window through August 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT, not August 19. It covers Pro, Max, and Team plans plus legacy seat-based Enterprise, across the CLI, IDE extensions, desktop, and web.

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