Anthropic removes 5-hour limit for verified Ultra accounts

Claude's top-tier subscribers can now work without the rolling session cap, though the weekly ceiling stays put Anthropic is scrapping the rolling five-hour usage limit for verified subscribers on its Ultra plan. The weekly cap is staying exactly where it is. The change, announced on October 30, 2026, targets the people paying the most for Claude. For them, the dreaded mid-session timeout should now be a thing of the past, as long as they stay under the weekly ceiling. What actually changed Ultra is Anthropic’s highest subscription tier. It costs $200 per month and was previously known as Max 20x. Under the old model, Ultra subscribers got 20 times the usage of the Pro plan within each five-hour window. Once you burned through that allowance, you waited for the window to roll over. That rolling session limit is now gone for verified Ultra accounts. Individual users can run long, uninterrupted sessions without watching a five-hour clock. The weekly limit is the one thing Anthropic did not touch. It remains set at 10 times the Pro plan’s allowance. The verification catch There is a condition attached. Newer Ultra accounts will still face a temporary five-hour limit until they are ver...