Claude added weekly usage caps to its $20 Pro and $100/$200 Max plans
On top of the rolling 5-hour session limits, Pro and Max subscribers got weekly caps (overall and for Opus); Anthropic estimated Pro at 40-80 hours of Sonnet 4 in Claude Code per week. Prices stayed at $20, $100 and $200.
What changed
- Limits cut, Aug 28, 2025
- Before: Only rolling 5-hour session limits
- After: 5-hour session limits plus weekly limits that reset every 7 days
- Existing customers: Applied to all Pro and Max subscribers; Anthropic said fewer than 5% would be affected; Max users could buy extra usage at API rates
Cheaper alternatives to Claude
At 1 user, Claude costs $20/mo. 3 AI assistants cost less:
- Gemini: $4.99/mo (Google AI Plus), covers 91% of Claude; missing or partial: Code & file workspace (partly), Prebuilt app integrations (partly), Custom tools & MCP, Work app connectors (partly), Multi-agent orchestration
- ChatGPT: $8/mo (Go), covers 99% of Claude; missing or partial: Brand voice & style guide (partly)
- Microsoft Copilot: $9.99/mo (Microsoft 365 Personal), covers 84% of Claude; missing or partial: Canvas and artifacts (partly), Agentic coding tool, Work app connectors (partly)
Claude alternatives: 3 cheaper AI assistants compared, at every size.
Sources
Every price and change for Claude: Claude.