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Key Takeaways
- Max 5x is now Max, and Max 20x is now Ultra. Web subscriptions cost $100 and $200 per month respectively; existing subscribers do not need to purchase again. Mobile pricing may differ.
- Only verified Ultra accounts lose the five-hour limit. Verification automatically considers account and payment history; verifying a phone number at checkout does not complete this process.
- Ultra retains an all-model weekly limit and a separate Fable weekly limit. The current official allowance is 10 times Pro usage per week; the former 20x name does not establish a 20x weekly allowance.
- Claude and Claude Code share subscription usage. Removing a session cap does not issue a reset automatically, guarantee unlimited use or establish that every account has completed the rollout.
Verified Ultra loses the five-hour cap, with weekly limits intact
On October 30, 2026, Claude announced new plan names and an Ultra limit change: Max 5x becomes Max, and Max 20x becomes Ultra, with prices unchanged. The announcement says the five-hour limit is being removed starting that day for most existing Ultra accounts. Newer accounts may temporarily retain it until verified. It also says an email will arrive when the limit is removed; this does not establish completion for every subscriber.
The Help Center makes the condition explicit: verified Ultra accounts have no five-hour session cap, while an all-model weekly limit and a separate Fable weekly limit remain. A session cap covers a shorter usage window; the weekly allowance covers another. Removing the former does not refill the latter. Anthropic also reserves the ability to apply other model, feature or periodic limits, so this change does not mean unlimited use.
What do Max and Ultra cost, and must existing users do anything?
The current Help Center lists web prices of $100 per month for Max and $200 per month for Ultra, both billed monthly. Existing Max 20x subscribers move to Ultra automatically without purchasing again. The rename announcement likewise says existing subscribers need take no action. Mobile app prices may vary by platform, and applicable taxes are additional; the web dollar price is not a universal app-store checkout total.
The public pricing page now also uses Max and Ultra, lists monthly prices of $100 and $200, and limits the removal of Ultra's five-hour cap to verified accounts. The official sources provide no region-by-region rollout table or date when all accounts will be ready. Before changing a subscription, check the actual plan, price and terms shown for your account.
How can you tell whether your Ultra account is verified?
The Ultra Help article says verification happens automatically, taking factors such as account and payment history into account. No additional action is required. An unverified account temporarily keeps the five-hour limit, which is removed automatically after verification. This is different from phone-number verification at checkout: completing that step does not remove the temporary cap.
Check your own Settings > Usage page. The Help Center identifies a verified account by the absence of a Current session usage bar. If that bar remains, read the temporary session and weekly windows separately. Having weekly usage available does not prove the five-hour cap has gone. This article has no account-level verification record or guaranteed waiting time and does not require you to share payment details.
What weekly allowance remains, and where does Claude Code count?
The Ultra Help article currently describes 10 times Pro usage per week. The Max article describes five times Pro usage per five-hour session and per week. The former Max 20x label cannot simply be converted into a current 20x weekly allowance or a fixed number of messages or coding tasks. Request length, model and task complexity affect consumption; read the current windows and remaining usage in your own account.
The Claude Code guidance for individual Pro, Max and Ultra subscribers confirms that Claude and Claude Code share usage limits. Removing the session cap for verified Ultra does not create another independent weekly allowance for Claude Code. Fable also retains its own weekly limit. This individual-subscription guidance does not apply to Team or Enterprise members, who need the terms for their organization.
A useful order for checking your account
First confirm you are signed into the account with the paid subscription, then check its plan and Usage settings. Ultra users should look separately for the Current session bar, the all-model weekly window and the Fable weekly window. Max users should still expect a five-hour limit. Compare your own page with formal notifications rather than treating somebody else’s screenshot as your account status.
If an old plan label or temporary cap remains, distinguish a naming update, incomplete verification and a weekly allowance that has actually been exhausted. The official sources give no universal waiting period. There is no evidence here that upgrading, changing clients or changing IP addresses speeds verification. Connectivity, subscription eligibility and billable usage are separate issues; a proxy does not change plan rules or regional eligibility.
Removing a cap and resetting usage are separate changes
Removing the five-hour cap changes the usage window for verified Ultra accounts. A limit reset is a separate entitlement: the Help Center says eligible plans may occasionally receive one, with the user choosing when to use it. It may refill a session or weekly allowance. A plan rename does not automatically trigger this benefit.
A used reset cannot be undone. Any expiry appears in Settings > Usage, and the normal weekly reset schedule stays the same. Documentation explaining the action does not establish that a new reset has been issued or delivered to your account. When reading announcements, distinguish removal of a cap, receipt of an available reset and actual use of that reset; evidence for one does not establish the others.
Sources
- Claude: Max and Ultra rename and verified Ultra five-hour limit change, October 30, 2026
- Claude Help Center: What is the Ultra plan?
- Claude Help Center: What is the Max plan?
- Claude Help Center: Use Claude Code with your Pro, Max, or Ultra plan
- Claude pricing: Max and Ultra prices, taxes and verified-account condition
- Claude Help Center: What is a limit reset?
Frequently Asked Questions
Must a former Max 20x subscriber cancel and buy Ultra?
No. The official guidance says existing Max 20x subscriptions move to Ultra automatically at the same price. Purchasing again is not a required step for removing a temporary five-hour cap; that depends on Ultra account verification.
Does the $100 Max plan also lose its five-hour cap?
No. The current Max Help article still lists a five-hour session limit, an all-model weekly allowance and a separate Fable weekly limit. The verified-account removal applies to Ultra and should not be generalized to Max.
Why is Current session still visible after I verified my phone number?
Anthropic distinguishes checkout phone verification from automatic Ultra verification. Phone verification does not remove the temporary cap. Automatic verification considers account and payment history among other factors, with no completion time published for all accounts.
Can Team or Enterprise members use this to determine their allowance?
No. These sources cover individual Pro, Max and Ultra subscriptions and their Claude Code usage. Organization members should check their own plan and administrator rules; an individual Ultra change does not establish the same organization entitlement.