Claude power user math: 6 hours of work burns 18% weekly limit, new caps shrink runtime
RexDouglass · x · 2026-09-30
A 20x Pro user ran the numbers: 6 hours of Sol 6.1 medium (two chats doing React/API work) consumed 18% of the weekly usage limit. Under the policy taking effect Oct 29, that translates to about 20 hours of continuous agent runtime, or 46 hours on the $500/month plan — fueling frustration over tightened Claude usage caps.
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