Claude Code Pro users burn 11-40% of quota just resuming sessions, /compact costs instantly
Global_Knee5354 · reddit · 2026-10-20
A $20 Pro user details how Claude Code's 5-hour window punishes large projects: running the suggested /compact jumped usage from 0% to 11% instantly, and merely telling Claude to "continue" after a reset spiked usage to 40% — resuming large contexts itself consumes huge tokens. They ask the community for workflows that save usage without losing context: regular compaction, fresh sessions, handoff files, or delegating compaction to cheaper Sonnet/Haiku, while arguing Max isn't worth it for their project size.
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