Claude Code's rate limits double, peak slowdowns gone
Free vs Pro vs Team vs Enterprise — A Thorough Plan ComparisonFor months, daily Claude Code users on Pro hit slowdowns after 5 PM and throttling late in the month. Compute was rationed at peak, so heavy users got hit first.
[May 2026 Update] After Anthropic secured SpaceX's Colossus-1 (220,000+ GPUs), Claude Code rate limits doubled on all paid plans and peak-hour limits ended.
If you run Claude Code most workdays, this is a free capacity upgrade—no more rationing prompts. If you open Claude once or twice a week, the change is invisible.