Background: I’m new to Claude Code but been in tech for 20 years doing mostly infrastructure and cloud (AWS/Azure) work. Never worked as a professional software engineer, so I’m learning the actual coding/dev workflow as I go. I’ve been working through a project which is going relatively well but I’ve been closing in on filling up my weekly usage window sooner as I get more engaged with my work. I’ve tailored my config files to optimize token usage while also ensuring proper documentation. I pay a token tax for that but I’m ok with it. So as my usage goes up I’m considering an upgrade to Max. I’ve done research on whether upgrading to Max will help extend my work windows and what I’ve come to understand is that while Max will increase your 5-hour limit it will not meaningfully increase your weekly usage limits. If this is true the increase in 5-hr limits allows for higher bursts of work which will make you fill up the weekly limit faster forcing pay as you go usage credits. It seems that the jump in price is potentially much higher than I think. It feels like a loosing proposition if my expectation is to spend no more than $100/month and get a bit more done than in pro. I accept that premium tools like these come at a high cost, but the actual costs are somewhat misleading and marketed to make you feel as though you’re getting a broad 5x increase over pro, which is not the case. In fact they omit anything about weekly limits on the support page. It may be fair to say that since weekly is not mentioned I shouldn’t expect an increase but omitting that detail still feels misleading to me. I know some of you have actually measured token usage. Is my interpretation of the subscription benefits correct in practice? Thanks! submitted by /u/No_Situation_7748
Originally posted by u/No_Situation_7748 on r/ClaudeCode
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