Claude Code Weekly Usage Limits Increase 50% Through July 13

Announcement

Anthropic's developer tools team @ClaudeDevs announced a temporary 50% increase in weekly usage limits for Claude Code, effective through July 13. The increase applies across all Claude Code subscription plans.

What Changes

Immediate capacity boost: Developers can now write, review, and debug 50% more code per week
Temporary measure: The expanded limits run through July 13, after which usage caps will be reassessed
Productivity gains: Particularly beneficial for large-scale projects and intensive development sprints

Context

Claude Code is Anthropic's terminal-based AI coding agent that has seen rapid adoption among software developers. The limit increase responds to growing demand and signals Anthropic's continued investment in developer tooling.

Source: ClaudeDevs on X

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