Claude Code usage limits: what counts, when they reset, and how to stop hitting them

If you use Claude Code on a Pro or Max subscription, you have probably seen the message that you have reached your limit halfway through a task. The limits are not hard to understand, but they are easy to lose track of, because they are shared, they reset on different schedules, and Claude Code burns through them faster than chat. When you sign in to Claude Code with a subscription, it draws from the same limits as claude.ai: a rolling 5-hour session that starts with your first message, a weekly limit shared by every model, and, on some plans, a separate weekly cap for specific models. Chat an