Corrected: Five-hour usage limits increased with Claude Opus 5.5 launch

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Correction: Updated on 4 Oct: ClaudeDevs says Claude Code's 5-hour session limits rose 20% on 22 Sep. Anthropic gave no size for the increase on other plans or products in the sources checked.

With the Claude Opus 5.5 launch, Anthropic said it is increasing five-hour usage limits on Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise plans.

Its announcement did not state the size.
A ClaudeDevs thread the same day gives figures for Claude Code only: 5-hour session limits increase 20%, and because Opus 5.5 is priced lower it goes 25% further within limits.

Who can use it: Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise plans (the Claude X post lists Pro, Max and Team).
When: Announced 2026-09-22; no separate start or end date given.

Claude on X · Anthropic: Introducing Claude Opus 5.5 · ClaudeDevs on X Announced Sep 22, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC

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