Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

>Higher usage limits

>The following three changes—all effective today—are aimed at improving the experience of using Claude for our most dedicated customers.

>First, we’re doubling Claude Code’s five-hour rate limits for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans.

>Second, we’re removing the peak hours limit reduction on Claude Code for Pro and Max accounts.

>Third, we’re raising our API rate limits considerably for Claude Opus models,

Looks like Elon's finally giving up on XAI and just selling the compute

There's only so much determinism you can create when you try not to filter (read CENSOR) your LLM.

They're doubling the five hour limits, but no mention about the weekly limit. So overall it's the same maximum usage, right?

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> First, we’re doubling Claude Code’s five-hour rate limits for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans.

Ok I guess, this was a bit of a hassle, but you're not increasing my weekly allowance, you're just not annoying me as often.

> Second, we’re removing the peak hours limit reduction on Claude Code for Pro and Max accounts.

It wasn't a limit reduction (as in, I didn't have a lower 5-hour limit), it was "tokens are more expensive" and it ate my weekly limits faster. This should never have been instituted to begin with.

> Third, we’re raising our API rate limits considerably for Claude Opus models, as shown in the table below:

Meh.

This is why I don't care for all the "it's a subscription, you're free to not use it!" arguments here. It's not an all-you-can-eat subscription with some generous fair use limits, it's a "X tokens per month for $Y", and they keep lowering the X unilaterally and in secret.