Claude's recent session limit changes have frustrated many users, with some Pro subscribers burning through their five-hour limit in just two prompts. To cope, the author developed a set of practical strategies: limiting response length, switching to lighter models (Haiku over Sonnet) for simple queries, working during off-peak hours, keeping extended thinking disabled, starting fresh chats frequently, and using Projects with cached content. The author also recommends reserving Claude for tasks that genuinely need it, using search engines or other AI tools for simpler queries. A call is made for Anthropic to improve usage transparency by showing real-time limit consumption and peak-hour indicators.
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Claude's limits have attracted controversy in recent weeksThere are a number of ways to work around Claude's limitsNot every query needs to be done in ClaudeSort: