Claude Is Doubling Usage Limits This Month
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Anthropic is running a two-week promotion doubling Claude usage limits during off-peak hours through March 27.
Anthropic is running a promotion from March 13-27 that doubles your five-hour usage limits during off-peak hours. No action required — it’s automatic.
The Details
- Off-peak (doubled usage): Outside 8 AM–2 PM ET / 5–11 AM PT
- Peak (standard rates): 8 AM–2 PM ET / 5–11 AM PT
- Eligible plans: Free, Pro, Max, and Team (not Enterprise)
- Where: Claude web, mobile, desktop, Cowork, Claude Code, Claude for Excel, Claude for PowerPoint
- Bonus usage doesn’t count toward weekly limits
Why This Matters
If you’re a heavy Claude Code user, this is a good excuse to shift your longer sessions to evenings or early mornings for the next two weeks. The off-peak window is generous — basically anything outside a six-hour block in the middle of the US business day.
Worth noting: this is the first time Anthropic has run a usage promotion like this. Could be testing demand elasticity, could be smoothing load, could be building goodwill. Either way, free capacity is free capacity.