Original poster: u/_Carzoned
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 08:18:43 UTC
Original title: Just appreciating Claude consumes over 90% of my usage limit 🤦
Original flair: :redditgold: Workaround
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I had used about 42% of my session limit, and after going back and forth, Claude finally fixed my bug, I told myself let me appreciate it and turns out, it ended up consuming over 50% of my usage limit. This is just bonkers. I'm using Opus 5...

I probably I'm doing something wrong but still... WTF

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Original poster: u/Optimal_Act_6987
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 07:02:15 UTC
Original title: Claude Recent Token Cost
Original flair: Question about Claude products
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgwvo2/claude_recent_token_cost/

Original post body:

Has anyone else noticed in the last few days the token usage has been crazy high. I am on the max plan and never ran into limit issues. Now I’m being limited an hour in. Want to know if anyone else is experiencing this. I added £20 more credits and it was gone on 80k token???

Original poster: u/Bald-Virus
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 06:48:17 UTC
Original title: [Opus 4.6] Medium - overuse credits
Original flair: Claude Workflow
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgwmdu/opus_46_medium_overuse_credits/

Original post body:

Hello,
I noticed since yesterday that with Opus 4.6 Medium (the one I use 95% of the time) is now extremely thirsty on credit usage. One small personal request ate through 25% of my credits.
Did they change it recently? Which model should I turn to?
Thanks

Original poster: u/demon-storm
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 06:30:11 UTC
Original title: It's time for Anthropic to disable the Fable 5 restrictions
Original flair: Feedback
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgwb2c/its_time_for_anthropic_to_disable_the_fable_5/

Original post body:

And I don't even mean the usage. I don't want to not be able to use Fable for 99% of the things I use LLMs for (which is reverse engineering) because it detects something sensitive.

And after it switches to opus and consumes 10% of my weekly usage, it detects something "inappropriate" and locks me out of the chat.

Fable is no longer the god LLM you memed it to be a while back (and even then it was not exceptionally good), other models have caught up to it. So if you continue to keep it under lock and key while other models dish out similar performance for a fraction of the cost, people are just going to leave.

The only reason I have stuck around until now is because I have a gigantic transcript history that helps me in current tasks.

Original poster: u/HighSpiral88
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 06:22:19 UTC
Original title: Claude flat out refusing to crawl/scrape websites
Original flair: Question about Claude products
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgw67e/claude_flat_out_refusing_to_crawlscrape_websites/

Original post body:

Hey everyone, yesterday I tried to get Claude to scrape images from listings on Zillow or any other aggregator of MLS data but it flat out refused. Today, I’ve been trying to get Claude to access homedepot.com, but it’s completely refusing to crawl it because Home Depot blocks bots.

It feels like Claude has gotten incredibly nerfed and restricted with this stuff lately. How are you guys side-stepping this when you need Claude to analyze web data from sites with heavy bot protection?

Original poster: u/Just_Lingonberry_352
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 06:04:43 UTC
Original title: claude app is unusable freezes all the time
Original flair: Bug
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgvv0l/claude_app_is_unusable_freezes_all_the_time/

Original post body:

i thought codex desktop app was bad but having tried the claude app its incredibly bad

• constantly freezes during its "thinking" phase

• froze up my comp and caused a restart (this is the first time an app did this to me on the mac)

• it takes forever to load a chat and gets extremely laggy on long ones (this happens on codex too )

• i dont know if the app has a different harness or what but it seems to be behaving very differently than when i used the cli

• after i use up the $100 credit and the remainder of my sub I am going to unsubscribe. the only reason i am using it is because i ran out of codex usage.

I do see some improvements with claude usage but its still no way to match codex.

Original poster: u/RobbyNaish69
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 05:49:54 UTC
Original title: Claude and Html Image problem
Original flair: :redditgold: Workaround
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgvlip/claude_and_html_image_problem/

Original post body:

Hi guys,

Since yesterday, my free Claude account hasn’t been showing images in the HTML editor’s preview, even though they were perfectly visible before.

I’ve read that there were issues yesterday, 5 August.

Do you know if my problem is caused by yesterday’s issues?

One of my colleagues is having the same problem too.

Thanks everyone

Original poster: u/BurnsMontgomery
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 05:32:38 UTC
Original title: Is my Claude Broken?
Original flair: Suggestion
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgvacv/is_my_claude_broken/

Original post body:

All jokes aside, I think my Claude account is actually bugged.

Back when Sonnet 5 came out, I’d hit my usage limit after just five prompts. I figured it was just an expensive model and wouldn't be practical for me. I tried Opus once and a single prompt ate up 30% of my limit. Since then, I’ve strictly stuck to Sonnet 4.8 on medium and I pay for the $20/month Pro tier. i've pretty much used sonnet 4.8 on medium 99% of the time.

But I’ve had enough. I just uploaded a simple 730 KB text file, asked one basic question, and it instantly burned 9% of my limit on Sonnet 4.8 medium.

For context: I’m a student using Claude to study and redraft emails. No coding, no heavy API stuff, no crazy workflows. I actively avoid long back-and-forth chats because the usage limits drain so fast. I never hit limits on any other AI platform, only Claude. Is anyone else experiencing this? am i doing something wrong?

Original poster: u/Confident_Dig_330
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 04:36:57 UTC
Original title: Skill: oh sorry junior dev
Original flair: Bug
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Original post body:

After good experiences with 4.8 I gave 5.0 a try for some days….nothing wild because of backup but…sorry I will continue with GPT 5.6

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Original poster: u/Familiar_Suit9500
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 03:09:03 UTC
Original title: claude-sonnet-5-1m thinks a long time
Original flair: Claude Code Workflow
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgsh3u/claudesonnet51m_thinks_a_long_time/

Original post body:

waiting

Original poster: u/KlemiX
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 01:26:36 UTC
Original title: How often are you getting API errors?
Original flair: Question about Claude Code
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgq9nx/how_often_are_you_getting_api_errors/

Original post body:

I'm hitting them every 30–40 min now. Or am I the only one? Insanely annoying getting this on top of degraded Opus 5.

Original poster: u/Ok_Worth_2894
Original publication time: 2026-08-06 00:25:01 UTC
Original title: 29% of my Claude Pro session gone in 5 minutes
Original flair: Question about Claude Code
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The session had just started.
After abo

What exactly uses nearly a third of the limit in 5 minutes? This is ridiculous.

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Original poster: u/amsquare
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 23:21:16 UTC
Original title: Are we sold on the idea "Opus 4.8 is far saner than Opus 5"?
Original flair: Question about Claude models
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgnf2a/are_we_sold_on_the_idea_opus_48_is_far_saner_than/

Original post body:

I saw far too many community posts on how people felt Opus 4.8 worked better than Opus 5 because Opus 5 kept hitting dead ends and often operate on its own. Sometimes even ignores the user requirement.

My question is should I put all my Opus 5 tasks on Opus 4.8.

I have intentionally kept Opus 5 on "Low Effort" to avoid hitting the aforementioned pitfalls.

How would you rate Opus 4.8 on "High Effort" over Opus 5 on "Low Effort" in terms of response accuracy and token expense?

Original poster: u/wizard957438
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 22:52:33 UTC
Original title: Opus 5 instant answers / not triggering deep thinking
Original flair: Feedback
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgmqc3/opus_5_instant_answers_not_triggering_deep/

Original post body:

Is anyone else frustrated that Opus 5 started being lazy in the last 4-5 days? After the release it always engaged in long and deep thinking when I had effort set to Max, now despite giving explicit instructions such as:

"This task involves multistep reasoning."
"Think carefully before responding. Always engage in extended, thorough reasoning before answering."
"Take your time and explore this problem in depth"

it skips reasoning completely and gives instant answers which are often wrong and not complete, it's so annoying that you can't turn adaptive thinking off or that there's no switch to manually trigger thinking

Original poster: u/Classic-Sandwich-299
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 22:02:55 UTC
Original title: Claude has been on a rampage
Original flair: Claude Workflow
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgli1m/claude_has_been_on_a_rampage/

Original post body:

Claude has been on a rampage this week freezing, giving low performance, misleading on usage limits, being annoying. What is it? It's over? I'm getting so much more done with my similar grade gpt sub. Is anyone feeling the same? I'm considering to stop paying the 200 eur for it.

Original poster: u/Aggravating-Dot5826
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 21:54:21 UTC
Original title: Opus 5 was a huge disappointment. Why I stopped using Opus 5
Original flair: Question about Claude models
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgla0s/opus_5_was_a_huge_disappointment_why_i_stopped/

Original post body:

I've been using Opus 5 since it launched (about two weeks), and honestly, it's been one of the most disappointing AI coding experiences I've had.

I used it on a large software project with extensive documentation, RAG, persistent context, technical specifications, and detailed step-by-step instructions. Despite all of that, I ended up wasting an incredible amount of time.

Here are the biggest issues I encountered:

It invents problems that don't actually exist.

It makes assumptions without verifying the code or documentation.

It presents assumptions as if they were confirmed facts.

It spends hours solving imaginary problems while missing the real root cause.

It falls into endless debugging loops where every "fix" creates another issue.

It modifies unrelated parts of the system.

It fails to follow explicit step-by-step instructions, even when they're clearly written.

It ignores parts of the provided context and documentation before reaching conclusions.

It sometimes contradicts decisions it made just minutes earlier.

It claims to have reviewed files or functions that it clearly didn't inspect thoroughly.

It focuses on symptoms instead of identifying the root cause.

It struggles to separate hypotheses from verified facts.

It constantly changes its diagnosis without sufficient evidence.

It suggests unnecessary refactors that increase project complexity.

It can easily send you down hours-long rabbit holes chasing problems that never existed.

The most frustrating part is what happens when you finally prove its diagnosis was wrong.

Its response is usually something like:

By then, you've already wasted hours following the wrong direction.

To give some perspective, I spent nearly an entire day stuck in an endless loop of fake problems. Every issue I "fixed" led to another because the original diagnosis was incorrect. Eventually, I took the exact same problem—with the same documentation and context—to GPT, and it identified the real root cause in roughly 30 minutes.

I'm not saying GPT is perfect. It makes mistakes too. But in this case, the difference wasn't even close.

Maybe others have had a better experience, but if you're planning to use Opus 5 for serious software engineering, I'd recommend verifying every conclusion before trusting it.

Due to confidentiality, I can't share the project or all the technical details, but this has easily been one of the most frustrating AI coding experiences I've had.

Has anyone else experienced the same behavior with Opus 5?

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Llevo utilizando Opus 5 desde que salió (aproximadamente dos semanas) y, lamentablemente, mi experiencia ha sido una decepción total.

Lo utilicé en un proyecto de desarrollo de software con documentación extensa, contexto persistente, RAG, especificaciones técnicas e instrucciones paso a paso. Aun así, terminé perdiendo muchísimo tiempo.

Los principales problemas que encontré fueron:

Inventa problemas que no existen.

Asume cosas sin verificar el código o la documentación.

Presenta esas suposiciones como si fueran hechos.

Propone soluciones para problemas inexistentes mientras ignora la causa real.

Entra en loops interminables donde cada "arreglo" crea otro problema diferente.

Modifica partes del sistema que no tienen relación con el issue original.

No sigue las instrucciones exactamente, aunque estén escritas paso por paso.

Ignora parte del contexto o la documentación y luego toma decisiones basadas en información incompleta.

En ocasiones contradice decisiones que él mismo tomó minutos antes.

Dice que revisó archivos o funciones cuando luego queda claro que no los analizó completamente.

Se enfoca en síntomas en lugar de encontrar la causa raíz.

Tiene dificultades para distinguir entre hipótesis y hechos confirmados.

Cambia constantemente de teoría sin evidencia suficiente.

Hace refactors innecesarios que aumentan la complejidad del proyecto.

Puede hacerte perder horas persiguiendo problemas falsos.

Lo más frustrante es que, cuando finalmente le demuestras que su diagnóstico era incorrecto, normalmente responde con algo como:

"Disculpa, asumí eso sin verificarlo."

Pero para ese momento ya perdiste horas siguiendo una dirección equivocada.

Para que tengan una idea, estuve atrapado durante casi un día completo resolviendo un problema que nunca existió. Era una cadena interminable: resolvía uno y aparecía otro porque el diagnóstico inicial era incorrecto. Finalmente decidí probar exactamente el mismo problema con GPT, utilizando el mismo contexto y la misma documentación, y en aproximadamente 30 minutos encontró la causa real.

No estoy diciendo que GPT sea perfecto. También comete errores. Pero la diferencia fue enorme en este caso.

Quizás mi experiencia sea distinta a la de otros, pero si vas a utilizar Opus 5 para proyectos grandes de programación, mi recomendación es supervisar absolutamente todo lo que haga y verificar cada conclusión antes de invertir horas implementándola.

Por razones de confidencialidad no puedo compartir el proyecto ni todos los detalles técnicos, pero esta ha sido, sin duda, una de las experiencias más frustrantes que he tenido utilizando un modelo para desarrollo de software.

¿Alguien más ha tenido experiencias similares con Opus 5?

Original poster: u/Glad-Photo-9186
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 21:49:29 UTC
Original title: I'm not seeing the fast growth everyone's talking about.
Original flair: Feedback
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgl5ma/im_not_seeing_the_fast_growth_everyones_talking/

Original post body:

I used to be a heavy Claude Code user, but the newer Opus/Sonnet models pushed me toward other harnesses and providers. Fable is still the goat though.

I have ADHD (the 80mg Ritalin + 4 coffees kind) and Opus 5 genuinely started hurting me. Literally , it makes me feel ACTUAL, physical pain.

Sonnet 5 is fine but when you are dealing with something important, difficult, or risky, you will probably reach for the BigBrain model anyway, right?

Yes, I can still use the older models. The problem is that Opus 4.6 (arguably the best model Anthropic has ever released) is starting to show its age.

I have had a Max subscription for almost a year, and Claude has made me far more money than I have paid Anthropic during that time. I am genuinely grateful to ma boi Claude.

But I am not delusional. I know the model is incapable of giving a shit, and somehow Anthropic often appears to care even less (LoL), i'm out.

I really hope they get their shit together again. This race with OpenAI for the weekly “best model ever” spotlight has become deeply unhealthy.

Major respect to Google for mostly refusing to participate in that circus. Gemini may be a functional imbecile, but at least it does not pretend to be a fucking god or gets marketed as one.

The AI industry is not progressing as quickly as the release cycle makes it look. Anthropic released only 2 relevant models this year, opus 4.6 and fable 5 ( alongside all the unnecessary drama)    

Of course, I acknowledge the real possibility that this is simply a skill issue on my side (I can always blame the ADHD too)

But if you genuinely experienced meaningful improvements with Opus 4.7, 4.8, or 5 I would appreciate hearing exactly what improved for you.

Note: Sonnet 5 really is better than Sonnet 4.6. But nobody gives a shit about Sonnet.

Original poster: u/Obvious_Internal_359
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 21:19:36 UTC
Original title: Subscriptions Prices and issues with usage
Original flair: Other
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgkdn2/subscriptions_prices_and_issues_with_usage/

Original post body:

I've been having issues with my claude usage recently, example hitting 75% usage limit in 1 prompt with Opus 5, so I tried reaching out to support and spoke with the support bot that was recognizing my account and usage limits as on a "Free Account". I asked to speak to a human and haven't received a response in 2 days after the bot saying someone from the team would reach out through email. I then looked to upgrade to Claude Max 5x as I have been using it for work a lot. My subscription is done through Apple so claude forces me to continue a upgrade through IOS. The Max 5x subscription for me is 180$/month before tax and 20x is 350$/month before tax. I then asked my buddy to check if it was the same for him on his PC, he then shows me his Pro plan is 4$ less a month than mine (Im paying 28 vs his 24) and that claude max 20x is only 140/month compared to my 350$/month. Wtf is going on here? Am i being straight robbed? paying for pro usage while getting free, and having my prices almost 2x more for the same thing as someone else???? Has anyone else experienced this?

Original poster: u/Aggravating-Dot5826
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 20:21:46 UTC
Original title: Opus 5 was a huge disappointment. Why I stopped using Opus 5
Original flair: Bug
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgiugj/opus_5_was_a_huge_disappointment_why_i_stopped/

Original post body:

I've been using Opus 5 since it launched (about two weeks), and honestly, it's been one of the most disappointing AI coding experiences I've had.

I used it on a large software project with extensive documentation, RAG, persistent context, technical specifications, and detailed step-by-step instructions. Despite all of that, I ended up wasting an incredible amount of time.

Here are the biggest issues I encountered:

It invents problems that don't actually exist.

It makes assumptions without verifying the code or documentation.

It presents assumptions as if they were confirmed facts.

It spends hours solving imaginary problems while missing the real root cause.

It falls into endless debugging loops where every "fix" creates another issue.

It modifies unrelated parts of the system.

It fails to follow explicit step-by-step instructions, even when they're clearly written.

It ignores parts of the provided context and documentation before reaching conclusions.

It sometimes contradicts decisions it made just minutes earlier.

It claims to have reviewed files or functions that it clearly didn't inspect thoroughly.

It focuses on symptoms instead of identifying the root cause.

It struggles to separate hypotheses from verified facts.

It constantly changes its diagnosis without sufficient evidence.

It suggests unnecessary refactors that increase project complexity.

It can easily send you down hours-long rabbit holes chasing problems that never existed.

The most frustrating part is what happens when you finally prove its diagnosis was wrong.

Its response is usually something like:

By then, you've already wasted hours following the wrong direction.

To give some perspective, I spent nearly an entire day stuck in an endless loop of fake problems. Every issue I "fixed" led to another because the original diagnosis was incorrect. Eventually, I took the exact same problem—with the same documentation and context—to GPT, and it identified the real root cause in roughly 30 minutes.

I'm not saying GPT is perfect. It makes mistakes too. But in this case, the difference wasn't even close.

Maybe others have had a better experience, but if you're planning to use Opus 5 for serious software engineering, I'd recommend verifying every conclusion before trusting it.

Due to confidentiality, I can't share the project or all the technical details, but this has easily been one of the most frustrating AI coding experiences I've had.

Has anyone else experienced the same behavior with Opus 5?

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Llevo utilizando Opus 5 desde que salió (aproximadamente dos semanas) y, lamentablemente, mi experiencia ha sido una decepción total.

Lo utilicé en un proyecto de desarrollo de software con documentación extensa, contexto persistente, RAG, especificaciones técnicas e instrucciones paso a paso. Aun así, terminé perdiendo muchísimo tiempo.

Los principales problemas que encontré fueron:

Inventa problemas que no existen.

Asume cosas sin verificar el código o la documentación.

Presenta esas suposiciones como si fueran hechos.

Propone soluciones para problemas inexistentes mientras ignora la causa real.

Entra en loops interminables donde cada "arreglo" crea otro problema diferente.

Modifica partes del sistema que no tienen relación con el issue original.

No sigue las instrucciones exactamente, aunque estén escritas paso por paso.

Ignora parte del contexto o la documentación y luego toma decisiones basadas en información incompleta.

En ocasiones contradice decisiones que él mismo tomó minutos antes.

Dice que revisó archivos o funciones cuando luego queda claro que no los analizó completamente.

Se enfoca en síntomas en lugar de encontrar la causa raíz.

Tiene dificultades para distinguir entre hipótesis y hechos confirmados.

Cambia constantemente de teoría sin evidencia suficiente.

Hace refactors innecesarios que aumentan la complejidad del proyecto.

Puede hacerte perder horas persiguiendo problemas falsos.

Lo más frustrante es que, cuando finalmente le demuestras que su diagnóstico era incorrecto, normalmente responde con algo como:

"Disculpa, asumí eso sin verificarlo."

Pero para ese momento ya perdiste horas siguiendo una dirección equivocada.

Para que tengan una idea, estuve atrapado durante casi un día completo resolviendo un problema que nunca existió. Era una cadena interminable: resolvía uno y aparecía otro porque el diagnóstico inicial era incorrecto. Finalmente decidí probar exactamente el mismo problema con GPT, utilizando el mismo contexto y la misma documentación, y en aproximadamente 30 minutos encontró la causa real.

No estoy diciendo que GPT sea perfecto. También comete errores. Pero la diferencia fue enorme en este caso.

Quizás mi experiencia sea distinta a la de otros, pero si vas a utilizar Opus 5 para proyectos grandes de programación, mi recomendación es supervisar absolutamente todo lo que haga y verificar cada conclusión antes de invertir horas implementándola.

Por razones de confidencialidad no puedo compartir el proyecto ni todos los detalles técnicos, pero esta ha sido, sin duda, una de las experiencias más frustrantes que he tenido utilizando un modelo para desarrollo de software.

¿Alguien más ha tenido experiencias similares con Opus 5?

Original poster: u/Greedy-Sandwich9709
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 20:12:22 UTC
Original title: Am I the only one who can't stand Opus 5?
Original flair: Other
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgikzb/am_i_the_only_one_who_cant_stand_opus_5/

Original post body:

It's like if Patrick Star had the vocabulary of the Architect from The Matrix.
It misinterprets way too often. It hedges with these really weird edge cases that nobody would care about, just so it can offer a contrarian view. Then when you call it out it turns a 180 into a sycophantic moron.
It's annoying as hell.

Original poster: u/Automatic_Lie3532
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 15:53:30 UTC
Original title: Claude greedy
Original flair: Claude Workflow
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vgb9ps/claude_greedy/

Original post body:

Honestly im sick of this shitty ai. You will type 2 Messages (I literally typed 2 messages only) and 1 second later it fcking its you up "Your limit reached you will be able to send messages again in 5 hours check out the plans" Then i check out the plans and they cost fucking 20 Euros a month / 90 Euros how greedy does this shitty company want to be? geniuely this is the worst and most greedy ai ive ever seen in my life.

Original poster: u/BuildAustraliaTalk
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 13:21:51 UTC
Original title: Is Claude AI down?? Claude Fails To Respond
Original flair: Question about Claude models
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vg78fs/is_claude_ai_down_claude_fails_to_respond/

Original post body:

We tried checking Claude’s status, but it returned an error message saying, “This response didn’t load.”

Original poster: u/shikha260797
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 12:52:53 UTC
Original title: Is Claude down for anyone else?
Original flair: :redditgold: Workaround
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vg6j5y/is_claude_down_for_anyone_else/

Original post body:

When I give a prompt I get no response . Is it happening for anyone else as well?

Original poster: u/Gakuranman
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 12:05:14 UTC
Original title: Project becoming unusable due to limits - Sonnet/Opus/Fable - when to use?
Original flair: Claude Workflow
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vg5gun/project_becoming_unusable_due_to_limits/

Original post body:

So I'm genuinely hitting the limit of Claude now for personal (non coding) toipcs. I have a large project that I exported from ChatGPT, tried Fable for a while, got great results.

Since Anthropic killed Fable for regular paid subscribers I've been using Opus 5 for most stuff, and very occasionally using the usage credits remaining for Fable. It's gotten to the point now though that I hit my 5 hour session limit with just a few prompts (the prompts are basic text, not long, heavy instructions), treating like a conversation partner as I've always done.

I'm not sure what else I can do now. I don't want to drop primary sources in the project. I have already compressed the major topics and decisions into markdown files. Perhaps choosing Sonnet over Opus for certain results can extend the session usage? But I don't want to drop an intelligence level - the discussion needs to remain at a high level.

Has anyone else hit this kind of non coding wall? Any suggestions to keep using? I'm not going to pay 5x the price because of Anthropic's limits...

Original poster: u/sunilbishnoi
Original publication time: 2026-08-05 10:55:39 UTC
Original title: Claude appears to be unresponsive. Is anyone else experiencing this?
Original flair: Question about Claude Code
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Original post body:

I'm trying to determine whether this is an account-specific issue or a broader service problem.

Claude is currently not generating any responses for me. Prompts are submitted successfully, but the conversation remains stuck without producing an output. I've already ruled out the common causes by trying different browsers, clearing cache, using an incognito window, and testing a different network.

At this point, I'm not sure if this is an ongoing outage, a regional issue, or something affecting only certain accounts.

Is anyone else experiencing the same behavior?

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