Claude Code’s 50% weekly usage bonus ends for newer users
The extra 50% weekly Claude Code allowance for people who signed up after May 13, 2026 ends on July 13. As a result, the effective allowance of the Max falls from about 20 times the base level to 15 times.
Max 5x falls from about 5 times to 3.334 times. This is the end of a temporary usage bonus, not a newly announced change to the plans themselves.
Key points
- The change applies to people who signed up after May 13, 2026.
- The 50% extra weekly allowance ends on July 13, 2026.
- Max 20x drops from an effective 20 times the base allowance to 15 times.
- Max 5x drops from an effective 5 times the base allowance to 3.334 times.
- A temporary bonus is ending; the stated plan names are not changing.