Claude Code users report noticeable slowdown over the past month
A user on the $200/month max plan for 11 months says Claude has become frustratingly slow over the past month. Previously Claude was fast and high quality while ChatGPT models were slow and weaker at code, but the situation has now reversed. The same task that takes 30 minutes with another model, Sol 5.6, including time to fix bugs and styling, now takes Claude 3-4 hours.
Despite following Anthropic's own documented tips for faster , keeping context (the memory of the conversation the AI refers back to) under 25kb, never going above 15% before starting fresh, and keeping small and isolated, the slowdown has persisted since about a month ago. While writing the post, Claude was still planning an that Sol 5.6, started at the same time, had already finished.
Key points
- 11-month $200/month plan subscriber reports Claude slowing down over the past month
- Same task: 30 minutes with Sol 5.6 vs 3-4 hours with Claude
- Following Anthropic's documented speed tips (, small isolated tasks) did not help
- Pinpoints roughly one month ago as when the slowdown began