Hey everyone,
This post isn’t just a rant — it’s a documented case of misleading advertising, silent downgrades, and a growing wave of frustrated users who feel Anthropic has moved the goalposts without saying a word.

Let’s lay it all out:

📜 THE PROMISE (From Anthropic’s Own Words):
“With the Max plan at 20x more usage, you can expect to send at least 900 messages every 5 hours, often more depending on message length, conversation length, and Claude's current capacity.”

🔗 Source: https://support.anthropic.com/en/articles/11014257-about-claude-s-max-plan-usage Anthropic Support Page 

🖼️ Screenshot included for transparency — see below
https://imgur.com/a/pQiU4HM
That quote is still live. Still official.

❌ THE REALITY (Hundreds Are Reporting It):
🔴 Max Plan ($200/mo): Hard limit hits after ~150–200 messages, often 1.5–2 hours into light usage.
🔴 Pro Plan ($100/mo): Users hit limits in 30–45 minutes, even with basic prompts.
🔴 Claude silently switches from Opus to Sonnet mid-task, ruining complex sessions, breaking tools, and wiping context.
🔴 No visible usage meter. No Opus-lock. No warning.

🤐 NOT JUST OVERLOAD — THIS IS A SILENT DOWNGRADE
There’s no public notice, no changelog, no transparency — just degraded service that violates the original promise.
To make it worse, some users report that posts about this are being shadowbanned or removed from official channels.

🧠 THE NUMBERS (From Users Across Reddit + X):
Plan
Promised Messages / 5h
Real User Reports
Max (x20)
900+
~150–200 in 1.5h
Pro (x5)
225+
~50–100 in 30–45m
Opus Access
Always (via /model opus)
Downgraded silently

🔥 THIS IS WHAT USERS DEMAND:
✅ A public response from Anthropic
✅ Restoration of 900+ message windows
✅ Lock-in Opus without automatic downgrade
✅ Usage meter or quota transparency

🛡️ Backups and reposts are ready. If this gets removed — it will live on.

We’re not being unreasonable — we just want what we were sold.
If Anthropic is changing the rules, then communicate it clearly and update your pricing page.

Until then, this is a silent breach of trust, and it needs to be addressed.

Let your voices be heard. 💬
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📸 Screenshot https://imgur.com/a/pQiU4HM.
📢 Tag others.
⛓️ Spread the receipts.

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