Claude limit reached: what to do next
Hit a Claude usage limit? Work out which window you are waiting on, then pick a route: smaller model, smaller context, usage credits, or the API.
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Hit a Claude usage limit? Work out which window you are waiting on, then pick a route: smaller model, smaller context, usage credits, or the API.
Claude bills per million tokens, input and output priced separately. Here is the arithmetic that turns a token count into a number on your monthly bill.
Neither API wins every workload. Learn the token arithmetic once, then read three costed jobs and see exactly where the Claude bill runs higher.