Claude introduces Ultra tier and replaces Max 20x option

This public documentation outlines subscription tiers, quotas, and administrative capabilities across Claude accounts. Previously, customers requiring capacity beyond the standard Pro level could select a Max plan offering either five-fold or twenty-fold message limits starting at $100 per month, bundled with $100 to $200 in monthly platform developer credits.

That structure has been reorganized. The twenty-fold configuration has been removed, leaving Max with a five-fold multiplier and $100 in monthly developer credits. In its place, a distinct Ultra plan has been introduced at $200 per month. Ultra provides tenfold the weekly volume of Pro, $200 in monthly API balance, and waives the standard five-hour session threshold for authenticated profiles. The update also integrates an offering called Fable, permitting Max accounts to use it for up to half their weekly quota.

In practice, heavy users previously relying on a twenty-fold capacity ceiling are now capped at tenfold weekly allocations, though they gain continuous access free from rolling five-hour session caps once verified. Several aspects remain unspecified on the page, including the exact procedures needed to verify an account, numeric token caps, and how existing twenty-fold subscribers will be transitioned.