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What changed in Claude this week?

The newest entries first: the weekly digest, tracked releases, and changes we detected on Anthropic's public limits and pricing pages. Each row links to the permanent page that owns it.

• October 31, 2026Limits changeClaude introduces Ultra tier and replaces Max 20x optionThe previous Max subscription option offering 20 times Pro usage and up to $200 in platform credits has been replaced by a standalone $200 monthly Ultra plan. Ultra provides 10 times weekly Pro usage, $200 in monthly developer credits, and removes the rolling five-hour session limit for verified users.
• October 31, 2026Limits changeUltra tier added to Claude Code plan listingsThe documentation previously listed only Pro and Max tiers for Claude Code. It has now been updated to include an Ultra tier alongside Pro and Max.
• October 31, 2026Limits changeWorkspace rate limit setting added to Rate Limits API docsDocumentation previously indicated that the Rate Limits API could only read existing thresholds; it now states that users can also configure workspace limits programmatically.
• October 31, 2026Limits changeUsage and length limit guide adds Ultra tier rulesThe documentation previously covered Pro and Max subscriptions, but now incorporates an Ultra tier alongside newly documented five-hour and weekly quota mechanisms. It explicitly exempts verified Ultra subscribers from five-hour constraints, whereas lower paid tiers remain subject to them.
• October 31, 2026Limits changeAddition of Ultra Tier to Paid Context Window GuideSupport documentation outlining context capacities for paid tiers now lists an Ultra tier alongside Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise accounts. Previously, the guide only enumerated Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise options.
• October 31, 2026ReleaseClaude Code 2.1.316
• October 31, 2026DigestClaude Week — October 31, 2026
• October 30, 2026Limits changeVolume discount guidance added for Enterprise and API plansThe pricing page previously lacked guidance on negotiated rates, but it now confirms that custom volume and committed-spend discounts are available for Enterprise and API accounts via the sales team.
• October 30, 2026Limits changeClaude Code guide replaces configuration link with question indexPreviously, the documentation included a direct reference for modifying model choices, workload intensity, and reasoning settings. That reference has now been replaced with a link to a broader collection of common user questions.
• October 30, 2026ReleaseClaude Code 2.1.314
• October 29, 2026Limits changeClaude Code documentation timestamp updatedThe documentation metadata for Claude Code updated its relative publication timestamp from the current day to the prior day. No adjustments were made to published usage limits, pricing, or model access rules.
• October 28, 2026Limits changeSupport Article Metadata Update on Paid Plan Context WindowThe support page updated its revision age indicator from exceeding two weeks to exceeding three weeks. No operational context limits, quotas, or subscription prices were modified.
• October 28, 2026Limits changeClaude Code Enterprise Sign-In Options UpdatedEnterprise seat holders can now authenticate Claude Code through the desktop program in addition to the terminal sign-in command, whereas documentation previously listed only the command-line method.
• October 28, 2026Limits changePunctuation formatting updates to Claude API rate limitsNo numerical rate limits, quotas, or billing amounts were changed. The revision only replaced straight quotation marks and apostrophes with curved typographical equivalents across the documentation.
• October 27, 2026ReleaseClaude Code 2.1.312
• October 27, 2026Limits changePricing Page Removes Reference to Additional Usage OptionAnthropic removed an entry on its pricing page that previously pointed users to details about purchasing or accessing extra usage. That supplementary consumption reference is no longer listed in the plan comparison.
• October 27, 2026Limits changeArticle Age Indicator Changed on Usage and Length Limits PageThe page timestamp shifted from indicating an edit over seven days prior to showing an edit over fourteen days prior. No text, quotas, or operational limits were altered in the article.
• October 27, 2026Limits changeNavigation updated for expenditure and token limit sectionsThe documentation updated its structural navigation headings, grouping previously distinct entries for expenditure caps and prompt-cache-adjusted input token allowances. No numeric quotas, pricing rates, or threshold values were altered in the text.
• October 26, 2026ReleaseClaude Code 2.1.311
• October 26, 2026Limits changeRelated guides updated on paid context window pageThe support page previously referenced a guide for activating online search features, which has now been replaced with a link detailing how the system labels machine-produced text.
• October 25, 2026Limits changeSupport links updated on paid plan context window pageA navigation link detailing how machine-created text is labeled was replaced with a link explaining how to activate internet retrieval. No adjustments to context window limits or pricing figures were recorded in this update.
• October 24, 2026Limits changeFormatting update to spend limit error exampleThe documentation was updated to introduce a tag marker and reformat spacing in the sample rate limit error response, with no changes to the actual error parameters or reset values.
• October 24, 2026DigestClaude Week — October 24, 2026
• October 23, 2026ReleaseClaude Code 2.1.310
• October 23, 2026Limits changeRevision date updated on Claude Code limits documentationThe support article's timestamp indicator shifted from a generic note showing it was revised more than a month earlier to an explicit date entry of September 22, 2026.
• October 23, 2026Limits changeUpdated Claude 3.5 Haiku Google Cloud availability noteThe rate limits documentation previously stated that Claude 3.5 Haiku was retired except across Google Cloud generally. It now clarifies that the retirement exemption applies specifically to Google-managed Claude model deployments on that platform.
• October 22, 2026ReleaseClaude Code 2.1.309
• October 22, 2026Limits changeAddition of Claude Duet to pricing optionsThe pricing directory previously did not list Claude Duet, but the page now incorporates this offering.
• October 22, 2026Limits changeClaude API rate limit docs updated with 2026-10-21 version linkNavigation menus were updated to add migration guidance for the 2026-10-21 interface version, and cosmetic formatting such as '80%' was changed to '80 percent.' No operational rate limits, quotas, or fee schedules were increased or reduced.
• October 21, 2026ReleaseClaude Code 2.1.307