Claude renames its Max plans to Max and Ultra and removes the 5-hour limit for verified Ultra accounts
On Oct 30 Anthropic's official @claudeai account announced that Max 5x is now called Max (still $100/month) and Max 20x is now Ultra (still $200/month), with nothing for existing subscribers to do. Verified Ultra accounts also lose the rolling 5-hour usage limit starting that day, beginning with most existing subscribers; newer accounts keep a temporary limit until verified, and weekly limits are unchanged.

Key Takeaways
- Prices are unchanged: Max is $100/month, Ultra is $200/month, and Pro is $20 billed monthly (per claude.com/pricing)
- The pricing page lists Max at 5x Pro usage every 5 hours and every week, and Ultra at 10x Pro weekly usage with no 5-hour limit for verified accounts
- Both tiers include monthly API credits, $100 on Max and $200 on Ultra, and Fable can use up to half the weekly limit
- Newer accounts keep a temporary 5-hour limit until verified, which Anthropic says prevents fraud and abuse; users get an email when it is lifted
- Weekly limits are unchanged; Anthropic has not published the verification criteria or timeline