Claude Session Limits Backlash Explodes on r/ClaudeAI: 886 Upvotes, 669 Comments as Thariq Confirms Peak-Hour Throttling

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Anthropic head of product Thariq posted directly to r/ClaudeAI confirming that weekday session limits now drain faster during peak hours (5-11am PT), generating the subreddit's most-commented thread in recent memory at 669 comments. Users reported Max 5x plans exhausted after 90 minutes and Max 20x plans jumping from 21% to 100% on a single prompt. A temporary off-peak doubles promotion ends March 28, making the contrast sharper. Combined with parallel threads totaling 2,200+ upvotes and 1,000+ comments, Claude capacity constraints are the dominant r/ClaudeAI story today.