Free-Tier Claude Users Report Near-Unlimited Sonnet 4.6 Usage — 378 Upvotes on r/ClaudeAI

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A r/ClaudeAI post (378↑, 36 comments) reports that free-tier users are getting effectively unlimited Sonnet 4.6 usage with adaptive thinking enabled, rarely hitting message limits. Coming on the same day as the Pro plan pricing controversy, the juxtaposition is striking — free users feel well-served while $20/month Pro users just lost Claude Code access. This pricing perception gap may accelerate the community split between casual users satisfied with free tier and power users frustrated by climbing costs.