How to check how much Claude usage you have left
Open Settings › Usage on claude.ai to see your five-hour session limit and
your weekly limit, each with the time it resets. In Claude Code, type /usage. In
the Code tab of the desktop app, click the usage ring next to the model picker. All three show
one account: the one you are signed in to.
The question usually comes up at the worst moment: a long refactor is halfway through and
Claude Code stops with You've hit your session limit · resets 3:45pm
. Knowing where you
stand before you launch the job is what saves it. Here is where Anthropic shows your usage,
what each figure means, and how to follow several accounts without signing in and out.
Checked on , against Anthropic's own help pages and documentation, listed under Sources. Anthropic changes its limits and menus from time to time: if a label below no longer matches what you see, the page it links to is the reference.
On claude.ai: Settings › Usage
In claude.ai, open Settings › Usage (the direct address is
claude.ai/settings/usage). The Plan usage limits section at the
top shows two things:
- how much of your five-hour session limit you have used so far, and the time remaining in the session;
- when your weekly limit resets, for all models, and for Fable if your plan includes it.
The same page holds two things you only need once you have run out: usage credits (formerly “extra usage”), which let you keep working past the limit at standard API rates once you turn them on and prepay, and the Resets section, where a free limit reset appears when Anthropic grants one to your plan.
In Claude Code: /usage
Type /usage in a Claude Code session. Anthropic's command reference describes it
as showing “session cost, plan usage limits, and activity stats”; on a Pro, Max, Team or
Enterprise plan it adds a breakdown of what counts against your limits. /cost and
/stats open the same screen.
/statusis not the usage command. It shows the version, the model, the account and the connection. One of Anthropic's help articles still points to/statusfor your remaining allocation; the current command reference says/usage.- The breakdown is local. Anthropic notes that it is computed from the history on your machine: usage from other devices or from claude.ai is not in it. The plan usage bars, on the other hand, are your account's.
- Claude Code warns you before the end. The documentation gives the example
You've used 85% of your session limit · resets 3:45pm
, then, once a window is used up,You've hit your session limit
orYou've hit your weekly limit
.
In the Claude desktop app
In the Code tab, click the usage ring next to the model picker. It shows the context used by the current session and your plan usage for the period; the plan usage is shared across all your Claude Code surfaces. Settings › Usage also opens in the desktop app, as on the web.
What the figures mean
| Window | What Anthropic says |
|---|---|
| Five-hour session | Resets on a rolling five-hour window. On Max, the per-session allowance is five or twenty times Pro's. |
| Weekly limit | Added on top on paid plans, across all models, and resets at a fixed time each week assigned to your account. |
| Shared pool | claude.ai, Claude Code and Claude Desktop count towards the same limit, and switching models does not restore access. |
Two consequences. A session at 7% says nothing about the week: an account can show a fresh session and still be stopped by its weekly limit. And a long chat on claude.ai eats into the same budget as your next Claude Code job. Which plan gives how much is set out in Claude Pro vs Max.
Several Claude accounts at once
Every place above shows the account you are signed in to. With a work account and a personal one, or a Max account per client, checking them all means signing out and back in, or keeping one browser profile per account open on its usage page.
Quotum keeps them in your Mac menu bar instead: one line per window and per account, the share used, the time each window resets, and how long ago each figure was measured. The account Claude Code is signed in to is measured on request; other Claude accounts show a figure whenever one is available, with its age, and “No measurement yet” rather than a made-up gauge when none is. An account whose week has run dry folds into a single line under “Recharging”, with the time it comes back.
How it works, account by account: the Claude usage tracker.
The trial is free, lasts fourteen days and covers the first two lines of the panel. Launch price: €4.99, then €9.99. Reading a provider's quota from a third-party app is not something the provider provides for: the pricing page explains the risk before any purchase.
Sources
Consulted on .
- Anthropic, Usage limit best practices:
support.claude.com/en/articles/9797557 - Claude Code, Commands:
code.claude.com/docs/en/commands - Claude Code, Costs:
code.claude.com/docs/en/costs - Claude Code, Errors:
code.claude.com/docs/en/errors - Claude Code, Desktop:
code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop - Anthropic, Use Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan:
support.claude.com/en/articles/11145838 - Anthropic, What is the Max plan?:
support.claude.com/en/articles/11049741 - Anthropic, How do usage and length limits work?:
support.claude.com/en/articles/11647753 - Anthropic, Manage usage credits for paid Claude plans:
support.claude.com/en/articles/12429409 - Anthropic, What is a limit reset?:
support.claude.com/en/articles/17007452 - Claude, Pricing:
claude.com/pricing
FAQ
Where can I see Claude's usage?
On claude.ai, under Settings › Usage, which shows your five-hour session and your weekly limit with their reset times. In Claude Code, the /usage command shows the same plan limits, and in the desktop app the usage ring next to the model picker does.
How do I check how much usage is left in Claude Code?
Type /usage in a session. It shows your plan usage limits, the session cost and activity stats; /cost and /stats are aliases. /status shows the version, model, account and connection, not your usage.
Do claude.ai and Claude Code share the same limit?
Yes. Anthropic says that usage on claude.ai, Claude Code and Claude Desktop counts towards the same limit, so a long chat reduces what is left for your next Claude Code session.
When does Claude's weekly limit reset?
At a fixed time each week, assigned to your account. Settings › Usage shows when yours resets. The five-hour session resets on a rolling five-hour window.
Does switching models give me more usage?
No. Anthropic's documentation says the session and weekly limits are shared across all models, so switching models does not restore access.
Is there a way to track Claude usage for several accounts?
Anthropic's pages show one account at a time, the one you are signed in to. Quotum, a macOS menu bar app, shows the five-hour and weekly windows of several Claude accounts side by side, with the age of each measurement.