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Coding agent usage limits, explained
What counts against every plan's meter, when it resets, what you lose mid-task — and how to walk your work across instead of waiting at the wall.
Concept page — the matchups, meters, figures and answers below are illustrative until the probes behind them are published. Check each vendor for current plans and limits.
The board (mock data — page concept)
At limit the paddle is up
resets 4h 51m · 5-hour window · opus counts ~5× sonnet
Your session doesn't have to wait: carry it across →
Open
34% of window · weekly cap separate · resets Thu 09:00
No meter
your machine, your rules · slower, private, always open
Asked constantly
Is Claude Code free?
No free tier — it rides a Claude subscription (Pro/Max) or API billing. Free: this page's plan math, and the open-source layer that carries your work when the meter runs out.
What happens when I hit the limit mid-task?
Natively the session freezes and context is stranded until reset. With a crossing guard: session, memory, and rules walk across to another agent — or a local model — and work continues.
Is Codex down?
In the real build this is a live status check, not an essay.