[Bug] Excessive token usage spike on first prompt after rate limit refresh window

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Nov 26, 2025 by Ronsom1 Closed Nov 30, 2025

Bug Description
Hi! I think this should be bug. When my Current sessions limits are fully used, i am waiting until it will refresh. So when i write my very first prompt after this refresh (now its 5hrs windows), my current session usage immediately spikes to 15-20%, and the prompt could be very small and the output too. I think it has to do something with context, but this spike just makes using Claude code on 20$ subscription useless, because limits are super tight already, and with this its just makes no sense to pay 20$ for it. I use Claude Code extension for VSCode.

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: vscode
  • Version: 2.0.51
  • Feedback ID: ab2300c6-6ece-4490-a20b-074b96860c0f

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