[BUG] hitting rate limits unusually quickly

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

hitting rate limits within 2 hours of the 5 hour limit with pretty much the same workflow and same amount of work done.

What Should Happen?

unless theres been a change in the rate limits this shouldnt happen.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

there are a number of people who are experiencing the same issue

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

before the major update

Claude Code Version

2.1.2

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Cursor

Additional Information

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