[BUG] Not able to use extra usage

Running into this as well, which is surprising. Mid-prompt I'd like to be able to switch to extra usage and complete the in-flight work. It says I'm out of extra usage but that's simply not the case according to the Claude dashboard.

I'm having the same issue, i have extra usage but not able to use it.

I'm having the same issue. I added even more money and now just have a larger balance available. Frustrating.

I am seeing this issue as well. I don't even get the option anymore just:

❯ /rate-limit-options ─────────── What do you want to do? ❯ 1. Stop and wait for limit to reset 2. Upgrade your plan

I could have sworn there was a 3rd option here that let you use/configure extra usage?
I am close to my limit (I set a monthly spend limit), but haven't reached the limit and have funds available but CC will no longer let me use it...

I am using the latest v2.1.19

Check your usage page. There is a box to input your monthly limit for extra usage in dollars. Up that.

I had this issue too and the problem was what Jamie mentioned, the monthly spending limit was preventing the extra usage.

https://claude.ai/settings/usage

I haven't tried to increase it, but this shouldn't be a problem or the solution.
The limit is supposed to be a limit, and I'm not at it so should be able to keep using it.

I am close to my limit (I set a monthly spend limit), but haven't reached the limit and have funds available but CC will no longer let me use it...

All I can think of is that there _may_ be some issue between currency conversion and how it's tracked.
I am under my limit in my local currency GBP - lets say £18 of a £20 limit, 90% usage.
There is £10 credit to use so no issues there.

However, sometimes the usage page loads in USD and shows $21 used.
If it uses this '21' figure out of £20, the limit shows as 105%.

Could reproduce on Claude Code 2.1.29 with Claude Pro.
Usage (<https://claude.ai/settings/usage> with the same account) shows:

• Extra Usage: Enabled
• 0.00 spent
• Unlimited monthly spending limit
• Positive Current balance

But Claude Code won't attempt to dip into Extra Usage at all, the only options are "Stop and wait for limit to reset" or "Upgrade your plan".

Fixed it locally by logging out (/logout) and back in again.

Try /rate-limit-options?

not working here either, why have a function when we can't use it :( Monthly is set to unlimited.
Current version: 2.1.34

I’m on the Claude Pro plan with extra usage enabled, and I’m seeing related behavior.

What’s happening

• I hit my Pro session usage limit.
• I have a prepaid extra-usage balance already funded.
• When I continue the session, Claude charges me in real time instead of drawing from my prepaid balance.
• My prepaid balance does not decrease.

Expected behavior

Prepaid extra-usage credits should be consumed first before any real-time billing occurs.

Actual behavior

Real-time billing is applied immediately, and the prepaid balance remains unused.

This appears to be a failure in credit-priority logic rather than double billing, but may share the same underlying cause.

Running into the same issue as described by others here:

• Claude reports that I've reached my session limit on Pro account
• I already have £43 of pre-paid credit on the account, and a £20 monthly limit with only £3 used so far
• It is unable to draw from this, and only gives me the option to add more extra usage budget (min £5)
• I can't draw from the existing budget, thereby rendering it effectively unusable without adding more budget to 'unlock' more usage within a given session

I was able to continue with:

/logout

Still, it would be nice to continue without intervention client side.

Not being able to use extra usage as well. Logging out and loggin in again is not working

blocked for me here log out doesnt work

• edit unblocked

im on the max plan but indeed changed the limit was 20 or something to 100 logged out, and working again

also having this issue. my limit was full and claude added $50 funds to my balance and now keeps prompting /rate-limit-options even though I have $48.. balance. sometimes it continues to task while asking for /rate-limit-options

This is the right answer:

Check your usage page. There is a box to input your monthly limit for extra usage in dollars. Increase that limit.

If your monthly spend is maxed out and you manually add more credits to your account, your monthly spend limit will stay at whatever cap was originally set. You need to increase your monthly spend limit to include the value of your current balance. Otherwise, Anthropic won't tap into those credits until next month when your limit resets, even though you just topped up.

Same issue. My payment method is immediately charged instead of Claude using the existing extra usage credit (not at the monthly limit). Now I have more credits than I needed/intended.

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