[BUG] MY $50 credit to try the new claude opus was yanked, and I never got to use it

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 20, 2026 by tr33man99 Closed Mar 21, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [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?

I was about to go over my weekly usage on Max, so I enabled fast. Why not, I have the free credits, right? NO. I guess not. WTF?

What Should Happen?

I should be able to redeem the $50 credit that I actually redeemed, before the deadline and everything,. What a joke.

Error Messages/Logs

❯ /rate-limit-options

The options are to pay.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Redeem credit before the Feb date - Check!
  2. later, try to use.
  3. Nothing. Claude asks for money.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.49 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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