[BUG] 2 PERCENT OF BUDGET USED BY ASKING ABOUT BUDGET USE

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?

Claude Opus 4.6[1m] Thinking Medium Effort.

In four months on Max plan I have never hit an hourly limit. Starting today, usage budget is consumed at a crazy high rate. Compacting took 8 percent. Asking it about usage took 2 percent. Asking it to trim memory to reduce token count took 4 percent. One edit of a static web page took 14 percent.

At this rate, Claude will become useless to me.

What changed? Why now? And when will this be addressed?

What Should Happen?

Before today I never hit an hourly budget limit. What should happen? I should never hit one again,

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Hello claude. How are you?

2 percent of budget.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

2.1.83 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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