[Bug] Claude Code charges additional usage despite available session and weekly quota capacity

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 27, 2026 by McMerchant Closed Mar 31, 2026

Bug Description
Claude Code triggers paid "Additional Usage" even though my session limit (42% used) and weekly limit (32% used) have plenty of capacity remaining. The additional usage budget of 15€ was exceeded (108%, 16,17€ charged) while session and weekly limits were well within bounds. Claude Code should use the included subscription capacity first before charging additional usage. This appears to be a bug. I request a refund of the 1,17€ overcharge and a fix for this behavior.

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 2.1.85
  • Feedback ID: 54b130a7-ad7a-43a9-bbd6-7d4fbff902d2

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"Extra usage is required for long context requests.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CZU34FmUZnZyPZ5YfzzRW\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:57550)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:50:5435)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-27T18:11:39.985Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"Extra usage is required for long context requests.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CZU3ua6QrzM4YHg2w3mmT\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:57550)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:50:5435)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-27T18:22:49.020Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"Extra usage is required for long context requests.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CZU3vdpBMAhG8oABfsXvi\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:57550)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:50:5435)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-27T18:23:03.595Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"Extra usage is required for long context requests.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CZU41ikECHtGLW3juHyb6\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:57550)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:50:5435)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-27T18:24:12.420Z"}]

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