### Preflight Checklist - [x] I have searched [existing issues](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Abug) 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 noticed that today (15:13:02 UTC Sunday, March 29, 2026) I (Max Plan) have experienced _massive_ spikes in token usage. 5 hour session is running out wi

[BUG] Token usage spikes even on off-hours

Status Fixed / completed

Reported on v2.1.87

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Activity 3 comments · opened Mar 29, 2026 · closed Mar 30, 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 noticed that today (15:13:02 UTC Sunday, March 29, 2026) I (Max Plan) have experienced _massive_ spikes in token usage. 5 hour session is running out with a single cli session in 30 minutes of usage.

I have confirmed all other claude processes are stopped and others logged out completely. Each ~1m request is eating up 6-8% of my limit. This has never happened before.

I understand that the weekly prime hour limits are changing (even so, if it changes to this extent, that would be extremely surprising). I would not have expected changes on off-hours.

What Should Happen?

Behavior to remain the same prior to March 29.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Any claude usage.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.87

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

Previous similar issues discuss the bug that was introduced and reportedly fixed last week, so I am assuming this behavior is unrelated.

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github-actions[bot] · 5 months ago

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jordanrfrazier · 5 months ago

Usage is tracking as expected today. Since there are duplicates of this, I'll close this one.

github-actions[bot] · 4 months ago

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