[BUG] Extreme Token Burn with Claude Code CLI - Normal Work Impossible!

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• [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?

Since Saturday 28th of March I experience MASSIVE token burns where I can barely work 1hr. Usually I was able to at least use 3-4hrs in a normal 5hr window to work extensively with Claude Code CLI on my Max 5x plan (and through the promotion that was active for everybody lately even not able to make use of the full limit). So we are talking about a 3-4x decrease in service provided (and probably 8x less than in the promotion phase)! That is unacceptable considering the fortune we pay you for the Max Plans per month. I am massively disappointed from the intransparent communication and the the apparent inability to fix the problem at hand. As paying customers we rely on the service we pay for as some of us are building a business on top of that. We are loosing actively time & money!

Remark: It does also affect not just my 5hr window but also the weekly limit, is is much quicker burned through. 2-3hrs of usual work cost me almost 10% of weekly usage, thats unheard of! I was having no issues to work heavily, meaning up to 10-12hrs of extensive coding hitting just 12-15% of weekly usage in one day.

What Should Happen?

Get the system (usage calculation or whatever the root cause is) back to where it was so we can continue to work. Roll it back please or fix the issue at hand so we can continue working again!

Error Messages/Logs

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Steps to Reproduce

Just use claude code and observe the speed with which the limit is reached!

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

2.1.85

Claude Code Version

2.1.89

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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