[BUG] Hitting limit in under 1.5 hours

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?

Plan: Max 20x
Usage pattern: 5 concurrent sessions (VS Code extension), solo developer
Symptom: Hitting limit in under 1.5 hours
Context load: ~83KB auto-loaded per turn (CLAUDE.md + MEMORY.md), 103 memory files (1.2MB directory)
Expected: Max 20x should comfortably handle this workload

What Should Happen?

Plan: Max 20x
Usage pattern: 5 concurrent sessions (VS Code extension), solo developer
Symptom: Hitting limit in under 1.5 hours
Context load: ~83KB auto-loaded per turn (CLAUDE.md + MEMORY.md), 103 memory files (1.2MB directory)
Expected: Max 20x should comfortably handle this workload

Error Messages/Logs

Plan: Max 20x
Usage pattern: 5 concurrent sessions (VS Code extension), solo developer
Symptom: Hitting limit in under 1.5 hours
Context load: ~83KB auto-loaded per turn (CLAUDE.md + MEMORY.md), 103 memory files (1.2MB directory)
Expected: Max 20x should comfortably handle this workload

Steps to Reproduce

Plan: Max 20x
Usage pattern: 5 concurrent sessions (VS Code extension), solo developer
Symptom: Hitting limit in under 1.5 hours
Context load: ~83KB auto-loaded per turn (CLAUDE.md + MEMORY.md), 103 memory files (1.2MB directory)
Expected: Max 20x should comfortably handle this workload

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude Code VS Code extension v2.1.109

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

Plan: Max 20x
Usage pattern: 5 concurrent sessions (VS Code extension), solo developer
Symptom: Hitting limit in under 1.5 hours
Context load: ~83KB auto-loaded per turn (CLAUDE.md + MEMORY.md), 103 memory files (1.2MB directory)
Expected: Max 20x should comfortably handle this workload