[BUG] API Error: Rate limit reached on every command including claude logout despite 3% usage

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 30, 2026 by SergeChurkinDev Closed May 4, 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?

Description:
Every CLI command, including claude logout, immediately returns API Error: Rate limit reached. The CLI is completely unusable.
/usage shows:

Current session: 3% used (resets 3pm America/Toronto)
Current week: 2% used (resets May 6, 1am America/Toronto)

What Should Happen?

Requests should succeed well within plan limits.

Error Messages/Logs

⎿  API Error: Rate limit reached

Steps to Reproduce

n/a

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.83

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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