[Bug] API Error: Extra usage required for 1M context window despite Max subscription
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 5, 2026 by lapin7771n Closed May 9, 2026
Bug Description
I have Max subscription. but it says API Error: Extra usage is required for 1M context · run /extra-usage to enable, or /model to switch to standard context
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: vscode
- Version: 2.1.128
- Feedback ID: ecc0466f-ffa4-49f5-96ad-555b695ffc67
Errors
[{"error":"Error: NON-FATAL: Lock acquisition failed for /Users/mlapin/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.128 (expected in multi-process scenarios)\n at Nq6 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:2764:2177)\n at uGH (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:2764:1257)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-05T18:53:33.734Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"Extra usage is required for long context requests.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011Cajvyhob8SHeBs7ZBMdnB\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:58281)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:50:4949)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-05T18:55:55.344Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"Extra usage is required for long context requests.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011Cajw3bvjMZ9dBmbW512gJ\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:58281)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:50:4949)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-05T18:56:48.787Z"}]This issue has 3 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗