[Bug] Misleading error message for personal usage limits

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 19, 2026 by martinlockett Closed May 23, 2026

Bug Description
claude code said "You've hit your org's monthly usage limit" when I reached my 5 hour limit. That was confusing

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 2.1.138
  • Feedback ID: 243ff7e6-b26c-4e95-a7bd-b215dad73970

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"This request would exceed your account's rate limit. Please try again later.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CbBxFWnTpYuBwx5uVKB9b\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:58972)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-19T12:48:03.581Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"This request would exceed your account's rate limit. Please try again later.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CbBxttZvuMJq6YAYKSh49\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:58972)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-19T12:56:30.539Z"}]

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