[BUG] Limits became stricter since last update (but I still use Opus 4.8, not Fable 5)

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?

Hi all,

Has anybody noticed that something has been changed in usage limits since the Fable 5 release?
I still use Opus 4.8 Max but reach 5-hour limits twice/trice as fast as before.
Any solution?

P.S.: I have no any proof of that, but I feel it reaching the limit a couple of times each time, which rarely happened before.

What Should Happen?

Tokens should be consuming without a significal change

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Just work as before with Opus 4.8

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

VS Code plugin 2.1.170

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

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