You've hit your session limit · resets 5:30pm (Europe/Kyiv)
Bug Description
Title: [BUG] "You've hit your session limit" on fresh Max login while /usage and web dashboard both show session 0%
Preflight
Latest version (2.1.201)
Single bug report
Searched existing issues (looks related to #54177)
What's wrong?
Every prompt is rejected with You've hit your session limit · resets 5:30pm (Europe/Kyiv), but both usage panels report 0% on the current session:
Claude Code /usage: Current session 0% used, resets 5:49pm (Europe/Kyiv); Current week (all models) 63%; Current week (Fable) 0%.
claude.ai web dashboard (Settings → Usage): Current session 0% used, resets in 4h 43m; Weekly all models 63%; Fable 0%.
The reset time in the error (5:30pm) does not match either panel (5:49pm / "4h 43m"), suggesting the enforced limit is decoupled from the displayed session meter.
Steps to reproduce
Log in with a Claude Max account (Login method: Claude Max account, no ANTHROPIC_API_KEY set).
Confirm /usage shows 0% on the 5-hour session window.
Submit any prompt (e.g. ping).
Receive You've hit your session limit — every subsequent prompt is blocked.
Things already tried (no effect)
claude update → already on latest (2.1.201).
claude logout / claude login → error persists immediately after successful login.
mv ~/.claude ~/.claude.bak + fresh login → error reproduces on clean state.
Switching model Fable 5 → Opus 4.8 via /model → no change.
Verified ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is empty; login method is Claude Max account.
Environment
Claude Code 2.1.201
OS: Linux (Ubuntu)
Plan: Max (20x)
Model: Opus 4.8
Expected
With session at 0%, prompts should be processed normally.
Actual
All prompts rejected with a session-limit error unrelated to displayed quota.
Environment Info
- Platform: linux
- Terminal: gnome-terminal
- Version: 2.1.201
- Feedback ID: 6b7fe8fe-b5ec-445d-927f-b28269caac78
Errors
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