Cost and usage issues on Linux — page 2
Issues the maintainers labelled both platform:linux and area:cost.
341 issues · 75 open · 266 resolved (78%) · first seen May 8, 2025
Is this getting better or worse?
This class of problem is holding steady. 95 new reports in the last 90 days vs 124 in the 90 before — -23%. The open backlog peaked at 75 in 2026-10 and sits at 75 today.
Derived by counting each matching issue from its creation date until it closed. First-party
computation over the anthropics/claude-code tracker — the trend is not published
anywhere upstream.
Which builds report this
268 of these reports name the Claude Code build they were running, spanning 138 releases. Heaviest reporters:
- Claude Code v2.1.280
- Claude Code v2.1.119
- Claude Code v2.1.207
- Claude Code v2.1.126
- Claude Code v2.1.87
- Claude Code v2.1.92
- Claude Code v2.1.150
- Claude Code v2.1.123
Report volume, not a defect count: an issue can mention a build without that build having caused the failure. Versions come from the version string in the bug-report template, matched against real published tags.
Do these get fixed?
Median time to close is 37 days across 266 closures. Of the 266 closures with a recorded reason, 19% were closed as completed and 216 as not-planned or duplicate. The most recent completed fix landed in 2026-10.
Workarounds reported by the community
43 of these issues post a workaround someone says worked. The highest-engagement ones:
- [BUG] Conversation history invalidated on subsequent turns
- …put tokens, which can cause a massive spike in token usage. Workarounds to minimize cache invalidation: 1. Keep conversations shorter : Start new sessions for new tasks rather than continuing a single long session. Short…
Found in the thread of #40524 · resolved - CC v2.1.100+ inflates cache_creation by ~20K tokens vs v2.1.98 — same payload, server-side
- …r potentially degraded output, with no visibility into why. Workaround Downgrade to v2.1.98 or earlier. Check for available binaries, or use . Note: Auto-updates may overwrite older versions. v2.1.98 is no longer retaine…
Found in the description of #46917 · still open - [Bug] Excessive token usage in Claude Code 2.1.1 - 4x+ faster rate consumption than previous versions
- …-- but until that ships, parsing your own logs is the best workaround.
Found in the thread of #16856 · still open - [BUG] Prompt cache regression in --print --resume since v2.1.69(?): cache_read never grows, ~20x cost increase
- …advertently broken cache breakpoint placement for sessions. Workaround Pinned to v2.1.68 ( ). What Should Happen? Expected behavior (v2.1.68) grows as conversation accumulates, drops to a small delta (~800 tokens): Actua…
Found in the description of #34629 · resolved - Max Plan: Token usage increased ~3-5x without any configuration change (since ~March 28-29)
- ….3% , meaning ~20x token inflation per turn. After applying workarounds it stabilized at 89-99% . Full analysis with per-request measured data, safe workarounds, and community references (including [cc-cache-fix](
Found in the thread of #41506 · still open
Excerpts are quoted from the linked issue so you can judge relevance before opening it. Threads that only ask for a workaround, or report that there is none, are excluded. These are community suggestions, not official guidance from Anthropic — read the full thread before applying one.
Matching issues 101–200
Ranked by community engagement (reactions weighted over comments). Listing the top 300 of 341 matches; the statistics above cover all 341.
- [BUG] Claude Code scheduled task caused ~$500 no-op polling spend.
- [BUG] Rate limits blocking multi-agent Claude Code workflows even at highest paid tier
- [BUG] Weekly "all models" counter dropping mid-cycle without reset (Max, Opus 4.7)
- [BUG] Weekly usage limit reset day drifted Thu → Sat on Max (5x), with timer rebase event
- [BUG] : Claude Code usage increasing without active prompts
- You've hit your limit · resets 1pm (Europe/London)
- [BUG] [Billing]
- [BUG] Duplicate compaction subagents spawned (5x identical work, 65% of session quota) — changelog fix incomplete as of v2.1.87
- You're out of extra usage · resets 12am (UTC)
- [BUG] Claude-code wronlgy sending each user request twice to Anthropic model
- [BUG] /cost summarises models without version number
- [BUG] The conversation is summarized below: Claude AI usage limit reached
- [Bug] Opus agent invocations charged despite available Fable usage credits
- [Bug] Security-guidance plugin bypasses subscription billing and uses expensive model without warning
- Reopening: "Continue" leads to massive context carry-over into new 5h limit, thus when implementation stops half-way and you are asked to wait, the next session quota is reduced massively.
- [Bug] Claude Code not recognizing plan upgrade, continues using previous session limit
- [BUG] Session limit reached far ahead of time compared to entire month of March.
- Resuming sessions from v2.1.89 in v2.1.90 causes excessive token usage (no prompt caching)
- [Bug] Unexpected High Resource Consumption from Plugin Disabling Commands
- [BUG] Authentication Key Lost on Claude Code Updates
- [Bug] Token usage calculation may be incorrect or metering error
- [Bug] Excessive token consumption during data processing tasks
- $1,771 charged in 4 hours against a $25 spending limit
- [BUG] Fable 5 / native-1M sessions silently clamp to a 200K context window on Max plan — undocumented, no user-facing notice, no recovery path
- Blocked by "Usage credits required for 1M context" with no in-session recovery path
- [BUG] Thinking stalls exceeding conversation cache TTL
- [Bug] /status reports costs for subscription plan when no billable usage occurred
- Sonnet[1m] requires extra-usage even on MAX 20x subscription
- You've hit your limit · resets 3pm (Asia/Seoul)
- You've hit your limit · resets 1pm (Europe/London)
- [BUG] uncacheable system prompt caused by `Primary working directory:` in git worktree
- [Bug] Excessive token consumption for simple matplotlib plotting tasks
- [MODEL] Unacceptable Weekend Abandonment After Shipping Broken Release - Multiple Critical Failures
- [BUG] claude code subagent path-extract (Extract any file paths that this command reads or modifies) , use all bash output and not TRUNCATED, Causing a large amount of token fees
- [BUG] Claude Code using Sonnet 4.5 despite Haiku 4.5 being configured everywhere
- [BUG] Claude Code reporting I hit weekly usage limit
- Bug Report
- Claude AI usage limit reached|1749924000
- [Feature Request] Larger context window (2M–2.5M tokens) for long-lived codebases
- [BUG] Waking an idle agent fork (`subagent_type: "fork"`) forfeits its inherited prompt cache on every wake — `messages_changed`, `cache_read` pinned to a fixed boundary, not TTL
- [Bug] Claude Fable 5 returns usage credit error while Claude 4.8 Opus works normally in both claude.ai and claude code
- [Bug] Session timeout mid-task causes incomplete execution and excessive token consumption
- [BUG] Agent fan-out pays ~47K uncached startup tokens per small task, causing multi-million-token usage
- Orphaned background --fork-session worker runs for hours and is respawned by the cc-daemon after kill (silent quota burn)
- You've hit your session limit · resets 1:50pm (Asia/Damascus)
- [BUG] Claude Code does not bound repeated identical tool calls
- [BUG] Async sub-agent completion can rebuild warm prompt cache, quickly burning usage limits in long-running sessions
- [BUG] Massive dump of context caching issues, duplication of actions, and bloat
- Sudden usage limit spike from 38% to 100% in 20-30 seconds on fresh sessions
- [BUG] Issue: /ultrareview returned empty findings 3 times in a row, all 3 free reviews consumed without usable output.
- /goal evaluator has no circuit breaker — unsatisfiable conditions burn unlimited tokens
- [Bug] Missing "Pay Now" button when purchasing API credits
- [BUG] CronCreate: lacks predicate-gated execution and context isolation, leading to large unintended costs on repeated trivial checks
- [BUG] Using tens of thousands of tokens for trivial work
- [Bug] Session limit consumption rate is unpredictable and inconsistent
- [BUG] consumed 2 of 3 free ultrareview runs, now i"m told i will be charged
- After just 500k tokens i get - You've hit your limit · resets 2am, and previous it was just 700k tokens. Before last weekend i could do millions.
- After my session was suspended last night due to rate...
- [Bug] Malware check prompts causing rapid quota exhaustion and code analysis refusals
- [Bug] Claude Code process continues running despite being stopped, causing unexpected API usage
- [BUG] /usage and /status return 429 rate limit after single request
- You're out of extra usage · resets 1pm (UTC)
- [BUG] 10-12% usage spike when switching accounts and continuing task
- Proposed GitHub Issue Title: `/cost Command Reporting Unclear for Claude Max Subscribers` This title: - Directly identifies the specific feature/command - Highlights the core issue of reporting ambiguity - Uses technical terminology - Is concise and descr
- You've hit your session limit · resets 12:30pm
- [BUG] statusLine JSON has no rate_limits (or subscription_type) for Claude.ai enterprise login, while /usage shows Usage credits
- [BUG] Fable 5.1 falsely gated behind usage credits when the 1M-context variant is pinned; request silently withheld
- [BUG] Second account shows 100% usage after first prompt despite zero prior usage — same billing method as another account
- Usage limit can stop a session mid-operation and leave a half-applied state
- Weekly quota pool: one −14% step between windows, then partial rebound (Max 20x) — earlier −43.5% figure retracted
- [bug/feature] Protect against dangerous irresponsible humans? - You've hit your session limit · resets 12:50pm (Europe/London)
- [BUG]
- [BUG] Fixed per-session token overhead increased ~75% (30k→52k) mid-day on 2026-06-16, independent of context window usage or content
- Usage limit discrepancy: Claude Code blocked at "100% used" while claude.ai Settings shows "44% used" on same Pro account
- [BUG] 437 subagents is probably too many
- goal, eternal loop with exit hooks and potentially catastrophic outcome
- [BUG] Limits became stricter since last update (but I still use Opus 4.8, not Fable 5)
- [Bug] Feedback loops cause excessive token consumption with unresponsive background jobs
- [BUG] Empty chat, single 'hi' message consumes 47.7k tokens
- /model command does not persist: Claude Code reverts to Sonnet 1M context (paid credits) despite selecting default Sonnet 4.6
- [BUG] `/ultrareview` crashes before producing findings — 2 consecutive failures, same branch
- [BUG] /usage no longer shows limit consumed vs. limit (progress bar/percentage removed)
- [BUG] Claude Code Max x20 limits are too low compared to Codex Pro x20, and reliability has degraded
- /ultrareview returns empty findings paired with rate-limit error across 3 consecutive runs
- [BUG] /ultrareview failed TWICE
- ultrareview: free run consumed when server-side rate-limited (run crashed before producing findings)
- [BUG] ToolSearch unlock invalidates prompt-cache prefix mid-session
- You've hit your limit · resets 4:30pm (Asia/Calcutta)
- [BUG] Subagent 'Warmup' drains 99%+ of subscription input tokens (regression since 2026-04-09; ref #17457 closed NOT_PLANNED)
- [Bug] Triple token billing on context continuation and auto-compact
- [BUG] Claude Code auto-compaction runs indefinitely
- [BUG] /release-notes injects full changelog into conversation context (eats tokens)
- [Bug] Session Token Limit Consumed Entirely in Single Operation
- [Bug] Token usage calculation incorrect for *non-peak* hours with 2 small sessions
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Rate Limit Reached on conversation initialization
- [Bug] Weekly rate limit discrepancy between Claude Code CLI and dashboard UI
- [BUG] Task tool model parameter silently ignored for team agents - inherits parent model
- [BUG] JSONL logs record partial output_tokens from message_start events instead of final totals
- [BUG] Autcompact runs forever and consumes all credits
- [BUG]