Anthropic's Claude Code limit change is a raise on paper but a cut in practice

Anthropic is updating its usage limits for Claude Code by replacing a temporary 50 percent boost with a permanent 25 percent increase starting September 14. This shift results in an effective 17 percent reduction in total capacity compared to the current promotional period. The company intends to balance this decrease by providing users with improved transparency and more granular controls regarding their consumption of the tool.