Anthropic Sued Over Claude Max Subscription Usage Limits

Anthropic is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over its Claude Max subscriptions. A paying user alleges the advertised 5x and 20x usage boosts were throttled by hidden caps. The complaint was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. It targets the $100 Max 5x and $200 Max 20x tiers. The lawsuit seeks refunds for subscribers since the plans launched. Plaintiff Karl Kahn, who upgraded to the top Max 20x tier for heavy coding, claims the limits hit almost immediately. He says one five-hour session consumed 15% of his weekly quota, making the promised 20x boost impossible to reach. The suit argues that Anthropic's marketing for these tiers, which suggested five and 20 times the usage of the $20 Pro plan, did not hold true during sustained coding sessions. The complaint seeks class status for everyone who bought Max 5x or Max 20x since the tiers launched. This matters because it could impact many users who felt their paid subscriptions did not deliver the promised value.