Summary
Anthropic raised Claude usage limits on May 6, 2026, including doubled five-hour Claude Code limits and higher API limits for Opus models, alongside a new compute deal with SpaceX. The company said the agreement gives it access to Colossus 1 capacity, adding a concrete infrastructure story behind the customer-facing limit increase.
What changed
Anthropic doubled Claude Code rate limits, removed peak-hour reductions for some plans, raised Opus API limits, and announced a SpaceX-backed compute agreement tied to Colossus 1.
Why it matters
AI product limits are increasingly a function of compute strategy. Anthropic is using infrastructure procurement as a direct competitive lever for developer experience, especially for code-heavy and high-throughput enterprise use cases.
Evidence excerpt
Anthropic said it doubled five-hour Claude Code limits and secured access to SpaceX's Colossus 1 data center to support higher usage.