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Anthropic Doubles Claude AI Usage Limits Amid Competition

3/16/2026

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Anthropic is doubling usage limits for its Claude AI chatbot during off-peak hours from March 13 to March 27 for users on Free, Pro, Max, and Team plans.
The promotion applies across web and mobile platforms with no action required by users.
Anthropic's decision may be influenced by its loss of a Department of Defense contract after refusing to remove AI safeguards, prompting users to move from ChatGPT to Claude.

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Anthropic is doubling usage limits for its Claude AI chatbot during off-peak hours from March 13 to March 27 for users on Free, Pro, Max, and Team plans.
The promotion applies across web and mobile platforms with no action required by users.
Anthropic's decision may be influenced by its loss of a Department of Defense contract after refusing to remove AI safeguards, prompting users to move from ChatGPT to Claude.