Claude Code Bug triggers Rate limits without usage

3 points by busssard 126 days ago | 4 comments

Starting an hour ago, i received the following message "API Error: Rate limit reached" in claude code on a 5x Max subscription.

I had not used the model extensively, but accepted it. I waited 10min and asked again on how to go about a localization task on a website. Nothing code intensive, just a Pointer on what path to take given the infrastructure. However the same error message. I checked claude status, i checked HN and started the support bot, i reviewed the API ratelimits. But all seemed normal. And nowhere did it seem like i exceeded. I waited another 30min and tried again. The error message persists, according tot the doc, it should tell me how long to wait. it doesnt.

Anyone else experiencing this? Based in Switzerland, Europe, on Linux

amirdor 124 days ago |

One workaround if rate limits keep biting: use a proxy that can failover to alternative providers when one hits limits. I built NadirClaw for this - it classifies prompts and routes to the cheapest model that can handle the task, but also switches providers when one is unavailable. Doesn't help if you specifically need Claude's quality for every task, but for the "pointer on localization" type questions it could route those to a cheaper model entirely and save your Claude quota for the hard stuff.

https://github.com/doramirdor/NadirClaw (disclosure: I'm the author)

apothegm 126 days ago |

Claude chat has also been buggy the past few weeks in random ways. That they’re heavily vibe-coding their own product is starting to show.

notrustincloud 126 days ago |

Im seeing similar 'You have used 90%' and 'No more free messages' after 1 to 5 prompts on the free web plan during about that same timeframe. It did give a timeout duration of several hours and then reoccured after the time had passed. That it also happens to a paid plan is not encouraging.