Anthropic is running a two-week promotion that doubles Claude's five-hour rolling usage limits during off-peak hours. The offer, which kicked off March 13 and runs through March 27, applies automatically to Free, Pro, Max, and Team plans. Enterprise customers are excluded.
The mechanics: between 8 AM and 2 PM Eastern, nothing changes. Outside that six-hour window, your limits double. No opt-in required, no settings to toggle. The support page confirms the bonus covers Claude's web, desktop, and mobile apps, plus Cowork, Claude Code, Claude for Excel, and Claude for PowerPoint.
One detail worth flagging: the extra usage doesn't count against weekly caps. That makes this genuinely additional capacity, not a reshuffling of your existing allocation. It's a meaningful distinction for Claude Code users who routinely shift heavy workloads to evenings and weekends to dodge daytime rate limits.
This isn't Anthropic's first time running this play. The company did something similar over the 2025 holidays, doubling limits from December 25 through December 31. That promotion's expiration sparked a wave of developer complaints in January, with users claiming limits felt tighter than before the bonus. Anthropic attributed the backlash to the contrast between boosted and normal capacity. Whether this round ends more quietly remains to be seen.
The promotion expires March 27 at 11:59 PM Pacific.
Bottom Line
Claude users on Free, Pro, Max, and Team plans get double their normal five-hour usage limits outside 8 AM-2 PM ET through March 27, with the bonus not counting against weekly caps.
Quick Facts
- Promotion period: March 13-27, 2026
- 2x five-hour usage limits during off-peak hours (outside 8 AM-2 PM ET)
- Eligible plans: Free, Pro, Max, Team (Enterprise excluded)
- Bonus usage does not count against weekly limits
- Covers: web, desktop, mobile, Cowork, Claude Code, Excel, PowerPoint
