Claude now offers double usage limits for free
16 Mar 2026

Anthropic, the AI company behind the popular chatbot Claude, is running a special promotion.

The offer doubles usage limits for users accessing Claude during off-peak hours until March 27. It applies to a wide range of users across Free, Pro, Max, and Team plans.

The good news is that you don't have to do anything to activate it.

Promotion applies to all platforms and integrations
Offer specifics

The promotion from Anthropic is pretty straightforward. It automatically kicks in, without any settings to toggle or codes to enter.

The offer is valid across all platforms including the web version, desktop apps, and mobile.

It also covers integrations like Cowork, Claude Code, Claude for Excel, and Claude for PowerPoint.

The only exception are Enterprise customers who are not eligible for this particular promotion.

Last year's similar promotion
Past initiatives

This isn't the first time Anthropic has run a promotion like this. In December last year, the company doubled usage limits for Pro and Max tier subscribers.

However, this latest campaign is much broader as it extends the benefit to Free and Team plan users too.

The company has described the initiative as a "small thank you to everyone using Claude."

Claude's popularity surged after Anthropic refused DoD contract
Controversy impact

Anthropic recently refused to remove certain safeguards from its AI systems for the US Department of Defense (DoD).

The company was then flagged as a supply chain risk and lost its contract with the agency.

OpenAI later stepped in and signed a separate deal with the DoD. The fallout was immediate, with many users publicly announcing their switch from ChatGPT to Claude instead.