Limit resets are given occasionally to eligible plans. When you use one, it restores your usage based on the type of reset.
How a limit reset works
Depending on the limit reset shown:
Five-hour reset: your five-hour session limit goes back to full right away.
Weekly reset: your weekly usage limit goes back to full right away.
Fable limit reset: you get back the weekly usage you’ve spent on Fable models. Usage you’ve spent on other models stays where it is. If your account has a five-hour limit, it’s fully refilled, including usage spent on other models. Learn more in Claude Fable 5.2 launch offers.
Your weekly limits still reset on their usual day and time.
You don’t have to wait until you reach a limit to use it.
Once you use it, you can’t undo it.
If your limit reset has an expiry, the expiry date will be shown in Settings > Usage.
A reset doesn't refund extra usage you've already been billed for or change your usage credit balance. If you downgrade or cancel before using your reset, it's no longer available.
Use your limit reset
To use your reset:
Go to Settings > Usage in Claude on the web, Claude Desktop, or Claude Mobile.
Click "Reset for free" in the Limit resets section.
Confirm by clicking "Reset for free."
The same "Reset for free" button appears on the message you see when you reach a limit.
Note: An unused reset expires on the day and time listed on the offer. The "Reset for free" button isn’t currently available in Claude Code in your terminal or IDE, so use Claude in a browser, on Claude Desktop, or on the mobile apps instead. Your usage limits are shared across your Claude account, so the usage a reset restores also applies in Claude Code.