# AI usage limits: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok

Source: https://ai.geekindata.com/ai-usage-limits
Prices last checked: Nov 4, 2026
Page updated: Nov 4, 2026
License: CC BY 4.0, attribution GeekInData AI

All four cap usage, each with its own window and counter.

- ChatGPT: per-model allowances, 5-hour window plus weekly caps
- Claude: one shared pool, 5-hour session window plus weekly limit
- Gemini: compute-based limits, refreshed every 5 hours plus a weekly limit
- Grok: one weekly pool shared with Cursor

## How each vendor meters usage

### ChatGPT: per-model allowances, 5-hour window plus weekly caps

- Chat text is effectively unlimited on Free and Go (abuse guardrails apply).
- For Work and Codex on Plus and Business Standard, usage is a 5-hour window measured per model, with weekly limits on top.
- Work and Codex share one allowance.
- Estimates, not fixed limits.

- Pro plans: no 5-hour limit. Weekly GPT-6 Pro message cap in Chat. Pro 200 > Pro 100 in Work/Codex allowance; Pro 500 is highest.
- Fast mode uses your included allowance at 2.5x the Standard rate. Ultrafast (GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol; Pro 500 only) uses 8x. With purchased credits: Fast 2x, Ultrafast 6x.
- Image generation drains included limits about 3-5x faster than a similar turn without images.
- Credits can be bought on Plus, Pro and Business to continue Work, Codex and the Word/Excel/PowerPoint extensions after the allowance runs out. Credits do not extend every ChatGPT feature.
- Desktop voice in Work/Codex costs $0.05 per minute of your Codex budget (1.25 credits per minute on credit-based workspaces).
- Business Standard: 15 GPT-6 Pro messages per month. Business Premium: 50 per week (shared with GPT-5.6 Sol Pro). Premium seats have no 5-hour limit.

*Local messages per 5-hour window, Plus and Business Standard seats (estimates)*

| Model | Plus | Business Standard |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GPT-6 Astra | 5-45 | 5-45 |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | 15-160 | 15-160 (help center: 15-150) |
| GPT-6.1 Terra | 35-285 | 35-285 |
| GPT-6 Sol | 15-150 | 15-150 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 350-3,000 | 350-3,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | Not published | 10-100 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | Not published | 25-200 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | Not published | 250-2,000 |

Source: [ChatGPT Work / Codex pricing and usage](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing.md), [ChatGPT Business models and limits](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/12003714-chatgpt-business-models-and-limits), [ChatGPT Pro tiers (Help Center)](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128-about-chatgpt-pro-tiers).

### Claude: one shared pool, 5-hour session window plus weekly limit

- Your usage across Claude on web, desktop, mobile and Claude Code draws from the same pool.
- Most accounts have a limit on a rolling 5-hour session plus a weekly limit.
- Anthropic gives no fixed message count: it depends on model, conversation length and file size.

- Free: limited usage per 5 hours and per week.
- Pro: at least 5x Free per 5-hour session (1x baseline for the multipliers below).
- Max: 5x Pro every 5 hours and every week.
- Ultra: 10x Pro weekly, no 5-hour limit for verified accounts.
- Fable (top model): Pro pays with usage credits only; Max, Ultra and Team Premium seats can use it for up to 50% of the weekly limit.
- Team Standard seat: 1.25x Pro per-session usage; Premium seat: 6.25x Pro. Limits are per member (no shared drain).
- On paid plans you can turn on usage credits to continue at standard API rates when you hit a limit.
- Anthropic may apply other limits (weekly and monthly caps, model and feature limits) at its discretion.

*Multipliers relative to Pro (Anthropic does not publish absolute numbers)*

| Plan | 5-hour session | Weekly | Fable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | Limited (Pro is at least 5x) | Limited | No |
| Pro | 1x | 1x | Usage credits |
| Max | 5x | 5x | Up to 50% of weekly limit |
| Ultra | No limit (verified) | 10x | Up to 50% of weekly limit |
| Team Standard | 1.25x | Weekly cap | Not included |
| Team Premium | 6.25x | Weekly cap | Up to 50% of weekly limit |

Source: [Claude pricing page](https://claude.com/pricing), [What is the Team plan? (Claude Help Center)](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/9266767-what-is-the-team-plan).

### Gemini: compute-based limits, refreshed every 5 hours plus a weekly limit

- Gemini Apps limits are compute-based: they depend on prompt complexity, the model and features you use, and chat length.
- Your limit refreshes every 5 hours until you reach your weekly limit.
- Google publishes multiples, not absolute numbers.

- Free = standard limits. AI Plus = 2x. AI Pro = 4x. AI Ultra = 5x or 20x AI Pro (that is 20x or 80x Free).
- Relative cost per prompt: simple chat is very low; long chats and large files are medium; Deep Research and video generation are high (video uses the most).
- With a Google AI plan, when you hit the limit you can keep chatting with Flash-Lite, or wait for the 5-hour or weekly refresh.
- Without a plan, heavy features such as Deep Research may be unavailable at peak demand.
- Context window: 32K tokens on Free, 128K on AI Plus, 1M on AI Pro and AI Ultra.
- Google says limits may change without notice, including for capacity reasons.

*Usage multiples (Free = standard limits; Google publishes no absolute numbers)*

| Plan | Price | Usage vs Free | Context window |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | 1x (standard) | 32K tokens |
| AI Plus | $4.99 | 2x | 128K tokens |
| AI Pro | $19.99 | 4x | 1M tokens |
| AI Ultra 5x | $99.99 | 5x AI Pro (20x) | 1M tokens |
| AI Ultra 20x | $199.99 | 20x AI Pro (80x) | 1M tokens |

Source: [Gemini Apps limits and feature availability (Google Help)](https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/16275805), [Google AI plans (gemini.google)](https://gemini.google/subscriptions/).

### Grok: one weekly pool shared with Cursor

- Each paid seat gets a weekly pool for first-party usage, shared across Grok (Chat, Imagine, Voice, Bot) and Cursor.
- It resets weekly and does not roll over.
- Different activities drain different amounts.

- Plus = Base (amount not published). Premium = 4x. Super = 15x. Ultra = 50x.
- Grok Bot draws from the same pool, not a separate one.
- Third-party models (Claude, GPT, etc.) in Cursor are never included. Billed at API list price from the first use, from prepaid credit, Premium and up only.
- When the pool runs out: wait for the weekly reset or buy top-ups (Additional Usage credits). Monthly spending caps and alerts are available.
- Teams: each seat has its own pool (not shared across seats). The team shares one prepaid balance for Additional Usage.
- Teams add a Cursor Token Rate: $0.25 per million tokens on third-party model requests, on top of the API price. Individual plans do not pay it.
- Exact message, image and video counts are not published.

*Pool size multipliers (Plus is the unpublished base)*

| Plan | Price | Pool | Notable gating |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Limited | No Grok Bot, no video, no API access |
| Plus | $8 | 1x (Base) | No Grok Bot, no video, not for teams |
| Premium | $30 | 4x | Grok Bot, video, Cursor cloud agents |
| Super | $100 | 15x | Priority access, 1080p 15s video |
| Ultra | $200 | 50x | Earliest access to everything |

Source: [X Subscription usage limits (xAI docs)](https://docs.x.ai/x-subscription/usage-limits), [x.ai pricing page](https://x.ai/pricing), [The X Subscription pricing (xAI docs)](https://docs.x.ai/x-subscription/pricing).

## Usage by plan

*Published usage per consumer plan*

| Plan | Price | Usage (as published) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [ChatGPT Free](https://ai.geekindata.com/chatgpt-pricing.md#free) | Free | Unlimited everyday text chats (abuse guardrails apply). Limited uploads, images, voice, deep research, Codex, Work. |
| [ChatGPT Go](https://ai.geekindata.com/chatgpt-pricing.md#go) | $8/month | Unlimited everyday text chats. Higher limits than Free for tools, uploads, images, voice, data analysis. May include ads. |
| [ChatGPT Plus](https://ai.geekindata.com/chatgpt-pricing.md#plus) | $20/month | Per-model 5-hour allowance in Work/Codex (see Usage section), weekly limits may also apply. Credits can be bought to continue. |
| [ChatGPT Pro 100](https://ai.geekindata.com/chatgpt-pricing.md#pro100) | $100/month | No 5-hour limit on Work/Codex. Weekly GPT-6 Pro message cap in Chat. Included Work/Codex allowance was recently doubled. |
| [ChatGPT Pro 200](https://ai.geekindata.com/chatgpt-pricing.md#pro200) | $200/month | Same as Pro 100 with a larger included Work/Codex allowance. Weekly GPT-6 Pro cap now matches the higher limit. |
| [ChatGPT Pro 500](https://ai.geekindata.com/chatgpt-pricing.md#pro500) | $500/month | Highest included usage of the three Pro tiers. Ultrafast burns allowance at 8x (6x when paying with credits). |
| [Claude Free](https://ai.geekindata.com/claude-pricing.md#free) | Free | Limited usage every 5 hours and every week. |
| [Claude Pro](https://ai.geekindata.com/claude-pricing.md#pro) | $20/month | At least 5x Free per 5-hour session, plus a weekly limit. One shared pool across chat, Claude Code, desktop and mobile. |
| [Claude Max](https://ai.geekindata.com/claude-pricing.md#max) | $100/month | 5x Pro usage every 5 hours and every week. |
| [Claude Ultra](https://ai.geekindata.com/claude-pricing.md#ultra) | $200/month | No 5-hour limit (verified accounts). 10x Pro usage every week. |
| [Gemini Free](https://ai.geekindata.com/gemini-pricing.md#free) | Free | Standard limits. Usage refreshes every 5 hours until a weekly limit is reached. Google publishes no absolute numbers. |
| [Google AI Plus](https://ai.geekindata.com/gemini-pricing.md#plus) | $4.99/month | 2x higher than standard (Free) limits, refreshed every 5 hours with a weekly limit. |
| [Google AI Pro](https://ai.geekindata.com/gemini-pricing.md#pro) | $19.99/month | 4x higher than standard (Free) limits, refreshed every 5 hours with a weekly limit. |
| [Google AI Ultra (5x)](https://ai.geekindata.com/gemini-pricing.md#ultra) | $99.99/month | 5x higher usage limits than AI Pro. |
| [Google AI Ultra (20x)](https://ai.geekindata.com/gemini-pricing.md#ultra20) | $199.99/month | 20x higher usage limits than AI Pro. |
| [Grok Free](https://ai.geekindata.com/grok-pricing.md#free) | Free | Limited. xAI publishes no numbers. |
| [Grok Plus](https://ai.geekindata.com/grok-pricing.md#plus) | $8/month | "Base" shared weekly pool across Grok and Cursor. All other tiers are multiples of this. Amount not published. |
| [Grok Premium](https://ai.geekindata.com/grok-pricing.md#premium) | $30/month | 4x Plus in the shared weekly pool. |
| [Grok Super](https://ai.geekindata.com/grok-pricing.md#super) | $100/month | 15x Plus in the shared weekly pool. |
| [Grok Ultra](https://ai.geekindata.com/grok-pricing.md#ultra) | $200/month | 50x Plus in the shared weekly pool. |

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## Sources

[ChatGPT Work / Codex pricing and usage](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing.md) · [ChatGPT Business models and limits](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/12003714-chatgpt-business-models-and-limits) · [ChatGPT Pro tiers (Help Center)](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128-about-chatgpt-pro-tiers) · [Claude pricing page](https://claude.com/pricing) · [What is the Team plan? (Claude Help Center)](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/9266767-what-is-the-team-plan) · [Gemini Apps limits and feature availability (Google Help)](https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/16275805) · [Google AI plans (gemini.google)](https://gemini.google/subscriptions/) · [X Subscription usage limits (xAI docs)](https://docs.x.ai/x-subscription/usage-limits) · [x.ai pricing page](https://x.ai/pricing) · [The X Subscription pricing (xAI docs)](https://docs.x.ai/x-subscription/pricing)