Anthropic renames Max 20x to Ultra and removes verified accounts’ five-hour limit

Prepared by Sintelligent with the help of SI. Published in SI: 10/30/2026, 8:46:03 PM UTC. Updated: 10/30/2026, 10:05:14 PM UTC.

Verified Ultra users can work longer without stopping at the five-hour boundary.

According to Bothub’s Habr post, Max 5x is now Max at $100 a month, while Max 20x becomes Ultra at $200. The five-hour restriction is removed after account verification; weekly limits remain.