20x max plan usage drain while not doing anything
A user reported an issue where their model's usage percentage increased significantly (from 0% to 8% in 30 minutes) without any interaction. Despite logging out of all devices and stopping all processes, the usage continued to rise upon refreshing, causing frustration. This suggests an unexpected background activity or a bug in the usage tracking system, leading to a 20x max plan usage drain while not actively using the service.
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PublishedOffset at this time: UTC+0Sep 13, 2026, 12:38 UTC
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- Sep 13, 2026, 12:38
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Hi everyone,
I have encountered something very strange. I am on the Claude Max 20X plan, and I just woke up. I asked Claude one question, and then I got a notification that my usage limit for the 4-hour segment was at 98%.
I have no recurring tasks running, no scheduled tasks, and I only asked one question, a very general one, to Fable 5. It seems to me that it is fairly impossible that one question, "Do you know any fun activities in the neighborhood for which I should reserve tickets?" could have used up all my usage for this 4-hour segment.
Therefore, I'm doubting whether something strange is going on. Did it happen to someone else among you?
update: The model just reset 30 minutes ago, and I did not ask a single question. The usage in the 5-hour limit has already gone up from 0% to 8% in half an hour, while I did not do anything. I have logged out of all devices and stopped all processes, but it's still going up every time I refresh. Very frustrating