How can I tell if I will run out before the Claude weekly reset?

Compare the percentage of the weekly window you have used against the percentage of the 7-day cycle that has elapsed. Usage HUD calculates this automatically and displays a GO, WATCH, or STOP pace verdict in your macOS menu bar.

Claude Max & Pro · Reset clocks

When does the Claude weekly usage limit reset?

Q: When does the Claude weekly usage limit reset?

Claude Pro and Max enforce both a 5-hour rolling session window (which starts on your first message and resets 5 hours later) and a 7-day weekly window (which resets at the exact timestamp returned by Anthropic's usage endpoint). You can see both reset times via /usage in Claude Code, claude-usage-check, or Usage HUD in the Mac menu bar.

Facts first: Anthropic enforces two independent usage windows on Claude Pro and Claude Max (5x and 20x):

5-hour rolling session window: starts when you send the first message of a session and resets exactly 5 hours later (not at midnight).
7-day weekly window: counts your use across Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and claude.ai, and resets once a week at the time Anthropic sets for your account (the reset_at time its usage endpoint returns, which /usage shows).

Usage HUD puts both the 5-hour percentage, the 7-day weekly percentage, their exact reset timestamps, and a GO / WATCH / STOP pace verdict in your Mac menu bar—labeled official when live from Anthropic’s endpoint and refreshed automatically every 5 minutes.

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1. Check your reset time in the terminal (free, no app needed)

Inside an active Claude Code terminal session, run:

/usage

Or, if you want to check from a normal macOS shell without starting a Claude Code session, run our free open-source diagnostic script claude-usage-check:

npx github:Thalia-Bloom/claude-usage-check

/usage shows Anthropic’s official 5-hour and 7-day percentages and when each window resets. claude-usage-check needs Node.js 18 or later and makes no network calls: it reads that same official reading from your Mac once Claude Code saves it through the statusline (its README has the one-line setup), then prints both percentages, the reset times and whether you’ll run out first at your current pace.

2. Keep both reset clocks and a pace verdict in the Mac menu bar

Knowing that you have used 62% of your weekly cap only helps if you also know how much of the 7-day week has passed. Usage HUD compares your used percentage against the time remaining until your weekly reset:

GO: You have used less of your weekly cap than the fraction of the week that has elapsed.
WATCH: You are burning your weekly cap faster than the reset clock; switch routine tasks to a lighter model or another provider.
STOP: You are near the cap before reset; save remaining quota for high-priority work.

You can also try the interactive calculator on Will I run out before the weekly reset?

Fair comparison: ways to check Claude reset times on a Mac

Feature	Claude Code /usage	claude-usage-check	Usage HUD	ccusage
Price	Free (built in)	Free (open source CLI)	Free (optional tip)	Free (open source CLI)
Official 7-day weekly reset time	Yes (inside session)	Yes (from the reading Claude Code saves)	Yes (menu bar + CLI + MCP)	No (local JSONL token sum)
Pace verdict vs. reset clock	No	Yes (terminal output)	`GO` / `WATCH` / `STOP` in menu bar	5-hour burn rate only
Multi-provider (Codex, Gemini, Grok, Ollama)	Claude only	Claude and Codex	All 5 in one menu bar	Claude / Codex CLI
Requirements	Claude Code	Node.js 18+	macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon or Intel	Node.js 18+

Get Usage HUD

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Download for Mac

The download is a notarized disk image. Drag Usage HUD to Applications, open it, then click Set up.

Your Mac: macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon or Intel.
Claude and Codex: Claude Code or Codex signed in. Nothing else to install for those two lanes.
Gemini and Grok: those lanes need Node.js 18 or later. Gemini reads Google’s Antigravity CLI (agy), so sign in there.
Local models: the local lane reads your Ollama logs.

Frequently asked questions

Does the Claude 5-hour limit reset at midnight?

No. The 5-hour session limit is a rolling window that begins when you send your first message in a window and resets 5 hours after that timestamp.

Does the Claude weekly limit share usage between Claude Code and claude.ai?

Yes. Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and claude.ai in the browser draw from the same Pro or Max subscription windows.

What happens when my weekly limit resets while my 5-hour window is full?

The two windows reset on their own schedules. Both the 5-hour session window and the 7-day weekly window must have remaining room to send new requests on your subscription.