The AI limits tracker
AI plan usage limits, tracked and dated
The actual message caps, weekly caps, and context windows behind every major AI subscription — each fact individually verified, dated, and linked to its official source. When a limit changes, the changelog records it.
65 tracked factsPer-fact verification datesLast verified Jul 29, 2026
Popular paid plans: the limits that matter
Compact view of the most-compared paid tiers. The full comparison covers all 16 tracked plans, free tiers included.
| Plan | Price | Messages / requests | Weekly cap | Context window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT Plus | $20/month | 160 messages per 3 hours | Up to 3,000 per week | 32K tokens |
| ChatGPT Pro | $200/month | Effectively unmetered | 128K tokens | |
| Claude Pro | $20/month | ~45 messages per 5 hours | Applies across all models | 200K tokens |
| Claude Max | $100-$200/month | Messages (Max 5x, $100/mo): ~225 messages per 5 hoursMessages (Max 20x, $200/mo): ~900 messages per 5 hours | Weekly usage cap (Max 5x): 5× Pro's weekly allowanceWeekly usage cap (Max 20x): 20× Pro's weekly allowance | 200K tokens |
| Google AI Pro / Gemini Advanced | $19.99/month | 4× the standard allowance | 1M tokens | |
| Perplexity Pro | $20/month | 300+ per day |
✓ Figures verified between Jan 15, 2026 and Jul 29, 2026 against official provider pages · hover any value for its date · full per-fact dates and sources in the plan sections
Recent limit changes
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- All plans
Full verification pass against live provider pages: ChatGPT Plus 160/3h and 3,000 Thinking/week reconfirmed; Claude Pro's ~45 messages/5h and all-model weekly cap reconfirmed; Gemini and Copilot facts updated for their 2026 metering changes below.
GitHub replaced Copilot's monthly premium requests with GitHub AI Credits: Pro now includes 1,500 credits (≈$15 of model usage) per month, metered by token consumption at each model's rate.
SourceIn May 2026 Google replaced Gemini's fixed daily prompt counts (5/day free, 100/day AI Pro, 500/day Ultra) with compute-based limits that refresh every 5 hours inside a weekly cap; AI Pro is now '4× standard' and Ultra '5×–20× Pro'.
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ChatGPT Plus
$20/month
Flagship-model messages: 160 messages per 3 hours
Limits by provider
Tier-by-tier breakdowns with full fact tables and sources.
FAQ
Concrete answers from the tracked data.
Which AI plan has the highest usage limits for $20/month?
By message volume, ChatGPT Plus (160 messages per 3 hours) beats Claude Pro (~45 per 5 hours). By context depth, Claude Pro's 200K tokens beats ChatGPT Plus's 32K. Perplexity Pro allows 300+ Pro searches per day, and Google AI Pro gives 4× Gemini's standard compute allowance. The right answer depends on which limit your workflow actually hits.
How is this data verified?
Every fact carries its own verification date and a link to the official provider page it came from. Where a provider publishes no number, the table says 'Not published' instead of guessing. Changes are recorded in the changelog with before/after values.
Do AI usage limits actually change often?
Yes, constantly. In 2026 alone, Google scrapped Gemini's daily prompt counts for compute-based limits (May) and GitHub replaced Copilot's premium requests with AI Credits (June). In 2025, Anthropic added weekly caps to Claude and OpenAI raised the Plus reasoning cap from 200 to 3,000 messages per week. That churn is exactly why each fact is dated.
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The full limits dataset and changelog are available as JSON — free to use with attribution. Updated Jul 29, 2026.