# Anthropic renames $200 Claude plan to Ultra and removes 5-hour limit

Digest AI · Generative AI & Models · published 2026-10-31T19:05:00Z

Canonical: https://digestai.news/story/anthropic-renames-200-claude-plan-to-ultra-and-removes-5-hour-limit

## Summary

For identity-verified accounts, the company is removing the 5-hour usage limit, though weekly usage caps remain in place.

In the same week, Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon on October 28, targeting cybersecurity with an 88.2% score on SEC-bench Pro. Its API is priced at $2 input and $10 output per million tokens during an introductory period. OpenAI announced GPT-6.1 Terra on October 26, reaching 50.3% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 and half the API price of its previous model at $1 input and $5 output per million tokens.

## Key points

- Anthropic renamed its $200 per month plan to Ultra and removed the 5-hour usage limit for identity-verified accounts
- Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon and OpenAI announced GPT-6.1 Terra with reduced API pricing
- Fujifilm is investing about 10 billion yen to increase magnetic tape production capacity fivefold

## Why it matters

Top AI providers are simultaneously adjusting tier limits, boosting task performance, and cutting API costs, while physical infrastructure demands for long-term data storage continue to expand.

## Sources

1. [3 IT News Picks Claude 'Ultra' removes 5-hour limit / Fujifilm increases magnetic tape production fivefold / Gemini and GPT new models arrive in the same week (2026/11/01)](https://note.com/carbon4322/n/n4cc1d6baddd9?hl=en) (note.com, 2026-10-31)

## Cite

Digest AI, "Anthropic renames $200 Claude plan to Ultra and removes 5-hour limit", 31 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/anthropic-renames-200-claude-plan-to-ultra-and-removes-5-hour-limit

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