Subscription & Usage Profile
Modeled Daily Message Volume
450 queries/day
Represents normal developer or power-user workflow expectations under 'unlimited' marketing.
Actual Throttled Limit (24h Window)
150 queries/day
Reported cutoff threshold where Claude throttles queries with 5-hour cooldown.
Subscribed Tenure
4 Months
Lawsuit Premise: Anthropic advertised its highest-tier Claude subscription with implied unlimited throughput or significantly higher allowances. Subscribed developers suffered sudden undisclosed rate-limits, rendering workflows unviable.
Restitution & Discrepancy Assessment
Eligible for Class Action Assessment
Daily Quota Deficit
300
Unfulfilled queries per day
Est. Damages (Full Sub Refund)
$400
Based on tenure & fees paid
Effective Cost / Allowed Msg
$0.67
Based on $100 / 150 daily msgs
Deficit Ratio
66.7%
Modeled demand lost to throttle
Quota Comparison: Actual vs. Demand