Xcode and Anthropic: usage limits

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Created Dec ’25

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Hi, I have been using Claude with Xcode 26.1.1 and it was working fine till a couple of days ago, when it started giving me an error message on every query:

"Message from Anthropic: This request would exceed your account's rate limit. Please try again later."

I am on the Pro model, and I can use the Claude.ai website just fine. The usage limits on the website show I've used only 11% of the weekly limit, and 4% of the 'current session'. So I'm wondering if this is an Xcode bug / issue, and if there is a workaround.

I have restarted Xcode, restarted the Mac, logged out of Anthropic and logged back in, tried Xcode 26.2 beta as well, but no luck.

Answer 1

APvG2 OP

2w

Yes, I have the same problem: "You've hit your session limit · resets 7:50pm (Europe/Amsterdam)". Even after switching models and restarting my Mac. Xcode Version 26.6 (17F113).

My actual usage in Settings → Usage shows: Current session 6% used, resets in 48 min. Usage credits are also turned on, with a €78.06 balance and a €35.87 monthly limit, so even if the session limit were real, it should have fallen back to credits instead of blocking the request.

Answer 2

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

2w

Thanks you for the post. Very interesting.

As the message says, that’s an error message from Anthropic instead of coming from Xcode as you are using an Anthropic account. I would recommend to contact them on their support channel with your Anthropic account and let them know about the error.

When your Xcode extension makes a request, it uses an API key. Anthropic's API has its own strict rate limits based on your "API Tier" Anthropic requires you to pre-fund your API account with credits to use it. If your API credits have run out, the API will reject requests with a rate limit or quota error, even if your Claude.ai web account has plenty of capacity left.

Because the API and the web interface are completely separate, restarting your Mac, Xcode, or logging in and out won't resolve the issue, as the block is happening on Anthropic's API servers.

Albert  WWDR