Improved Rate Limit Error Messages / Claude Code v2.0.51

Rate limit error messages now provide actionable guidance specific to your subscription tier.

Messages suggest specific actions: /upgrade to Max, turn on /extra-usage, /model opus
Different guidance for Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users
Sonnet weekly limit now has distinct messaging from general weekly limit
Evidence: Function YLA() at line 336478

The build it came inv2.0.51

24 Nov 2025 · 11 entries, this one is #6.

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slash/upgrade
Open the upgrade page in your browser to switch to a higher plan tier. When the browser fails to open, the command shows a sign-in prompt without printing the URL
slash/extra-usage
The dialog for asking your admin for usage credits can now take its title, text and button labels from a remotely set value
slash/model
Switch the AI model and save it as your default for new sessions. For models that support it, use left/right arrows to adjust effort level. With no argument, opens a picker; press s on a row to switch for the current session only. See when Claude Code asks you to confirm the switch. Once you confirm the switch, if Claude Code asks, Claude Code applies the change without waiting for the current response to finish. Before v2.1.242, Claude Code decided from a feature flag it fetched from Anthropic whether to run the command mid-turn or queue it until the turn finished, and always queued it in a session that doesn't fetch feature flags, such as on a third-party provider. Also available in non-interactive mode (-p) with a model argument instead of the picker, where it applies to the current session only and isn't saved as your default; requires Claude Code v2.1.205 or later

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