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Claude Code v2.1.268 ·

Rate-limit overage check now excludes 1M-context credit-clamp cases

Rate-limit errors caused by needing 1M-context credits now show the correct dedicated message instead of a generic overage one

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KindBug Fixesin v2.1.268,
You'll notice

Rate-limit errors caused by needing 1M-context credits now show the correct dedicated message instead of a generic overage one

What

When Claude Code hits a 429 rate-limit response, it decides whether to show an 'extra usage' (overage) message or a different one. That check now specifically excludes cases where the error is actually about needing 1M-context usage credits, so those get routed to the dedicated usage-credits message instead.

Why

This prevents a case where a 1M-context credit issue was being mislabeled as a generic overage-disabled error, which would have pointed users toward the wrong fix.

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