Claude API Scale tier Usage Limits: Official Wording
$200,000.00/monthWhat is the monthly API usage limit (spend cap) on the Claude API Scale tier?
10,000 requests/minuteHow many requests per minute does the Claude API Scale tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)?
10,000,000 tokens/minuteHow many input tokens per minute does the Claude API Scale tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)?
2,000,000 tokens/minuteHow many output tokens per minute does the Claude API Scale tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)?
From the provider's official wording, checked Oct 18, 2026. Details and sources below.
What is the monthly API usage limit (spend cap) on the Claude API Scale tier? $200,000.00/month, according to the official wording captured on Oct 18, 2026. Observed Last checked · Source · Methodology
Amount worked out from the source page: $200,000.00/month, in USD · as shown in the United States on Oct 18, 2026 · the page does not say whether tax is included; we do not assume it is excluded · no change seen since Oct 16, 2026.
How we got this number
- What we read: the published price on platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/rate-limits
- Checked: ; tracked since Oct 16, 2026
- Shown in: the United States
- Checks so far: 3 checks since Oct 16, 2026
- What changed: no price change since Oct 16, 2026
- Page updated:
Other measured facts
| Question | Answer | Checked | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| How many input tokens per minute does the Claude API Scale tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)? | 10,000,000 tokens/minute | Observed | |
| How many output tokens per minute does the Claude API Scale tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)? | 2,000,000 tokens/minute | Observed | |
| How many requests per minute does the Claude API Scale tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)? | 10,000 requests/minute | Observed |
History
Same price in all 3 checks since Oct 16, 2026.
- — First check: $200,000.00/month
Scale $200,000 USD
Record history — 12 records for 4 questions
- Last record
- Shown in
- the United States
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2026 | $200,000.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $200,000.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $200,000.00/month | Observed |
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2026 | 10,000,000 tokens/minute | Observed |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 10,000,000 tokens/minute | Observed |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 10,000,000 tokens/minute | Observed |
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2026 | 2,000,000 tokens/minute | Observed |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2,000,000 tokens/minute | Observed |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 2,000,000 tokens/minute | Observed |
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2026 | 10,000 requests/minute | Observed |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 10,000 requests/minute | Observed |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 10,000 requests/minute | Observed |