Claude has long been one of the best AI chatbots, but its free and Pro plans impose strict message limits. For example, the free Claude beta lets you send about 40 short messages per day (resets daily). while Claude Pro (paid $20/mo) allows around 45 messages every 5 hours (~216 per day). These limits vary with conversation length & attachments.

• To give context, Claude can work within a huge context window (up to 200,000 tokens of text). This means long chats or big file uploads use up your quota faster.

• In contrast, ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) has a fixed 4,096-token context & no strict message cap inside of ChatGPT and all-in-one platforms like Writingmate alike.

Here’s a quick comparison of Claude vs some other popular models (approximate limits):

• Source: Anthropic documentation and community tests.

Tips to Maximize Claude’s Usage

Following these four tips helps stretch your limit, but you may still hit the cap. The official Claude Usage Best Practices also suggest these steps for Pro users.

• Start a new conversation often. Claude rereads the entire chat history on each message, which costs tokens. Beginning a fresh chat reduces work and saves limit.

• Bundle questions into one message. Instead of sending separate prompts, ask multiple related questions together. Each new message forces Claude to re-read, so combining questions uses fewer tokens overall.

• Avoid re-uploading files. Claude remembers file context within a conversation. Upload a file once per session; reuse the context instead of uploading again.

• Use Claude Projects/Knowledge Base. If you work on related tasks, upload documents to a Project. Claude caches these, so repeating content doesn’t eat your message count.

And as for capabilities of Claude 4 and 3.7 Sonnet for specific tasks like coding, I recommend you to watch this video. With additions and capabilities of Writingmate.ai and its 100+ AI models to switch, compare and maximize potential of, you can make sure that Anthropic models are really used to their fullest in any kind of task.

Bypass the Limits with the Claude API or Third-Party Apps

Many think, that a much more powerful solution is to use Claude’s API. Indeed, it has much higher rates and you pay for as much as you actually use.

• For a quick example: Tier 1 Claude API keys allow 50 requests per minute for Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

• This effectively bypasses the web interface’s daily quota: you can run intensive tasks or continuous processes without waiting for resets. (Integrating the API requires some coding, billing, and an API key from Anthropic.)

But it's not limited to coding. You can try a chat app that accepts your Claude API key. For instance, Writingmate AI lets you use over 100+ AI models for text and images, with features like prompt libraries and assistants, and a refreshed 2025-friendly UI. No API needed and subscription starts at 9 dollars. You can try it for free here: new.writingmate.ai

This tool gives you most of API power with no coding and no actual API keys used. As my other blog posts explain, using even a basic subscription from writingmate.ai lets you to unlock higher usage and you get more for your buck in general.

What Can I Upload to Claude?

Claude supports many document types in chat or projects, as long as they fit within the context window. You can upload: PDF, DOCX, CSV, TXT, HTML, ODT, RTF, EPUB, JSON, and even XLSX (if you have the analysis tool enabled). Each file can be up to 30 MB, and you can upload up to 20 files per chat. Note that Claude only extracts text from non-PDF files (images inside them aren’t read).

• With writingmate.ai, you also get an ability to upload various file types to analyze and work with, and you can do it almost with no limits or caps.

For PDFs, Claude 4 and Claude 3.5/3.7 Sonnet can analyze both text and visual content (images/charts) if the PDF is under 100 pages. But with Writingmate multi-model approach, you can do even more with such documents. At the same time, larger PDFs or other models only get the text. So in practice, if your file is very large or contains many pages, consider splitting it to stay within limits.

Managing Claude Chat History

Does Claude let you save and search within your chats? Yes – Claude does save your chats by default as part of your account history. If you want to erase that data, you have full control:

• Delete an individual conversation: Open the chat, click its title at the top, and choose

• Delete. This removes that chat from your list.

• Bulk delete conversations: In the left panel, hover and click “View all” to see Recents. Check each chat you want gone and hit Delete Selected

• Clear all chat history: Go to your profile icon (bottom left), open Account Settings, find the privacy/account section, and use “Clear chat history”. Follow prompts to erase everything.

These tools mean Claude will no longer be saving deleted chats on its backend. For privacy, deleting old chats are, in my experience, convenient as well. Also, if you ever want a copy of your data, Anthropic lets you export all chat history from Account Settings. Writingmate does the same and lets you export all data and / or remove previous chats. Remember, that you can always swich models in any given Chat and go from Claude 3.7 to Llama 4 Maverick, or from GPT4o to Deepseek R1, and many more.

Claude + Other Top AI Models on an All-in-One Platform

Some platforms let you use Claude without the usual web limits. Writingmate.ai is a multi-model chat app with far more freedom. It aggregates over 100 AI models, including OpenAI GPT-4o, openAI o3 mini (&high), Anthropic Claude (3.5, 3.7 Sonnet, 3 Opus, and Claude 4), Google Gemini, Meta LLaMA 4, Mistral, and others.

Writingmate’s free tier already gives unlimited use of many “free-tier” models and a decent daily quota on premium models that is often higher than those on a "default" Anthropic UI. Its paid plans ($9.99–$39.99/mo) even raise those limits substantially (e.g. 30–100 messages/day on Claude’s Sonnet). In practice, Writingmate lets you switch models instantly via comparison feature. That means if Claude hits a wall (or is down), you can flip to GPT-4o or another Claude variant and keep going, just with one switch of a button. You keep your chat history, you can combine best capabilities of multiple models, and do much more. All major Claude versions (including Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude 3 Opus) are supported on Writingmate. (Pro tip: Writingmate’s blog even suggests checking Anthropic’s status page and switching models via ChatLabs during all kinds of outages.

Claude AI: Common User Questions Answered

I would also like to answer 6 questions that users often have about Claude and Anthropic models, including the new Claude 4, previous Sonnet and Opus models and Anthropic's own chatbot.

Does deleting previous chats let me do more queries on Claude?

No. Deleting past conversations doesn’t reset your daily quota. Claude usage limits are tied to time-based thresholds and token volume; not by the number of saved chats. So even if you delete Claude messages or clear your chat list, it won’t give you additional access. Limits will still apply, right until your usage window resets.

Do many saved chats make Claude slower?

Not usually, but… it depends. While Claude AI handles each conversation independently, a large number of open or old chats in the interface can sometimes slow down loading or response times, especially on slower browsers or slower hardware in general. If the Claude UI feels sluggish for you, you can also try to clear Claude history manually. Or simply use fewer active conversations to improve performance.

Does Claude AI save chats automatically?

Totally. Claude saves your chat history by default. However, there’s no single button to delete all history at once. You can delete chats from the interface one by one. If privacy is a concern, or you want full control over saved content, it may be better to use Claude through a third-party app like Writingmate.ai that lets you access dozens of AI models with no API keys and higher caps (or no caps in many cases).

How do I delete Claude messages or chat history?

To delete individual Claude messages, you will need to remove their full threads. You see, there’s no way to delete just a single message in a chat. Go to your chat list, select a thread, and choose the delete option. Keep in mind that this doesn't affect your Claude pro usage limits or reset any quotas.

What if I Want to do Images and Visuals with Claude?

Claude 3 or even Claude 4 Sonnet can't generate images on its own, if you integrate it with Writingmate tool, you can do that in a couple of minutes. Writingmate uses DALL-E, Stable Diffusion and Flux as plugins to make images. You can turn it on with one click. It is allowing users to create images from text prompts. This combination turns Claude 3.7 or newer versions into much more powerful tools for generating any kind of visual content.  So, detailed answer is that Claude pro can generate images when used with such a tool, no API needed.

I see “spend threshold not reached” in Claude Pro — what does that mean?

Such a message usually appears in the billing section when your usage hasn’t yet hit the minimum spend required for a charge to be applied. It usually doesn’t affect any of your Claude pro limits, but it still can be confusing! Just know this is more about billing than your chat or token limits.

What’s the best way to get around Claude limits?

If you’re hitting Claude pro usage limits often, Writingmate.ai is a powerful alternative. It gives you access to all Claude models, including Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and removes most of the restrictions you’ll face on Anthropic’s own UI. You also get 300+ additional models like GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, Claude Instant, LLaMA, Mistral, and more — all in one tab, with no separate API keys needed.

Conclusion

In short, by using your Claude API key in these tools; with just switching models; or with tools like Writingmate, you get more messages and flexibility with no complicated setup.

Example: When Claude AI is down or rate-limited, Writingmate’s ChatLabs lets you switch to other models and keep working. Writingmate’s blog explains how to check Claude’s status & try alternatives.

For detailed articles on AI, visit that full blog that we make with a love of technology, people and their needs. See you in the next articles!

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Useful Links & Readings

Here are some basic resources that you may find useful.

• Anthropic — Claude 4 Official Press-release

• Claude 4 Pricing & Limits (API)

• Official Chat UI (claude.ai)