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Claude announced a partnership with SpaceX, significantly increasing its compute capacity. This move aims to address past issues with frequent outages due to high demand exceeding available compute resources. The increased capacity allows for higher usage limits for Claude Code and the Claude API.
As a direct result of the SpaceX partnership, Claude has doubled Claude Code's 5-hour rate limits for all plans (Pro, Max, Team). They have also removed the peak hours limit reduction for Pro and Max accounts on Claude Code. Furthermore, API rate limits for Claude Opus models have been considerably raised, with input tokens seeing a 16% increase and output tokens a massive tenfold increase, from 8,000 to 80,000 per minute.
Beyond SpaceX, Claude has been actively securing compute resources through agreements with major tech companies like Amazon, Google, Broadcom, Microsoft, and Nvidia, as well as an investment in American AI infrastructure with Fluid Stack. This widespread investment highlights their strategic focus on meeting growing demand and expanding into enterprise solutions.
Compute power is crucial for AI models. The difference between powerful closed-source models and less capable open-source ones often lies in the amount of compute they can leverage. Claude's infrastructure investment means users rely on their robust servers for fast processing when interacting with models like Opus.
An intriguing long-term vision is the development of orbital AI compute capacity. Anthropic and SpaceX expressed interest in developing multiple gigawatts of space-based GPU infrastructure, stemming from the belief that terrestrial compute has long-term limitations due to factors like power, water, cooling, and community concerns.
Users are encouraged to retest workflows that previously broke due to rate limits, as these barriers may no longer exist. With doubled usage limits, users can now utilize Opus more frequently instead of delegating tasks to less intensive models like Haiku or Sonnet. The increased API limits also make the 1 million context window fully usable in production, allowing Claude Code to power production infrastructure and enabling more complex multi-agent workflows.
These developments signal Anthropic's long-term commitment to compute, demonstrating a five-plus-year investment. Claude Code is clearly positioned as a flagship product, with session limits and API improvements being central to recent announcements. Additionally, their commitment to addressing consumer electricity concerns around data centers indicates a focus on building long-term community trust and sustainable growth.