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claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] All tokens and the limit are spent in a couple of seconds

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Error Message

API Error: an image in the conversation could not be processed and was removed. Re-read the file with a different approach if you still need it.

Code Example

API Error: an image in the conversation could not be processed and was removed. Re-read the file with a different approach if you still need it.
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  • This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

All tokens and the limit are spent in a couple of seconds/minutes

What Should Happen?

Not all tokens and the limit should be spent in a couple of seconds/minutes

Error Messages/Logs

API Error: an image in the conversation could not be processed and was removed. Re-read the file with a different approach if you still need it.

Steps to Reproduce

You need a large chat with many photos of different quality and resolution. Well, then you can just ask them to do the simplest tasks.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

v2.1.145

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

  • Opus 4.7 with Max effort + Thinking in VS Code
  • Limits drained in 2-3 minutes after 1-2 simple tasks
  • First occurrence despite normally using it for hours
  • Lowering the effort - did not affect the lightning-fast spending of tokens/limits
  • Seems like a major problem, already mentioned in: #60702
  • also already mentioned in: #60221
  • also already mentioned in: #60334
  • and now here in: #61065
<img width="2202" height="1268" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e45adca1-deaa-46e2-a1b8-7ee8ca780619" />

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