claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] API Error: Usage credits required for 1M context

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Error Message

'API Error: Usage credits required for 1M context'

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'API Error: Usage credits required for 1M context'
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  • I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Keep getting the 'API Error: Usage credits required for 1M context' error - however I still have usage remaining and it has not been more than usual amounts...

What Should Happen?

Claude should not give this error and work successfully

Error Messages/Logs

'API Error: Usage credits required for 1M context'

Steps to Reproduce

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Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

2.1.121

Claude Code Version

2.1.121

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

<img width="491" height="367" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fa2aa408-3e55-4e38-a7b1-1124bb96e6fb" /> <img width="604" height="734" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5703128b-b7a1-4444-9c18-4bf8f9bf3324" />

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