claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix You've hit your limit · resets 3:30am (Europe/Moscow) [1 comments, 2 participants]

API Error: Claude's response exceeded the 8000 output token maximum. To configure this behavior, set the CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS environment variable. It cost all my session limit.

TL;DR

Set the CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS environment variable to increase the output token limit and prevent the API error.

Guidance

• Check the current value of CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS to determine the default limit.
• Set CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS to a higher value to increase the output token limit, e.g., export CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS=16000.
• Verify that the new limit is applied by checking the environment variable value after setting it.
• Consider optimizing Claude's response to reduce the output token count, if possible.

Notes

The ideal value for CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS depends on the specific use case and requirements. Increasing this value may impact performance or incur additional costs.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Set CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS to a suitable value to increase the output token limit, as the issue is caused by exceeding the default limit.