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Claude Ultra (no 5-hour limit) vs Copilot Fusion: which delivered after 7 days?
Neither has a verdict yet: both are stamped Too early, with fewer than about five solid user reports each.
| Claude Ultra (no 5-hour limit) | Copilot Fusion | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Too early | Too early |
| Claims held | 2 | 2 |
| Claims mixed | 0 | 0 |
| Claims failed | 0 | 1 |
| Claims unclear | 3 | 0 |
| User reports | 4 | 4 |
| Launched | 30 Oct 2026 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Last stamped | 31 Oct 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 |
No. 020 · Anthropic
Claude Ultra (no 5-hour limit)
Day 1 of 7Day 1: one hands-on account confirms the five-hour bar is gone; users who say they have paid for months still have it. Rollout is staged.
- Launched
- 30 Oct 2026
- Stamped
- 31 Oct 2026
- Claims
- ✓2 held · ~0 mixed · ✗0 failed · ?3 unclear
- Reports
- 4 (0 praise · 4 problem · 0 mixed)
What they claimed
“We’re also removing the 5-hour limit for verified Ultra accounts, starting today with most existing subscribers.”? Unclear
“Newer accounts keep a temporary limit until they’re verified, which helps us prevent fraud and abuse. You'll get an email when it's removed.”? Unclear
“Weekly limits remain unchanged.”? Unclear
“If you’re a subscriber, there’s nothing you need to do.”✓ Holds
“To check, go to Settings > Usage. If you don't see a Current session bar, your account is verified.”✓ Holds
No. 015 · GitHub
Copilot Fusion
Day 3 of 7Generally available and the benchmark checks out, but "all plans in all four clients" does not: top tiers are paid-only and two clients have gaps.
- Launched
- 28 Oct 2026
- Stamped
- 30 Oct 2026
- Claims
- ✓2 held · ~0 mixed · ✗1 failed · ?0 unclear
- Reports
- 4 (0 praise · 4 problem · 0 mixed)
What they claimed
“In the Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index, Copilot Fusion Max scored 60, within two points of Claude Code with Opus 5.5 Max.”✓ Holds
“GitHub Copilot Fusion is generally available.”✓ Holds
“Copilot Fusion is available on all Copilot plans in Visual Studio Code, the GitHub Copilot app, GitHub Copilot CLI, and JetBrains IDEs.”✗ Fails
Both stamps come from the public user reports linked on each receipt, under the same method. Verdicts are opinion and are never paid for.
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