What Happened
I’m absolutely fed up with how the Claude usage limits are being displayed and reset in Antigravity IDE. This is either a serious bug or deliberately misleading users, and I need answers.
The Issue:
- Before reset: I had 40% of my Claude usage remaining with a timer showing “Resets in 5 minutes”
- After waiting 5 minutes: The usage STILL shows 40% remaining, but now the timer says “Resets in 5 days 5 hours”
This makes absolutely no sense.
Why This is Unacceptable
False Advertising
Google advertised that Pro users would have generous limits with 5-hour resets. Instead, what we’re getting is:
- Extremely strict limitations even for PAYING users
- Misleading reset timers that don’t actually reset anything
- A bait-and-switch where the promised 5-hour reset suddenly becomes 5+ DAYS
The Math Doesn’t Add Up
If I had 40% remaining and waited for the “5 minute” reset, I should have gotten back to 100%. Instead:
- Same 40% usage showing
- Reset timer jumped from 5 minutes to 5+ days
- No actual reset happened
Is the system broken? Or is this intentional to force users away from Claude?
What I Expected vs. What I Got
Expected (based on Google’s marketing):
- 5-hour reset windows as a Pro user
- Clear, honest usage indicators
- Limits that actually make the product usable
What I Actually Got:
- Fake countdown timers
- No actual reset after waiting
- Severely restricted access to a product I’m PAYING for
- The feeling that I’m being scammed
My Questions for Google
- Is this a bug or intentional behavior?
- Why did the reset timer jump from 5 minutes to 5 days without resetting my usage?
- Why are Pro users being subjected to such strict limitations when you advertised better access?
- Why should the percentage remain at 40% instead of resetting to 100%?
The Irony
The most frustrating part? I don’t even want to use Gemini models. I’m trying to use Claude specifically, which is why I’m using Antigravity IDE in the first place. But you’ve made it nearly impossible with these arbitrary, inconsistent, and apparently broken limitations.
If Google is going to offer Claude access in Antigravity IDE, at least be transparent about the actual limits instead of showing fake reset timers that don’t do anything.
What Needs to Happen
- Fix the reset timer - If it says 5 minutes, it should reset in 5 minutes
- Reset to 100% - When the limit resets, it should go back to full capacity
- Honor your Pro user promises - We’re paying for this service
- Be transparent - Tell us the REAL limits upfront instead of this confusing mess
Has anyone else experienced this?
UPDATE: Looking through this forum, I can see I’m NOT alone. EVERYONE is experiencing this same issue. Every developer here is frustrated, and our productivity has become a complete question mark. We can’t plan our work, we can’t rely on the tools, and we’re all stuck in the same broken system.
And the worst part?
GOOGLE HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY FIX OR EVEN AN UPDATE.
No acknowledgment. No timeline. No explanation. Just silence while paying customers struggle with a broken product.
The Pricing Problem for Antigravity IDE Users
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: Is Google deliberately crippling Pro to force everyone onto Ultra?
Yes, I know Google One AI Pro ($20+ USD) and Ultra ($260+ USD) include other benefits like storage, photos, and more (Google AI Plans with Cloud Storage - Google One). That’s fine for general consumers who want those features.
But here’s the issue: Most of us are here specifically for Antigravity IDE.
We’re developers. We need a functional coding environment with reliable AI assistance. We don’t necessarily need or want to pay for all those extra Google One benefits just to get usable Claude limits in our IDE.
The pricing breakdown:
- Google One Pro: $20+ USD (includes storage, photos, etc. + limited Claude in IDE)
- Google One Ultra: $260+ USD (includes storage, photos, etc. + better Claude in IDE)
- Claude Max: $100 USD (AI-focused, includes Claude Code - a proper coding tool)
For developers specifically using Antigravity IDE who just want working AI coding assistance:
- We’re being forced to either accept broken limitations on Pro, OR
- Pay $260+ for Ultra when we mainly just need the IDE to work properly, OR
- Switch to Claude Max at $100 with Claude Code and skip Antigravity IDE entirely
The question is: Why are Antigravity IDE users being caught in this pricing squeeze? If we’re here primarily for the coding environment, why do the Claude limitations on Pro have to be so severely restrictive that they’re essentially unusable?
It feels like Google is either:
- Forcing Pro users to upgrade to Ultra even if they only care about the IDE
- Making Claude so frustrating that we switch to Gemini instead
- Not caring about the developer community using Antigravity IDE
The fact that this is affecting the entire developer community and Google hasn’t even bothered to respond says everything about how little they value Pro users.
What We’re Actually Asking For
We’re not asking for miracles. We’re asking for:
- Basic functionality that works as advertised
- Communication about known issues
- A fix for this broken reset timer
- Transparency about actual limitations
- Fair treatment for Pro users who are primarily here for Antigravity IDE
Is this how Google treats paying customers? By ignoring widespread issues that are killing productivity across your entire user base?
At this point, it’s clear Google is either:
- Deliberately pushing developers away from Claude toward Gemini, OR
- Trying to force Pro users into a ridiculously overpriced Ultra plan, OR
- Completely neglecting Antigravity IDE and its users
Either way, we deserve better. And we have better options - like Claude Max at half the price of Ultra with actually working tools.
Google, if you’re listening: Your silence is deafening. Fix this, or at least have the decency to communicate with the people paying for your service.