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title: "Guides — AI Battery"
description: "Guides for getting the most out of Claude Code and OpenAI Codex: rate limits, context health, token optimization, plan comparisons, and productivity tips."
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modified: 2026-10-15
author: KyleNesium
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# AI Battery guides

Guides that help you waste fewer tokens and fewer hours — the mechanics that Claude Code and the Codex CLI do not explain well: rate limits, context compaction, plan tradeoffs, and the settings that shape how much value you get from your subscriptions. Each guide links its Markdown twin first and its HTML page second.

## Understand the limits

Learn how Claude Code and Codex usage ceilings and context constraints actually work before they surprise you.

- [How Claude Code Rate Limits Work](https://aibattery.dev/guides/claude-code-rate-limits.md): Everything you need to know about Claude Code rate limits: 5-hour burst windows, 7-day sustained limits, how they're calculated, and how to avoid hitting them mid-task. (HTML: https://aibattery.dev/guides/claude-code-rate-limits)
- [How Codex Rate Limits Work: 5-Hour, Weekly, Credits and API Keys](https://aibattery.dev/guides/codex-rate-limits.md): What the 5-hour and weekly Codex windows are, how Business and Enterprise credit budgets differ, what an API key is limited by, and how AI Battery shows each one. (HTML: https://aibattery.dev/guides/codex-rate-limits)
- [Understanding Claude Code's Context Window](https://aibattery.dev/guides/context-health.md): How Claude Code context works, what auto-compaction does, and how to manage sessions for better results. (HTML: https://aibattery.dev/guides/context-health)

## Improve your workflow

Reduce waste, structure sessions better, and use Claude Code more deliberately.

- [How to Reduce Claude Code Token Usage](https://aibattery.dev/guides/reduce-token-usage.md): Practical strategies to use fewer tokens per session, stretch your rate limits, and get better results from Claude Code. (HTML: https://aibattery.dev/guides/reduce-token-usage)
- [Claude Code Tips and Tricks](https://aibattery.dev/guides/tips-and-tricks.md): CLAUDE.md files, .claudeignore, slash commands, prompt structure, git workflows, session management, and usage monitoring tips for power users. (HTML: https://aibattery.dev/guides/tips-and-tricks)
- [AI Battery Settings Guide](https://aibattery.dev/guides/settings.md): Every AI Battery setting explained: Claude and Codex accounts and the multi-account overview, refresh interval and per-poll cost, idle cutoff, display toggles, the menu bar metric picker and auto mode, alerts, launch at login, About and updates, and the context health indicators. (HTML: https://aibattery.dev/guides/settings)

## Troubleshoot slowdowns

Diagnose sluggish sessions, overloaded context, and avoidable token waste before they drag your work down.

- [Why Claude Code Gets Slow and How to Fix It](https://aibattery.dev/guides/why-claude-code-gets-slow.md): Why Claude Code can feel slower over time, what Anthropic documents about context and token usage, and the practical fixes that help. (HTML: https://aibattery.dev/guides/why-claude-code-gets-slow)

## Choose the right plan

Use actual usage patterns to decide whether Pro, Max 5x, or Max 20x is justified.

- [Is Claude Code Max Worth It? Pro vs Max Compared](https://aibattery.dev/guides/is-max-plan-worth-it.md): Compare Claude Code Pro ($20/mo), Max 5x ($100/mo), and Max 20x ($200/mo) plans. Who each tier is for, when to upgrade, and how to measure your actual usage before deciding. (HTML: https://aibattery.dev/guides/is-max-plan-worth-it)

## Feed

New and updated guides are announced in the Atom feed: https://aibattery.dev/feed.xml