# PromoClock
> Live Claude peak-hours clock and usage-limit changes, plus verified promotions for 100 popular AI tools. Updated daily (last build 2026-10-16).

PromoClock is a free, independent site by Onur Şendere (Digiwings). It is not affiliated with Anthropic or any tool listed. Some outbound links are affiliate links; listings are never paid.

## Claude peak hours
- Peak (5-hour session limits drain faster): weekdays 13:00–19:00 UTC
- Off-peak (normal speed): weekday evenings/nights and all weekend
- In effect since 2026-03-27; weekly limits are not affected
- Claude Code on Pro and Max has been exempt from the peak-hour reduction since 2026-05-06
- Not explicitly documented in Anthropic's current Help Center; treat as last officially described

## Latest Claude changes
- **Claude: Claude for Startups: free Team year (paused)** — 1 year of Team + $1,000 for Startups approved for Claude for Startups (2026-10-06 → 2026-10-09). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/claude-for-startups-team-year-2026/ · Source: https://claude.com/programs/startups (verified 2026-10-14)
- **Claude: Claude artifacts: 50% less session usage** — 50% less usage for Free, Pro, Max, Team (2026-10-01 → 2026-10-16). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/claude-artifact-usage-promo-oct-2026/ · Source: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/17274727-artifact-usage-promotion (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Claude: Claude Code cloud credit: $100 Pro, $250 Max** — $100–$250 credit for Individual Pro and Max subscribers (2026-09-23 → 2026-10-08). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/claude-code-cloud-credit-2026/ · Source: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/17152539-cloud-sessions-bonus-credit-promotion (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Claude: Claude Code weekly limits: +25% for good** — +25% weekly for Pro, Max, Team, seat-based Enterprise (since 2026-09-14). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/claude-code-weekly-plus25-permanent/ · Source: https://x.com/ClaudeDevs/status/2093742321473065266 (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Claude: Claude Cowork 5-hour limit doubled** — 2× 5-hour limit for Pro, Max, Team, legacy Enterprise (2026-06-05 → 2026-07-06). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/claude-cowork-june-2026-2x/ · Source: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15400594-claude-cowork-june-2026-usage-promotion (verified 2026-09-16)

## Live AI deals (19)
- **ChatGPT: 4 months of ChatGPT Plus free** — 4 months free for US college students (until 2026-10-31). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/chatgpt-plus-students-back-to-school-2026/ · Source: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001493-chatgpt-back-to-school-offer-for-students (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Gemini: 12 months of Google AI Pro free** — 12 months free for Students in the US and 140+ markets (2026-08-19 → 2026-12-31). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/google-ai-pro-students-2026/ · Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/student-offer-google-ai/ (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Windsurf: SWE-2 free in Devin Desktop until October 16** — Free SWE-2 for Self-serve Pro, Max and Teams plans (until 2026-10-16). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/windsurf-swe-2-free-oct-2026/ · Source: https://devin.ai/pricing (verified 2026-10-12)
- **ElevenLabs: ElevenLabs Starter: first month for $1** — $1 first month for New Starter subscribers (until 2026-10-18). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/elevenlabs-starter-1-first-month-2026/ · Source: https://elevenlabs.io/pricing (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Adobe Firefly: Adobe Firefly Pro Plus & Premium: 30% off** — 30% off year one for First-time Firefly subscribers (2026-05-21 → 2026-10-21). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/adobe-firefly-30-off-first-year-2026/ · Source: https://www.adobe.com/qa_en/offer-terms/ff-full-special-offer.html (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Runway: Runway Enterprise: 2 months of usage free** — 2 months free for Companies signing a Runway Enterprise agreement (until 2026-10-31). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/runway-enterprise-two-months-free-2026/ · Source: https://runway.com/pricing (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Wispr Flow: Wispr Flow Notetaker free for teams** — Free Notetaker for Teams on the Dictation plan (until 2026-10-31). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/wispr-flow-notetaker-free-teams-2026/ · Source: https://wisprflow.ai/pricing (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Lovable: Lovable: free daily chat allowance** — Free daily chat for Free, Pro and Business workspaces (2026-09-24 → 2026-10-31). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/lovable-free-daily-chat-2026/ · Source: https://lovable.dev/blog/chat-for-free (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Gemini: Pixel 10 Pro: 12 months of Google AI Pro** — 12 months free for Pixel 10 Pro, Pro XL and Pro Fold buyers (2025-08-20 → 2026-10-31). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/pixel-10-pro-google-ai-pro-2026/ · Source: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/13529884 (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Manus: Manus Welcome Back: up to 90% off a month** — 50–90% off month one for Users affected by the Manus service change (2026-08-24 → 2026-11-22). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/manus-welcome-back-bonus-2026/ · Source: https://help.manus.im/en/articles/16147914-service-change-overview-welcome-back-bonus-for-affected-users (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Google AI Studio: Gemini 3.8 Flash API at half price until 2027** — 50% off API rates for Developers on the paid Gemini API tier (until 2026-12-31). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/gemini-3-8-flash-intro-pricing-2026/ · Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Lovable: Lovable Pro free for students in Sweden** — Free Pro for Students at Swedish universities (2026-09-01 → 2026-12-31). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/lovable-sweden-students-2026/ · Source: https://back-to-school.lovable.app/terms (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Kiro: Kiro Pro+ free for startups** — Free Pro+ and credits for Early-stage to Series A startups with an AWS account (2026-04-07 → 2026-12-31). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/kiro-startups-pro-plus-credits-2026/ · Source: https://kiro.dev/startups/terms/ (verified 2026-10-12)
- **OpenAI Codex: Codex for Open Source: 6 months of Pro** — 6 months of Pro for Maintainers of widely used open-source projects (ongoing). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/codex-for-open-source-chatgpt-pro-2026/ · Source: https://developers.openai.com/community/codex-for-oss (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Kiro: Kiro free for students for a year** — 1 year free for Students at eligible universities (ongoing). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/kiro-student-free-year-2026/ · Source: https://kiro.dev/students/ (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Synthesia: Synthesia Syren: free launch credits** — Free Syren credits for All Synthesia users, including the free plan (since 2026-10-09). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/synthesia-syren-launch-credits-2026/ · Source: https://www.synthesia.io/post/syren-studio (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Notion: Notion Plus free for students** — Free Plus plan for Students & educators (ongoing). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/notion-education-plus-free/ · Source: https://www.notion.com/help/notion-for-education (verified 2026-10-12)
- **Perplexity: Perplexity Pro at a student discount** — Discounted Pro for Verified students & educators (ongoing). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/perplexity-education-pro/ · Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/12590157-what-is-education-pro (verified 2026-10-12)
- **GitHub Copilot: GitHub Copilot free for students** — Free for Verified GitHub Education students (ongoing). Details: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/github-copilot-student-plan/ · Source: https://docs.github.com/copilot/how-tos/manage-your-account/free-access-with-copilot-student (verified 2026-10-12)

## Blog: guides and comparisons (11)
- [AI Deals October 2026: Every Live Offer, Deadline and Price Change](https://promoclock.co/en/blog/ai-deals-october-2026/): As of October 14, 2026, the best AI deals are Claude's 50% artifact usage discount (until October 15), free SWE-2 in Devin Desktop (October 16), ElevenLabs Starter for $1 (October 18), 30% off Adobe Firefly (October 21) and 4 free months of ChatGPT Plus for US students (October 31). Gemini 4 Argon's API intro price runs until November 30. (updated 2026-10-14)
- [Claude Peak Hours Explained (2026): Times in Your Time Zone and What Changes](https://promoclock.co/en/blog/claude-peak-hours/): Claude's peak hours are weekdays from 13:00 to 19:00 UTC (09:00–15:00 in New York until November 1, 2026). During that window, 5-hour session limits on Free, Pro, Max and Team plans drain faster; weekly limits don't change. Weekends are off-peak, Enterprise is unaffected, and Claude Code on Pro and Max has been exempt since May 6, 2026. (updated 2026-10-12)
- [AI Student Discounts 2026: Free ChatGPT Plus, Google AI Pro, Copilot and More](https://promoclock.co/en/blog/ai-student-discounts/): As of October 2026, the best AI student discounts are 4 free months of ChatGPT Plus for US college students (claim by October 31), a free year of Google AI Pro (redeem by December 31), free GitHub Copilot through GitHub Education, Perplexity Education Pro at $10/month and free Notion Plus. Cursor's student offer ended on June 25, 2026. (updated 2026-10-12)
- [Best AI Coding Tools 2026: Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and 12 More Compared](https://promoclock.co/en/blog/best-ai-coding-tools/): As of October 2026, the best AI coding tool depends on how you work: Claude Code for terminal agents (in Claude Pro, $20/month), Cursor for an all-in-one AI editor ($20/month), GitHub Copilot for value ($10/month, free for students), and Lovable or Replit for building apps without code. (updated 2026-10-12)
- [Best AI Image Generator 2026: Midjourney, Firefly, Ideogram and 7 More Compared](https://promoclock.co/en/blog/best-ai-image-generators/): As of October 2026, Midjourney ($10/month, no free plan) is the best AI image generator for polished artwork, Ideogram ($20/month) for readable text, Recraft ($12/month) for editable vectors and Adobe Firefly (US$9.99/month) for commercial work. Free picks: Gemini, ChatGPT, Leonardo.ai's 150 daily tokens and Ideogram's 30 weekly credits. (updated 2026-10-12)
- [Best AI Video Generator 2026: Runway, Kling, Veo, HeyGen and 13 More Compared](https://promoclock.co/en/blog/best-ai-video-generators/): As of October 2026, Runway ($15/month), Kling ($10/month) and Google Flow, which gives 50 free credits a day for Veo 3.1, lead generative video. HeyGen and Synthesia make avatar videos from $29/month, and CapCut, Descript and OpusClip edit and repurpose footage. OpenAI discontinued the Sora app on April 26, 2026. (updated 2026-10-12)
- [Best Free AI Tools 2026: 20 Free Plans Worth Using, by Category](https://promoclock.co/en/blog/best-free-ai-tools/): As of October 2026, the best free AI tools are ChatGPT, Gemini and DeepSeek for chat, GitHub Copilot for coding, Canva and Freepik for images, Kling and CapCut for video, ElevenLabs and Suno for audio, and NotebookLM for research. Every free plan has a cap, usually credits that reset daily or monthly. (updated 2026-10-12)
- [Claude Pro vs Max (2026): Prices, Usage Limits and Which Plan to Pick](https://promoclock.co/en/blog/claude-pro-vs-max/): Claude Pro costs $20/month, or $200/year (about $17/month), and suits most daily users. Claude Max costs $100/month for 5x Pro's usage per session or $200/month for 20x, billed monthly only, and adds Fable within plan limits and higher output limits. Upgrade only if Pro's limits stop your work most weeks. (updated 2026-10-12)
- [Claude Usage Limits Explained (2026): 5-Hour Sessions, Weekly Caps and Resets](https://promoclock.co/en/blog/claude-usage-limits/): Claude's usage limits reset on a rolling 5-hour session, and paid plans add a weekly cap. Chat and Claude Code share one pool. Pro gives at least 5x Free's per-session usage; Max 5x and Max 20x give 5 and 20 times Pro. Sessions drain faster on weekdays 13:00–19:00 UTC, and usage credits let paid plans keep working at API rates. (updated 2026-10-12)
- [How to Save Money on AI Subscriptions (2026): 12 Ways to Cut Your AI Bill](https://promoclock.co/en/blog/save-money-on-ai-subscriptions/): To save money on AI subscriptions, keep one main assistant, pay yearly where the vendor offers it (Claude Pro is $200/year, about $17/month instead of $20), use free tiers for light tasks, and claim student, device and trial offers before they renew. As of October 2026, ChatGPT has no yearly plan, but ChatGPT Go costs $8/month. (updated 2026-10-12)
- [ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini (2026): Prices, Free Plans and Which to Pick](https://promoclock.co/en/blog/chatgpt-vs-claude-vs-gemini/): ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini all have free plans, and their main paid tiers cost $20, $20 and $19.99 a month. Pick ChatGPT for an all-rounder with Codex on every plan, Claude for long documents and Claude Code, and Gemini for Google apps, video and 5 TB of storage. US students can get ChatGPT Plus or Google AI Pro free for months. (updated 2026-10-04)

## Pages
- Claude Watch (home): https://promoclock.co/en/
- All AI deals: https://promoclock.co/en/deals/
- AI tools directory: https://promoclock.co/en/tools/
- Tool profiles: https://promoclock.co/en/tools/<slug>/ — summary, pricing, platforms, FAQ, alternatives (100 tools)
- Promo calendar: https://promoclock.co/en/calendar/
- Blog (guides, comparisons, money-saving tips): https://promoclock.co/en/blog/ · RSS: https://promoclock.co/en/blog/rss.xml
- About & methodology: https://promoclock.co/en/about/
- Affiliate disclosure: https://promoclock.co/en/affiliate-disclosure/
- Privacy & cookies: https://promoclock.co/en/privacy/
- Languages: en, hi, ja, fr, pt, ko, es, de, zh-CN, tr (e.g. https://promoclock.co/tr/)

## API (JSON, CORS enabled, 60 requests/minute per IP)
- GET https://promoclock.co/api/status — live Claude peak-hours status (the only public endpoint; deals are not offered via API)

## Links
- Full reference: https://promoclock.co/llms-full.txt
- Source code: https://github.com/onursendere/promoclock
- Contact: info@promoclock.co
- Author: https://x.com/onursendere
- Agency: https://digiwings.co.uk