Claude pricing summary
Claude plans
| Plan | Monthly (USD) | Details & notes |
|---|---|---|
| FreeFree | $0 | — |
| Pro | $20 | — |
| Max (5x) | $100 | About 5× the usage of Pro |
| Max (20x) | $200 | About 20× the usage of Pro |
Source: Anthropic official pricing ／ Captured: 2026-09 （provisional） ／ Reference values — check the official site for the latest
The current month is a provisional, month-to-date figure. Month-over-month change and risers/fallers are based on the latest completed month.
Prices shown are the vendors' published US dollar (USD) prices. What you are actually billed varies by country, currency, tax and exchange rate. We do not publish converted amounts — check each vendor's official page for the exact price in your currency.
Claude annual cost and where it sits on price
Price gap vs other major AIs (baseline: Claude)
Cheapest paid plans side by side, with the gap against Claude. A negative value means it is cheaper than Claude.
| AI | Free tier | Cheapest paid | Top plan | Gap vs Claude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Gemini | Yes | $7.99 | $99.99 | -$12.01 |
| ChatGPT | Yes | $8 | $200 | -$12 |
| Grok | Yes | $10 | $300 | -$10 |
| ClaudeThis page | Yes | $20 | $200 | ±$0 |
| Perplexity | Yes | $20 | $200 | ±$0 |
| Microsoft Copilot | Yes | $20 | $20 | ±$0 |
| DeepSeek | Yes | — | — | — |
Anthropic API pay-as-you-go (per 1M tokens)
Usage-based API pricing rather than a monthly plan. This is the benchmark for bulk processing or building it into your own app.
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4.7 | $5 | $25 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | $3 | $15 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1 | $5 |
API prices are reference values based on public rates as of 2026-06.
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⚠ Reference values based on public data and editorial research; not a complete count of actual users.