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: 2026-10-17 ／ Reference values — check the official site for the latest
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 We do not publish converted amounts — check each vendor's official page for the exact price in your currency.
Which Claude plan to choose
What each plan adds over the plan below it, based on the vendor's official descriptions.
| Plan | Monthly | What it adds over the plan below |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $20 | Opus models, Claude Code, Research, unlimited projects (Free allows 5) and Claude in Chrome. Usage limits reset every 5 hours and weekly. |
| Max (5x) | $100 | 5x Pro usage, $100 of API credits every month and priority access at busy times. |
| Max (20x) | $200 | 20x Pro usage and $200 of API credits every month. |
What you get with Claude for free
Limited to what the official pricing and help pages state. “—” means the official pages do not say.
| Item | Free plan |
|---|---|
| Models | Claude Sonnet / Haiku |
| Usage limit | The lowest allowance (no number published) |
| Web search | ○ |
| Image generation | × |
| File & image upload | ○ |
| Voice chat | ○ |
| Deep Research | × |
| Training on your inputs | You choose at sign-up and can change it later |
Source: Each vendor's official pricing and help pages ／ Captured: 2026-10-17
Checked on each vendor's official pages on 2026-10-17. Free plans can change without notice.
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 | $4.99 | $199.99 | -$15.01 |
| ChatGPT | Yes | $8 | $500 | -$12 |
| Grok | Yes | $8 | $200 | -$12 |
| Microsoft Copilot | Yes | $19.99 | $99.99 | -$0.01 |
| ClaudeThis page | Yes | $20 | $200 | ±$0 |
| Perplexity | Yes | $20 | $200 | ±$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 5.5 | $4 | $20 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $2 | $10 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | $0.1 | $0.5 |
API prices are reference values based on public rates as of 2026-10-17.
Claude price change history
New plans, price increases and cuts, and discontinued plans for Claude, newest first (US prices in USD).
| Date | Plan | Change | Monthly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2025 | Claude Max (20x) | New plan | $200 | Source |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Claude Max (5x) | New plan | $100 | Source |
Only changes confirmed by an official announcement or major tech-press reporting are listed (checked 2026-10-17). Changes that did not affect the price, such as usage limits, are not included.
Frequently asked questions
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⚠ Reference values based on public data and editorial research; not a complete count of actual users.