Claude pricing: every plan and price
Updated October 13, 2026
Claude has a Free plan, Pro at $20 a month, Max at $100 or $200, Team seats from $25 a month ($20 with a yearly commitment) and Enterprise from $20 a seat plus usage. Every paid plan includes Claude Code. Developers can also pay per token through the API.
- Free (no Claude Code)
- $0
- Pro
- $20/mo
- Max
- $100-$200
- Team seat, month to month
- $25/mo
Plans for individuals
| Plan | Price | Usage | Claude Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Covers everyday questions | Not included |
| Pro | $20 a month, or $17 a month yearly | At least 5x Free per 5-hour session | Included |
| Max 5x | $100 a month | 5x Pro, plus $100 API credits a month | Included |
| Max 20x | $200 a month | 20x Pro, plus $200 API credits a month | Included |
All plans reset usage on a rolling five-hour window. Paid plans also have a weekly limit. Pro vs Max, compared.
Plans for teams and companies
| Plan | Yearly billing | Monthly billing | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Standard seat | $20 a seat a month | $25 a seat a month | More than Pro |
| Team Premium seat | $100 a seat a month | $125 a seat a month | 5x a Standard seat |
| Enterprise | $20 a seat a month | Not offered | Seat price plus usage billed at API rates |
Team plans take 2 to 150 seats and include up to $500 a month in pooled API credits. Claude Code is included on Team and Enterprise.
API pricing (pay per token)
Prices per million tokens. Input is what you send, output is what Claude writes.
| Model | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $10 | $50 | $0.25 | $12.50 |
| Opus 5.5 | $4 | $20 | $0.20 | $5 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $2 | $10 | $0.10 | $2.50 |
| Haiku 5.5 | $0.10 | $0.50 | $0.01 | $0.125 |
Haiku 5.5 rates apply to prompts up to 100,000 tokens and rise above that. Batch requests cost 50% less. Fast mode on Opus 5.5 costs 2x. US-only processing costs 1.1x.
Common questions
- What is the cheapest way to use Claude Code?
- Pro billed yearly, at $17 a month. If you use it only a few days a month, paying per token through the API can cost less.
- Does the Free plan include Claude Code?
- No. Claude Code needs a paid plan or an API account.
- Is Max cheaper billed yearly?
- Max is billed monthly only. Pro and Team have yearly prices.