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Paid plans start at $17/mo. There's also a free plan.
Anthropic has a free Claude plan, but paid access starts at $17 per month only if you pay $200 upfront for Pro annually; monthly Pro is $20. Max costs $100 monthly and Ultra $200. Team seats cost $20 or $100 per user monthly with annual billing, and enterprise seats cost $20 per user monthly, billed annually, with API usage charged separately. The catch: plan usage is limited, while some tools and API use have separate charges.
01Every plan, line by line
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | Trying Claude |
| Pro | $17 | $20 | Everyday individual work |
| Max | — | $100 | All-day individual work |
| Ultra | — | $200 | Longest individual tasks |
| Team Standard seat | $20 | $25 | Teams needing standard usage |
| Team Premium seat | $100 | $125 | Teams needing higher usage |
| Enterprise (self-serve) | $20 | — | Large businesses needing administration |
| Enterprise (sales-assisted) | $20 | — | Large businesses needing sales support |
| Education plan | — | Quote | Universities and their members |
Add-ons and overages
- Enterprise usage is charged at API rates; seat price is $20 per month billed annually, with a 20-seat minimum.
- Managed Agents: $0.08 per active session-hour.
- Web search: $10 per 1,000 searches.
- Code execution: 50 free hours daily per organization, then $0.05 per container-hour.
- API token rates per MTok: Fable 5.1 input $10, output $50; Opus 5.5 input $4, output $20; Sonnet 5.5 input $2, output $10; Haiku 5.5 input $0.10–$0.50, output $0.50–$2.50.
- Prompt caching per MTok: Fable 5.1 read $0.25, write $12.50; Opus 5.5 read $0.20, write $5; Sonnet 5.5 read $0.10, write $2.50; Haiku 5.5 read $0.01–$0.05, write $0.125–$0.625.
What a team pays per month
| Plan | 1 seat | 5 seats | 10 seats | 25 seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Standard seat | $20 | $100 | $200 | $500 |
| Team Premium seat | $100 | $500 | $1,000 | $2,500 |
| Enterprise (self-serve) (min. 20) | $400 | $400 | $400 | $500 |
| Enterprise (sales-assisted) (min. 20) | $400 | $400 | $400 | $500 |
02What the plan grid doesn't tell you
Enterprise API usage
Enterprise seat prices exclude usage: the pricing details say API use is charged separately at rates that vary by model and tokens.
Web search
Web search costs $10 per 1,000 searches, separate from the listed plan prices.
Code execution
Organizations get 50 free code-execution hours daily; after that, the charge is $0.05 per container-hour.
API token rates
Sonnet 5.5 API use costs $2 per MTok input and $10 output; Opus 5.5 costs $4 input and $20 output.
03Which plan should you buy?
| If you are… | Get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Trying Claude before paying | Free | It includes limited usage every five hours and weekly, plus up to five Projects. |
| Everyday individual work | Pro | It includes Claude Code and Projects; annual billing works out to $17 monthly, or $20 month to month. |
| All-day individual work | Max | At $100 monthly, it lists five times Pro usage per five-hour and weekly period, plus $100 in monthly API credits. |
04Is Anthropic worth the money?
Claude pricing covers a wide range, from free access to $200 monthly Ultra and team or enterprise seats. But the plan grid’s usage limits make a simple price comparison difficult, and API, search, and code-execution charges can add to the bill. Max and Ultra list monthly API credits, but that does not remove the need to check actual usage and model rates. We would treat the entry price as a starting point, not a reliable estimate of total cost.
Anthropic pricing FAQ
Is there a free Anthropic plan?
Yes. The Free plan costs $0 and includes limited usage every five hours and weekly, up to five Projects, and web, desktop, and mobile access. It also lists web search, file creation, and code execution. The pricing details do not publish a numeric usage allowance.
How much does Claude Pro cost?
Pro costs $20 per month with monthly billing, or $17 per month with annual billing. Annual billing is $200 upfront. The plan lists one times the usage of the free plan every five hours and weekly, plus Claude Code and Projects.
Does an Anthropic plan include API usage?
The pricing details list API usage at model-specific token rates and say Enterprise usage is charged at API rates. Max includes $100 in monthly API credits, Ultra includes $200, and Team plans list up to $500 in pooled monthly API credits.
What does Anthropic Team cost?
Team Standard costs $25 per user monthly or $20 with annual billing. Team Premium costs $125 per user monthly or $100 annually. Both are for teams of 2 to 150 and include central billing and administration; Premium lists five times the usage of Standard.