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Paid plans start at $17/mo. There's also a free plan.
Claude Code costs $17/month on Pro with annual billing ($200 upfront), or $20 month-to-month. Max is $100/month and Ultra is $200/month; both include Claude Code. Teams pay $20 or $100 per seat monthly with annual billing, or $25/$125 month-to-month. Enterprise is $20 per seat monthly, billed annually, with a 20-seat minimum—and API-rate usage on top. Free is not a Claude Code option, and the lowest paid price assumes an annual commitment.
01Every plan, line by line
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | anyone trying Claude casually |
| Pro | $17 | $20 | everyday work, includes Claude Code |
| Max | — | $100 | all-day heavy use, includes Claude Code |
| Ultra | — | $200 | longest tasks, includes Claude Code |
| Team Standard seat | $20 | $25 | teams of 2-150 |
| Team Premium seat | $100 | $125 | teams needing heavier usage per seat |
| Enterprise | $20 | — | large businesses at scale, 20 seat minimum |
| Education | — | Quote | universities covering students, faculty, staff |
Add-ons and overages
- API usage billed per model: Opus 5.5 $4/$20 per MTok input/output, Sonnet 5.5 $2/$10, Haiku 5.5 $0.10-$0.50/$0.50-$2.50 depending on prompt size, Fable 5.1 $10/$50
- Prompt caching read/write rates vary by model
- US-only inference available at 1.1x pricing
- Fast mode for Opus 5.5 at 2x standard pricing
- Managed Agents: $0.08 per session-hour
- Web search: $10 per 1,000 searches
- Code execution: 50 free hours/day per org, then $0.05 per hour per container
- Team: up to $500/month pooled API credits; Max: $100/month API credits; Ultra: $200/month API credits
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 (min. 20) | $400 | $400 | $400 | $500 |
02What the plan grid doesn't tell you
Annual payment upfront
Pro's $17 monthly rate means $200 billed upfront for the year. Team Standard and Premium also cost less with annual billing.
Enterprise usage charges
Enterprise costs $20 per seat monthly, billed annually, but usage is billed at API rates on top of the seat price.
API rates vary by model
API usage is billed per model: Sonnet 5.5 is $2/$10 per million input/output tokens. Prompt-caching rates also vary by model.
Credits have a ceiling
Team includes up to $500/month in pooled API credits. Max includes $100/month and Ultra $200/month; these are stated credit amounts, not unlimited usage.
03Which plan should you buy?
| If you are… | Get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Individual everyday coding | Pro | The lowest-priced paid plan with Claude Code: $17/month billed annually or $20 month-to-month. |
| Heavy individual usage | Max | Includes Claude Code, 5x Pro usage every five hours and weekly, and $100/month in API credits. |
| Teams needing central billing | Team Standard seat | Includes Claude Code, central billing and SSO, for teams of 2–150; starts at $20 per seat monthly with annual billing. |
04Is Claude Code worth the money?
Claude Code has a clear case for developers who want an agent to work across a codebase, run tests and handle issue-to-PR tasks. Pro is the cheapest paid route, but its usage is limited, and one Reddit thread reports that the $20 monthly plan runs out of Opus room fast. Max raises the allowance at a steep price. Compare the subscription limit with API-rate costs before choosing, especially for sustained or team use.
Claude Code pricing FAQ
Is Claude Code free?
No. The Free plan has limited usage every five hours and weekly, but it does not include Claude Code. The pricing page lists Pro as the lowest-cost plan with Claude Code: $17/month when billed annually, or $20 billed monthly.
Does Claude Pro include Claude Code?
Yes. The pricing page lists Claude Code as included with Pro, which costs $17/month with annual billing ($200 upfront) or $20/month when billed monthly. Pro also has usage limits every five hours and weekly; the published pricing details do not specify a fixed number of coding tasks.
How much does Claude Code cost for teams?
Team Standard costs $20 per seat monthly with annual billing or $25 billed monthly. Team Premium costs $100 per seat monthly with annual billing or $125 billed monthly. The pricing page lists Claude Code in both, and says teams can have 2–150 members.
How much does Claude Code cost on Enterprise?
Enterprise is listed at $20 per seat per month, billed annually, with a 20-seat minimum. That seat price does not cover all usage: the pricing details say usage is billed at API rates on top. The published price list does not give a total Enterprise bill.