Claude pricing and free tier
As of , Claude's lowest-priced plan billed monthly is Pro at $20/month, or $16.67/month billed annually (At least 5x Free usage per 5 hours. Opus, Claude Code, Research. Annual billing is $200/year (shown as $17/month).). Free tier: Chat, web search, file creation and memory on web, desktop and mobile. Up to 5 projects. No Opus or Claude Code. Usage limit resets every 5 hours.
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Key facts
- Monthly price range
- $20 to $100/month (2 paid plans)
- Lowest annual price
- $16.67/month billed annually (Pro)
- Free tier
- Yes: Chat, web search, file creation and memory on web, desktop and mobile. Up to 5 projects. No Opus or Claude Code. Usage limit resets every 5 hours.
- Included usage (lowest-priced plan)
- At least 5x Free usage per 5 hours. Opus, Claude Code, Research. Annual billing is $200/year (shown as $17/month).
- Checked
- on claude.com/pricing
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually, per month | Included usage |
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| Pro | $20 | $16.67 | At least 5x Free usage per 5 hours. Opus, Claude Code, Research. Annual billing is $200/year (shown as $17/month). |
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| Max 5x | $100 | — | 5x Pro usage per 5 hours. Priority access at high traffic. $100/month in API credits. Monthly billing only. |
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| Max 20x | — | — | 20x Pro usage per 5 hours. $200/month in API credits. Monthly billing only. |
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Claude links and sources
| Website | claude.com |
|---|---|
| Pricing page | https://claude.com/pricing |
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| Currency | USD |
| Free tier | Chat, web search, file creation and memory on web, desktop and mobile. Up to 5 projects. No Opus or Claude Code. Usage limit resets every 5 hours. Source |
Prices exclude applicable taxes. Max is shown only as "from $100"; the page gives no price for Max 20x. Paid plans have a weekly limit in addition to the 5-hour limit. Team and Enterprise excluded.
Claude pricing questions
How much does Claude cost?
As of , Claude's lowest-priced plan billed monthly is Pro at $20/month, or $16.67/month billed annually (At least 5x Free usage per 5 hours. Opus, Claude Code, Research. Annual billing is $200/year (shown as $17/month).). Plans billed monthly run from $20 to $100/month.
Does Claude have a free plan?
Yes. Chat, web search, file creation and memory on web, desktop and mobile. Up to 5 projects. No Opus or Claude Code. Usage limit resets every 5 hours. (checked )
How much do you save with Claude annual billing?
Claude Pro costs $20/month billed monthly and $16.67/month billed annually, 17% less per month (checked ).
Compare Claude side by side
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Lowest monthly prices of other AI chatbot tools
| Service | Monthly | Free tier |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini (Google AI plans) | $4.99 | Flash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, Gems. 15 GB storage. |
| Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365 for home) | $9.99 | Limited Copilot use with a free Microsoft account. No numeric limit published. |
| Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat) | $14.99 | Limited messages and web search. Limited coding sessions. Basic image generation. |
| Perplexity | $20 | 3 Pro searches per day, 1 Research query per month, limited file uploads. |
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