Anthropic subscription pricing at a glance
Claude's listed USD subscription prices include Pro at $20 per month or $200 billed upfront for an annual subscription. Max is $100 per month, and Ultra is $200 per month. For Claude Team, Standard seats are $20 per seat per month with annual billing or $25 monthly; Premium seats are $100 per seat per month with annual billing or $125 monthly. These are subscription prices, not API token rates. Check the checkout screen for applicable taxes and account-specific terms. (Claude plans and pricing; Team pricing update)
| Plan | Listed price | Billing and relevant distinction |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $20/month, or $200/year | The annual price is billed upfront; $17/month is its rounded monthly equivalent. |
| Max | $100/month | Monthly subscription only; 5× Pro usage every five hours and every week. |
| Ultra | $200/month | Monthly subscription only; 10× Pro usage each week. Verified accounts have no five-hour limit; weekly limits still apply. Accounts not yet verified have a temporary limit. |
| Team Standard | $20/seat/month annual, or $25/seat/month monthly | Shared workspace and administration; larger per-session usage than Pro. |
| Team Premium | $100/seat/month annual, or $125/seat/month monthly | Premium usage is 5× Standard-seat usage, according to Anthropic's Team update. |
The listed Ultra price is for web subscriptions; mobile pricing may vary by app platform. Team is available only in supported locations. Check checkout for terms that apply to your account. (Ultra plan terms; Team plan)
Does a Claude subscription include API usage?
A paid Claude subscription covers Claude product use; Claude API usage is billed separately. Max, Ultra, and Team also include monthly Claude Platform credits that eligible subscribers can claim and apply to API charges. Pro and Enterprise are not eligible for these monthly credits. (Anthropic Help Center: subscriptions and API billing; monthly API credits)
| Eligible plan | Monthly API credit |
|---|---|
| Max | $100 |
| Ultra | $200 |
| Team Standard | $20 per seat, pooled across the organization |
| Team Premium | $100 per seat, pooled across the organization |
Team credits share one monthly balance, capped at $500. To claim credits, link a Claude Console organization from Claude billing settings. New subscribers can claim after seven days on an eligible plan. For an individual Max or Ultra plan, the subscriber claims; for Team, a Primary Owner or Owner claims. The linked Console organization must have an Owner, Admin, or Billing role. Credits expire at the end of each billing cycle—or monthly for annual plans—and do not roll over. Free, Pro, and Enterprise plans are ineligible. (Anthropic Help Center: API-credit rules; Claude Platform: API credits)
Budget example: A Max subscriber still pays the $100 monthly subscription fee. If they claim the credit and incur $40 of eligible Claude Platform API usage during the credit period, the credit can cover that API usage; it does not reduce the subscription price. Confirm eligibility and link the intended Console organization before relying on credits in a forecast.
Production API prices and a worked budget
The Claude Platform rate card lists the following USD prices per million tokens (MTok). Input and output are priced separately; Haiku 5.5's rate depends on prompt length. (Claude Platform pricing)
| API model | Input / MTok | Output / MTok |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5, prompts up to 100,000 tokens | $0.10 | $0.50 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5, prompts over 100,000 tokens | $0.50 | $2.50 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $2 | $10 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $4 | $20 |
| Claude Fable 5.2 | $8 | $40 |
Example: Sonnet 5.5 for 1,000 requests in one month. Assume 10,000 input tokens and 2,000 billed output tokens per request, for 10 million input tokens and 2 million billed output tokens in total:
- Input: 10 MTok × $2 = $20
- Output: 2 MTok × $10 = $20
- Estimated model-token charge: $40 for the month
This is a rate-card calculation, not an all-in invoice. It assumes standard Sonnet 5.5 rates, no caching or Batch API, and excludes paid tools, runtime charges, taxes, and other applicable fees. Use metered token totals for a real forecast; track any claimed subscription API credits separately from the subscription fee.
What can change the API estimate?
- Model and input/output mix: Apply each model's input and output rates to its own token totals.
- Haiku prompt length: Requests over 100,000 prompt tokens use Haiku 5.5's higher rate card.
- Prompt caching: The rate card lists separate cache-write and cache-read prices. Savings depend on repeated cached input; do not apply an input-component discount to the whole bill.
- Other features: Tools and other billable features may add charges. Check the current Platform pricing page for the feature and model you plan to use.
Which plan or budget should you choose?
- Individual interactive use: Compare Pro, Max, and Ultra by price and usage terms. Max and Ultra are monthly-only. Ultra's no-five-hour-limit benefit applies to verified accounts; weekly limits remain, and accounts that are not yet verified have a temporary limit.
- Team use: Budget seats by type. Standard and Premium differ in price and usage capacity; Team API credits are pooled and capped at $500 monthly.
- An application or backend integration: Budget for metered API use separately from Claude subscriptions. Eligible Max, Ultra, or Team credits can offset some Claude Platform charges after claiming.
- Both product use and integration: Keep subscription or seat fees and API spend as separate budget lines. Estimate API spend from measured input/output tokens and current rates, then account for eligible credits and feature charges separately.
Prices and product terms can change. Check Anthropic's current plan pricing and Claude Platform rate card before purchasing or committing to a production budget.
Sources
Plans & pricing | Claude by Anthropic
Updates to Claude Team | Claude by Anthropic
What is the Ultra plan? | Claude Help Center
What is the Team plan? | Claude Help Center
Why is Claude API usage billed separately from my paid Claude plan? | Claude Help Center
Monthly API credits for Max, Ultra, and Team plans | Claude Help Center
API credits for Max, Ultra, and Team plans | Claude Platform Docs