Claude Max costs $100 per month for a web subscription, and it is currently offered as a monthly subscription only. Mobile-app pricing may vary by platform. Pricing checked November 8, 2026. (support.claude.com)
The former Max 20x plan is now called Ultra and costs $200 per month for a web subscription. Anthropic says existing Max 20x subscribers move to Ultra without a price change. (support.claude.com)
| Plan | Web price | Published usage description |
|---|---|---|
| Max | $100/month | 5× Pro usage every five hours and every week |
| Ultra | $200/month | 10× Pro usage every week; verified accounts have no five-hour limit |
Ultra accounts that are not yet verified have a temporary limit. These are usage allowances, not guaranteed message or token counts. (support.claude.com)
What does the $100 Max price include?
Max is an individual subscription for interactive Claude use, including Claude Code. Its included subscription usage is distinct from API usage in the Claude Console, which is billed separately. (support.claude.com)
Max also includes $100 in monthly credits for the Claude Platform API. The subscription must be active and in good standing; new subscribers can claim the credit after seven days on an eligible plan. Max subscribers can subscribe on the web, iOS, or Android, but must claim the credit in a web browser at claude.ai by linking a Claude Console organization. The credit covers eligible API use; it expires at the end of the billing cycle and does not roll over. It cannot be used for Claude Code or extra usage in Claude apps. (support.claude.com)
Claude Max subscription vs. production API billing
Choose Max for interactive Claude use if its subscription price and usage limits fit your needs. For an application or automated production workload, use the Claude API through the Console. API usage is billed separately by model and usage; an eligible Max API credit can offset some qualifying API charges, but it is limited and does not replace the subscription’s interactive allowance. (support.claude.com)
For example, Anthropic lists Claude Sonnet 5.5 at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. A hypothetical request with 20,000 input tokens and 2,000 output tokens would cost about $0.06 at those rates: (20,000 × $2 + 2,000 × $10) ÷ 1,000,000. This simple estimate excludes caching and other applicable charges; actual API costs depend on the model and usage. (platform.claude.com)
Bottom line: Claude Max is $100 per month on the web, billed monthly. The higher tier formerly called Max 20x is Ultra at $200 per month on the web. For production API use, budget separately; Max’s limited monthly API credit can offset eligible API charges, but it is not unlimited API access. (support.claude.com)
Sources
What is the Max plan? | Claude Help Center
What is the Ultra 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
Use Claude Code with your Pro, Max, or Ultra plan | Claude Help Center
Why is Claude API usage billed separately from my paid Claude plan? | Claude Help Center