Claude Code Pricing
Starting price
$20/month
Pricing model
Paid
Free tier
No
Free trial
No
Plans
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | $20 | month | Claude Code included; Same usage pool as Claude chat; $17/mo if billed annually ($200 up front) |
| Max 5x | $100 | month | Claude Code included; 5x Pro usage per 5-hour session; Opus 5 is the default on Max |
| Max 20x | $200 | month | Claude Code included; 20x Pro usage; Most access to Claude models on a personal seat |
| Console / API | — | month | Sign in with an Anthropic Console account; Billed at standard API token rates; Opus 5 Fast mode $10/$50 per 1M in the research preview |
Figures are the vendor's published prices. Unknown values show as “—”. Price-history tracking is not yet available for this tool. Price verified 2026-10-05. Last updated 2026-10-08.
True cost
True cost calculator
| Plan | Listed | Seat basis | Monthly · 5 seats | Annual · 5 seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | $20/month | flat | $20 | $240 |
| Max 5x | $100/month | flat | $100 | $1,200 |
| Max 20x | $200/month | flat | $200 | $2,400 |
Estimate from published prices. Per-seat plans scale with seats; flat plans don't; plans with included seats charge the base until you exceed them, then add the per-seat overage where published. Monthly/annual come from each plan's billing period. Taxes and add-ons excluded.
Claude Code's starting price ($20) is 26% below the AI Coding Assistants average of $27.