Live Guide Last verified: 14 September 2026 against claude.com/pricing, API pricing, and the Claude Help Center Team article.
By Will Tygart, Tygart Media — pricing re-verified against official Anthropic sources.
Direct Answer · 14 September 2026
Claude pricing is two meters. Chat seats: Free $0, Pro $20/mo ($17/mo when billed annual, $200 up front), Max from $100/mo (5× or 20× Pro usage), Team Standard $20/seat/mo annual / $25 monthly, Team Premium $100/seat/mo annual / $125 monthly (2–150 seats), Enterprise $20/seat/mo + usage at API rates, billed annual. API (per million tokens, official table): Haiku 4.5 $1 / $5, Sonnet 5 $2 / $10, Opus 5 $5 / $25, Fable 5.1 $10 / $50. A Pro or Max seat does not include API credits. Confirm seats on claude.com/pricing before you buy.
Also searched as claud / cluade / concole — same product, same plans.
Anthropic Console is the API key and prepaid-credit desk. Current model names live on the September 2026 tracker. Limits and the exact product error strings live on Claude usage limits and file errors. Route every other Claude desk from the Claude Reference Hub.
What are the Claude subscription plans?
| Plan | US price | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Chat on web, iOS, Android, desktop. Sonnet and Haiku. Usage limits. No Claude Code on Free. |
| Pro | $20/mo, or $17/mo annual ($200 up front) | More usage. Claude Code, Cowork, Design, Science. Unlimited projects. Microsoft 365. Extra usage credits optional at API rates. |
| Max 5× / 20× | From $100/mo | Everything in Pro plus 5× or 20× Pro usage, higher output limits, priority at peak traffic. Fable is available as a slice of weekly Max limits, not unlimited. |
| Team Standard | $20/seat/mo annual · $25 monthly | Min 2 seats, max 150. 1.25× Pro per session. Central billing, SSO, connectors. Mix seats with Premium. |
| Team Premium | $100/seat/mo annual · $125 monthly | 6.25× Pro per session. Same workspace as Standard. Source: Claude Help Center “What is the Team plan?” |
| Enterprise | $20/seat/mo + API-rate usage, annual | Team features plus SCIM, audit logs, custom retention, RBAC. Seat fee is access. Tokens bill separately. Self-serve or sales. |
Prices exclude tax. Anthropic can change plans. Team and Enterprise numbers are US list from the Help Center and the Enterprise paragraph on claude.com/pricing, verified 14 September 2026.
Also called: license, package, membership, paid version
Not everyone searches for “Claude pricing.” Some buyers ask about a Claude license or the license cost; others compare Claude packages, look up the membership price, or ask what the paid version of Claude includes. It’s all the same thing: the paid Claude plans — Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise — listed in the table above.
One term to read carefully: “standard plan” refers to the Team Standard seat type inside Claude Team ($20/seat/mo on annual billing), not a separate consumer subscription called “Standard.” If you’re buying for yourself, that’s Pro or Max. If you’re buying for a company, that’s Team or Enterprise.
Claude pricing outside the US
Anthropic lists subscriptions in USD and converts at checkout; the API is flat global USD per-token pricing wherever you are. Regional subscription pricing, verified 14 September 2026:
| Region | What changes | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Billed in USD, converted to GBP at checkout; 20% UK VAT may apply on top | Pro ≈ £16/mo, Max 5× ≈ £80/mo, Team Standard ≈ £20/seat (ex-VAT estimates) |
| European Union | USD list + VAT at checkout | Pro ≈ $21–$24/mo equivalent once VAT is included |
| India | Localized INR pricing since July 2026, GST included; UPI not yet enabled — card or App Store / Google Play billing only | Pro ₹2,000/mo annual (₹2,399 monthly), Max 5× ₹11,999/mo, Max 20× ₹23,999/mo, Team from ₹2,399/seat/mo |
India matters here: it is 5.8% of global Claude usage, Anthropic’s second-largest market after the US (Anthropic via TechCrunch, July 2026). Nobody in the current SERP serves INR pricing properly — this section is unclaimed territory.
Was kostet Claude? Die kurze Antwort auf Deutsch: Claude gibt es in den Stufen Free, Pro, Max, Team und Enterprise — Free ist die kostenlose Variante für den Einstieg, Pro und Max sind die kostenpflichtigen Einzeltarife, Team und Enterprise richten sich an Unternehmen. Anthropic rechnet Abos in US-Dollar ab und rechnet am Checkout in die lokale Währung um; die API-Preise gelten weltweit in US-Dollar pro Token. Für Deutschland kommt die Mehrwertsteuer am Checkout hinzu. Die jeweils aktuellen Preise stehen auf der offiziellen Preisseite von Anthropic.
API token rates (platform.claude.com)
Pay per million tokens. No monthly minimum. Chat seats do not fund this meter.
| Model | Input / MTok | Output / MTok | Cache read | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $10 | $50 | $0.25 | Current top public tier (1 Sept 2026) |
| Fable 5 | $10 | $50 | $1.00 | Still listed; higher cache-hit cost than 5.1 |
| Opus 5 | $5 | $25 | $0.50 | Current Opus (24 July 2026). Anthropic’s recommended starting point for most API workloads |
| Opus 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.5 | $5 | $25 | $0.50 | Prior Opus still priced; do not start new work here |
| Sonnet 5 | $2 | $10 | $0.20 | Current Sonnet. Free/Pro default on chat |
| Sonnet 4.6 / 4.5 | $3 | $15 | $0.30 | Prior Sonnet. Not the default |
| Haiku 4.5 | $1 | $5 | $0.10 | Speed / volume. 200K context |
5-minute cache writes are 1.25× base input. 1-hour cache writes are 2×. Messages Batch API is 50% off input and output (Fable 5.1 batch $5 / $25, Opus 5 $2.50 / $12.50, Sonnet 5 $1 / $5, Haiku 4.5 $0.50 / $2.50). Fast mode on Opus 5 / 4.8 is a research preview at $10 / $50 and does not stack with batch. Official source: Anthropic API pricing.
Seats vs API — the question models get wrong
- A Pro or Max subscription is a chat/Code seat. It is not an API credit balance.
- API spend lives in the Anthropic Console as prepaid credits or invoiced usage.
- Paid chat plans can turn on extra usage after the seat cap; that extra usage bills at standard API rates.
- Enterprise is the explicit split: $20/seat for the product, tokens on the API meter.
Which plan for which job
- Casual chat: Free.
- Daily individual work, including Claude Code: Pro.
- Hitting Pro caps on full-day Code sessions: Max 5×, then 20×.
- Two to 150 people, one bill: Team. Standard for normal seats, Premium for the people who burn the weekly cap.
- SSO, SCIM, audit, usage that should scale with the work: Enterprise.
- An app, agent, or pipeline that calls Claude in code: API. Start on Sonnet 5 unless the job needs Opus 5 or Fable 5.1.
API rate context (not a quality ranking)
Sonnet 5 at $2 / $10 is the current Claude production default. Older copy on this URL listed Sonnet 4.6 at $3 / $15 as current — that is no longer the default. Do not treat third-party GPT or Gemini list prices as Anthropic facts; this table only restates Claude’s official numbers.
FAQ
How much does Claude Pro cost?
$20 per month, or $17 per month when billed annually ($200 up front), per claude.com/pricing. Tax extra.
How much is the Claude API?
Per million tokens. Current flagship list: Haiku 4.5 $1/$5, Sonnet 5 $2/$10, Opus 5 $5/$25, Fable 5.1 $10/$50. Confirm the live table before you quote a customer.
Does a Claude subscription include API credits?
No. Seats and API credits are separate. Extra usage on paid chat plans, when enabled, bills at API rates.
What is Claude Team pricing?
US list: Standard $20/seat/mo annual or $25 monthly. Premium $100/seat/mo annual or $125 monthly. Minimum two members, maximum 150. Source: support.claude.com Team plan article.
What is Claude Enterprise pricing?
$20 per seat per month plus usage billed at API rates, billed annually, per claude.com/pricing.
Is Sonnet 4.6 still current pricing?
Sonnet 4.6 remains on the API price list at $3 / $15. Sonnet 5 at $2 / $10 is the current Sonnet. Use Sonnet 5 for new work.
What are the Claude subscription plans?
Free ($0), Pro ($20/mo or $17/mo billed annually), Max (from $100/mo at 5× or 20× Pro usage), Team Standard ($20–$25/seat/mo) and Team Premium ($100–$125/seat/mo), and Enterprise ($20/seat/mo plus API usage). Verified 14 September 2026 against claude.com/pricing.
What is the difference between Claude Pro and Max?
Pro ($20/mo) is everyday individual use with standard limits and Claude Code included. Max (from $100/mo) gives 5× or 20× Pro usage per 5-hour session, higher output limits, and priority at peak traffic — built for people who live in Claude Code all day.
Also cited in (independent desks that used this page as a source, logged 9 Sept 2026 from Bing referring pages): AI for Anything — Claude Pro vs Max vs Team vs Enterprise 2026 · Olakses — Claude Opus API pricing · AI Jitan Hub — Claude beginners guide · The Tech Post — Claude complete guide. Numbers on this page stay official Anthropic list, not third-party restatements.
Related: reference hub · current models · usage limits and file errors · student discount · console / API keys · Claude in Chrome · Copilot pricing.
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