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Claude pricing (2026)

Claude starts at $0/mo (Free), across 7 plans. Best for long-context document analysis. Every figure links to Claude's own page and the date we captured it.

At a glance

Entry price: $0/mo (Free)
Free tier: Yes
Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
Best for: long-context document analysis; software engineering and code review; research synthesis; enterprise with HIPAA requirements; nuanced writing and editing; agentic task automation

Claude plans & pricing

All published Claude plans. Sourced per row; quote-only tiers show no price.
Plan	Monthly	Annual	Billing	Notes	Source
Free	$0	—	flat	Web and mobile chat, code generation, content creation, web search, memory, file creation, desktop extensions, Slack and Google Workspace integration.	claude.com
Pro	$17	−15%	flat	Annual billing: $17/month ($200/year). Month-to-month: $20/month. Includes higher usage limits, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Claude Design, unlimited projects, Research access, multiple models, Microsoft 365/Outlook integration.	claude.com
Max 5x	$100	—	flat	Starting at $100/month. 5x usage limits vs Pro, higher output limits, early feature access, priority access during peak traffic.	claude.com
Max 20x	$200	—	flat	Starting at $200/month. 20x usage limits vs Pro, higher output limits, early feature access, priority access during peak traffic.	claude.com
Team Standard	$20	−20%	per_seat	Annual billing: $20/seat/month. Month-to-month: $25/seat/month. All Claude features, more usage than Pro.	claude.com
Team Premium	$100	−20%	per_seat	Annual billing: $100/seat/month. Month-to-month: $125/seat/month. 5x more usage than Standard seats.	claude.com
Enterprise	Quote-only	—	custom	Contact sales. Advanced security, SCIM, audit logs, compliance API, HIPAA-ready, Claude Security. Self-serve and sales-assisted options.	claude.com

Last verified 2026-06-14. Official pricing page fetched directly from claude.com/pricing on 2026-06-14 (anthropic.com/pricing redirects 301 to claude.com/pricing). All plan names and prices confirmed from live page. Cross-checked against en.wikipedia.org.

Capabilities

Integrations: Slack, Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Drive), Microsoft 365, Outlook, GitHub, Google Drive, DocuSign, FactSet, Claude for Chrome (browser extension), Zapier.

Key features: Claude Opus 4 and Sonnet flagship models with 200K+ token context; Claude Code: agentic CLI for autonomous software engineering tasks; Claude Cowork: GUI-based agent with local file system access; Claude Design: AI-powered visual creation tool; Computer use: screen interpretation and mouse/keyboard simulation; Web search with cited sources; Artifacts: interactive code and document output panel; Deep Research mode for multi-source synthesis; Memory: persistent preferences across sessions; Extended thinking / chain-of-thought reasoning.

Plan limits: Free: daily usage cap on messages (unspecified, resets each day); Free: access to Claude models but lower priority during peak hours; Free: no Claude Code agentic CLI; Free: no Claude Cowork or Claude Design; Free: limited project memory.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Claude cost?

Claude starts at $0/mo (Free); it has 7 published plans. Verified 2026-06-14.

Is Claude cheaper billed annually?

Yes. Claude publishes a 20% discount for paying annually (on the Team Standard plan). Verified 2026-06-14.

What are cheaper alternatives to Claude?

Cheaper ai chatbot assistants than Claude (entry $0/mo) include Google AI (Gemini) at $4.99/mo, Mistral Vibe (Le Chat) at $5.99/mo, Grok (xAI) at $8/mo. Verified 2026-06-14.

Does Claude support HIPAA?

Claude HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: —. GDPR: —.

Does Claude have a free plan?

Claude free tier: Yes.

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