AI Chatbot Assistants · pricing · Updated September 2026
Claude pricing (2026)
Claude starts at $0/mo (Free) as checked on 2026-09-05, read from claude.com — the public source it was captured from, not a Claude page; 7 plans. Best for long-context document analysis. Every figure below links to its source 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
As of · every figure below links to its source STALE · 2026-06-14
Claude plans & pricing
| 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 | $20 | −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 | $25 | −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 | $125 | −20% | per_seat | Annual billing: $100/seat/month. Month-to-month: $125/seat/month. 5x more usage than Standard seats. | claude.com |
| Enterprise | not priced monthly | — | custom | Contact sales. Advanced security, SCIM, audit logs, compliance API, HIPAA-ready, Claude Security. Self-serve and sales-assisted options. | claude.com |
Last verified 2026-09-05. STALE · 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. Re-verified 2026-09-02 against the live pricing page; published figures unchanged. Cross-checked against en.wikipedia.org.
Price changes
Price on record
$20/moFirst on record 2026-06-27
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
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 2026-09-05.
Is Claude cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Claude publishes a 20% discount for paying annually (on the Team Standard plan). Verified 2026-09-05.
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 2026-09-05.
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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