Claude Code pricing
Terminal-based agentic coding that runs real commands in your repo.
Plans
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | free | Free for everyone |
| Pro | $20 | per account / month | $17/mo with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front). $20 if billed monthly. |
| Max 5x | $100 | per account / month | From $100 per month. Includes $100/month in API credits. |
| Max 20x | $200 | per account / month | From $100 to $200/month. Includes $200/month in API credits. |
Who it's for
Multi-file refactors and long autonomous coding runs.
Price history
| Date | Plan | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Max 5x | — | $100 | new plan |
| 2026-10-23 | Max 20x | — | $200 | new plan |
| 2026-10-23 | Max | $100 | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-10 | Max | — | $100 | new plan |
| 2026-10-10 | Max 5x | $100 | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-10 | Max 20x | — | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-10 | Team Standard | $25 | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-10 | Team Premium | $125 | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-10 | Enterprise | $20 | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-06 | Max 5x | — | $100 | new plan |
| 2026-10-06 | Max 20x | — | — | new plan |
| 2026-10-06 | Team Standard | — | $25 | new plan |
| 2026-10-06 | Team Premium | — | $125 | new plan |
| 2026-10-06 | Max | $100 | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-06 | Team - Standard seat | $25 | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-06 | Team - Premium seat | $125 | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-06 | Education | — | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-03 | Education | — | — | new plan |
| 2026-09-10 | Free | — | Free | new plan |
| 2026-09-10 | Max | — | $100 | new plan |
| 2026-09-10 | Team - Standard seat | — | $25 | new plan |
| 2026-09-10 | Team - Premium seat | — | $125 | new plan |
| 2026-09-10 | Enterprise | — | $20 | new plan |
| 2026-09-10 | Max 5x | $100 | — | removed plan |
| 2026-09-10 | Team Premium | $125 | — | removed plan |
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