Claude pricing: is Claude free, and what does Pro cost?

Claude is free to use with limits; Pro costs $20 a month, or $17 a month billed yearly, and adds more usage, Opus, Claude Code and Claude in Chrome.

Yes, Claude is free: the Free plan costs $0 and includes chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file uploads, memory and app connectors, with a usage limit that resets every five hours. Pro gives at least five times the Free usage per five-hour window and adds Opus, Claude Code, Claude in Chrome and Research. Max ($100) and Ultra ($200) are for all-day use. Prices are from Anthropic's pricing page on November 1, 2026, in US dollars before tax.

Good for

People deciding whether the free plan is enough
Free users who keep hitting the usage limit
Heavy users comparing Pro, Max and Ultra
Teams pricing seats for 2 to 150 people

Key facts

Free: $0, limited usage
Pro: $20/month, or $17/month billed yearly ($200)
Max: $100/month, 5x Pro usage
Ultra: $200/month, 10x Pro weekly usage
Team: $20 or $100 per seat/month yearly; $25 or $125 monthly
Enterprise: $20 per seat/month yearly plus API-rate usage, 20 seats min
Limit resets: Every 5 hours and every week
Free weekly limit: Unclear: plan card says yes, pricing FAQ says paid plans only
Shared usage: Web, desktop, mobile and Claude Code use one pool
Prices: US dollars, before tax
Checked: November 1, 2026

Use Claude free, then upgrade or cancel

Claude

1
Start on Free
Sign up at claude.ai. You get Sonnet and Haiku, web search, file creation, connectors and up to 5 Projects at no cost.
2
Watch your usage
Open Settings > Usage to see how close you are to the five-hour and weekly limits. Long chats, big files and stronger models use the limit faster.
3
Upgrade when you hit the wall
Go to Settings > Billing and choose Manage subscription. Upgrades start right away and unused time on your old plan is credited.
4
Pay yearly to save
Pro is $17 a month when you pay $200 up front for the year, instead of $20 monthly. Among individual plans only Pro has a yearly price; Max and Ultra are billed monthly. Team can be billed monthly or yearly.
5
Cancel any time
Go to Settings > Billing and click Cancel, at least 24 hours before renewal. If you subscribed in the App Store or Google Play, cancel there. You keep the plan until the period ends, then move to Free with your chats intact.

Comparison

Pro is the pick for most people who use Claude daily. Choose Max or Ultra only if Pro limits stop you most days.

Option	Price a month	Usage	Opus	Claude Code	Claude in Chrome	API credits
Free	$0	Limited	No	No	No	None
ProThis page	$20 ($17 yearly)	1x	Yes	Yes	Yes	None
Max	$100	5x Pro	Yes	Yes	Yes	$100
Ultra	$200	10x Pro weekly	Yes	Yes	Yes	$200

Verdict

Stay on Free if you ask a few questions a day. Pay $20 for Pro the first week you hit the five-hour limit or need Claude Code; move to Max only if Pro limits stop you every day.

Best for

Free: occasional questions and file reading
Pro: daily work and Claude Code
Max and Ultra: all-day heavy use

Skip it if

Paying yearly before you know your usage
Buying Max for features Pro already has

Often compared with

ChatGPT
Gemini

Questions

Is Claude free?

Yes. The Free plan costs $0 and includes chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file creation, memory, connectors and up to 5 Projects. Usage is limited and resets on a rolling five-hour window (claude.com/pricing, November 1, 2026).

What are the Claude free tier limits?

Anthropic does not publish a fixed message count. How far you get depends on chat length, file size and the model. Free has a five-hour limit. Whether it also has a weekly limit is unclear: on claude.com/pricing (November 1, 2026) the Free card says "Limited usage every 5 hours and every week", but the same page's FAQ says "paid plans add weekly limits on top." Check Settings > Usage for what your account shows. Free does not include Opus, Claude Code, Claude in Chrome or Research.

How much is Claude Pro?

$20 a month billed monthly, or $17 a month billed yearly at $200 up front. Prices exclude tax and were read from Anthropic's pricing page on November 1, 2026.

What does Claude Pro add over Free?

At least 5x the Free usage per five-hour session. It adds Opus, Claude Code, Claude in Chrome, Claude for Microsoft 365, Research, Projects without the Free cap of 5, and usage credits to keep working past the limit.

What is the difference between Pro, Max and Ultra?

Max costs $100 a month and gives five times Pro usage, Fable for up to half your weekly limit, and $100 a month in API credits. Ultra costs $200 a month, gives ten times Pro weekly usage with no five-hour limit for verified accounts, and $200 a month in API credits. Both are billed monthly.

Is Claude Code included in Pro?

Yes. Claude Code is in every paid plan and shares the same usage limits as your chats. It is not in the Free plan.

What happens when I hit the limit?

Wait for it to reset, move to a higher plan, or on paid plans turn on usage credits to keep going at API rates.

How much is Claude for a team?

Team standard seats cost $20 per seat a month billed yearly or $25 monthly; premium seats cost $100 yearly or $125 monthly, for 2 to 150 people. Enterprise is $20 per seat a month billed yearly plus usage at API rates, with a 20-seat minimum.

Can I get a refund on Claude Pro?

Usually not. Payments are generally non-refundable unless the terms or local law say otherwise; in the EEA and UK you can ask in the app within 14 days. Request it from the Get help menu, or from Apple if you paid through the App Store.

Does Anthropic train on my chats?

On Free, Pro, Max and Ultra you can opt out of model training. On Team and Enterprise, Anthropic does not train on your content by default.

Information

updated Nov 1, 2026

Made by: Anthropic
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