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Claude

by Anthropic · San Francisco, USA

Best for long documents, careful reasoning, and serious coding work.

Founded Mar 2023
Lowest plan Free
Top plan $200/mo
API range $1–$25 / 1M
Visit Claude ↗ Updated Apr 25, 2026
§ Pricing

All plans, in full.

Free
Free
Free
  • Claude Sonnet 4.6
  • Limited daily usage
  • Projects
  • Chat history
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Pro
$20 /mo
Claude Pro · $17/mo with annual ($200 upfront)
  • Opus 4.7 + Sonnet 4.6
  • ~45 msgs / 5 hr
  • Research access
  • Google Workspace
  • Extended thinking
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Max
$100–200 /mo
Claude Max
  • $100: 5× Pro usage
  • $200: 20× Pro usage
  • Highest limits
  • Priority support
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The honest take

Best for long documents, careful reasoning, and serious coding work.

Best for: Document analysis, research papers, nuanced writing, software engineering

Where it falls short: No image or video generation; smaller usage caps than ChatGPT

What you actually get

  • Writing
  • Coding
  • Documents
  • Reasoning
  • Vision
  • Research

Pricing history

Jul 2023
Claude.ai launched (free tier)
Jul 2023
Claude Pro at $20/mo
Aug 2025
Max tier added at $100 / $200
Apr 2026
Opus 4.7 ships, Sonnet 4.6 to free

Should you pay for it?

The free tier of Claude is good enough for casual use. Pay $20 only when you start hitting daily caps or need access to the better models.

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