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Claude Max Pricing & What's Included
Data checked · price verified 2026-11-02 · model access verified · cross-checked against 9 sources
Claude Max at a glance
- Best for
- Heavy Claude Code users
- Usage
- 5× Pro weekly
- Key perks
- $100/mo API credits
- Fable 5.1 within weekly limit
- Priority at peak times
- ✓ Web search
- ✓ Coding agent
- ✓ API credits included
| Attribute | Claude Max | Claude Free | Claude Pro | Claude Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $100 per month | Free | $20 per month | $200 per month |
| Best for | Heavy Claude Code users | Trying Claude Sonnet | Opus 5.5 and Claude Code daily | All-day Claude and agents |
| Usage | 5× Pro weekly | Base 5-hour window | ≥5× Free | 10× Pro weekly |
| Models | Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Opus 5.5 +2 | Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5 | Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5 +1 | Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Opus 5.5 +2 |
| Key perks | $100/mo API credits; Fable 5.1 within weekly limit; Priority at peak times | Sonnet 5.5 & Haiku 5.5; Artifacts, Slides & Docs; No Opus or Fable | Opus 5.5 access; Claude Code; Weekly limits apply | $200/mo API credits; Fable 5.1 within weekly limit; Priority at peak times |
| Web search | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coding agent | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| API credits included | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
✓ listed in the provider's current plan terms · — not listed (may still be available) · How we verify →
Monthly fee per plan.
| Plan | Monthly price |
|---|---|
| Claude Max | $100 |
| Claude Pro | $20 |
| Claude Ultra | $200 |
Listed monthly prices; taxes and regional pricing excluded · How we verify →
Included models
- ✓ Claude Fable 5.1
- ✓ Claude Opus 5.5
- ✓ Claude Sonnet 5.5
- ✓ Claude Haiku 5.5
Usage limits
Full usage terms
5x Pro usage every five hours AND every week. Fable uses up to half the shared weekly allowance, not an additional pool. Continue beyond included limits with separately paid usage credits. Includes $100/month in claimable Claude Platform API credits. $100/month Claude Platform API credits. Claim after seven days on an active eligible plan by linking one Console organization. Credits refresh monthly, expire without rollover and cover direct Claude Platform API usage, not interactive Claude Code, app extra usage or third-party clouds. API requests stop without other credits when exhausted; API billing is separate. Claude Duet research preview requires waitlist access, initially for US Pro, Max, and Ultra subscribers; shares existing plan limits, including background checks and tasks. No separate Duet allowance.
Features
- →Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Haiku 5.5
- →web, desktop, and mobile chat
- →web search
- →Artifacts, Claude Design, Slides, and Docs
- →Claude Opus 5.5
- →Claude Code
- →projects
- →usage credits available separately
- →Claude Fable 5.1 within up to 50% of shared weekly limits
- →priority at high-traffic times
- →$100/month Claude Platform API credits. Claim after seven days on an active eligible plan by linking one Console organization. Credits refresh monthly, expire without rollover and cover direct Claude Platform API usage, not interactive Claude Code, app extra usage or third-party clouds. API requests stop without other credits when exhausted; API billing is separate.
- →Claude Duet research preview: waitlist, initially US Pro, Max, and Ultra subscribers
- →5x Pro every five hours and every week
How it compares
Sources (cross-verified)
- https://claude.com/pricing
- https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12138966-release-notes
- https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15424964-claude-fable-models-on-your-plan
- https://www.anthropic.com/pricing
- https://x.com/claudeai/status/2078302415804379218
- https://support.claude.com/en/articles/17154008
- https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11049741-what-is-the-max-plan
- https://claude.com/resources/articles/claude-duet
- https://support.claude.com/en/articles/17728952
5x Pro usage every five hours AND every week. Fable uses up to half the shared weekly allowance, not an additional pool. Continue beyond included limits with separately paid usage credits. Includes $100/month in claimable Claude Platform API credits. $100/month Claude Platform API credits. Claim after seven days on an active eligible plan by linking one Console organization. Credits refresh monthly, expire without rollover and cover direct Claude Platform API usage, not interactive Claude Code, app extra usage or third-party clouds. API requests stop without other credits when exhausted; API billing is separate. Claude Duet research preview requires waitlist access, initially for US Pro, Max, and Ultra subscribers; shares existing plan limits, including background checks and tasks. No separate Duet allowance.