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From $17/mo
Free access is the trial lane; the lowest paid individual entry is Pro on annual billing, with higher-capacity individual plans available.
AI Chatbots
Claude
Anthropic’s AI assistant and model family for writing, research, coding, connected work, and API development.
Claude: Anthropic’s AI assistant and model family for writing, research, coding, connected work, and API development. Pricing: From $17/mo billed annually. Best for Writing, research, and long-document knowledge work in a persistent assistant workspace and Complex coding and agent tasks where Anthropic’s Opus 5 positioning fits the workload.
Claude app subscriptionFrom $17/moPaid-plan usage creditsBundled accessAnthropic APIFrom $1/1M tokens
Free plan available
Overview
Bottom line
Claude is Anthropic’s AI assistant and model family for writing, research, document analysis, coding, and connected knowledge work across web, mobile, desktop, and API surfaces. Opus 5 is the current high-end everyday model, while Anthropic positions Fable 5 as its frontier option and Sonnet 5 as the more economical default for many coding and agent workloads. Those capability, benchmark, and speed statements come from Anthropic rather than independent ToolColumn performance testing.
Claude works best for individuals and teams that want a repeatable workspace for long documents, projects, web research, file creation, and code-assisted tasks, with access to stronger models when a job warrants them. The core caveat is that access and billing split across several systems: an app subscription does not fund the API, Claude Code can share subscription capacity or use separately billed API credentials, and Fable 5 entitlements depend on plan and seat type.
Start with the app path for interactive work, move to a team or enterprise workspace when administration matters, and use direct API billing or optional usage credits only after setting a clear metered-spend boundary.
Pricing
Pricing snapshot
Pricing routes
App subscriptions, API usage, team workspaces, and enterprise contracts can follow different billing paths. See the pricing guide for current plan and meter details.
App subscription
Paid-plan usage credits
Bundled access
Optional prepaid credits extend eligible paid-plan work at standard API rates after included limits or for model access that the plan does not include.
Direct API
Anthropic API
From $1/1M tokens
The API is a separate pay-as-you-go account with model-specific input and output token rates; it is not funded by a Claude app subscription.
Team workspace
Claude Team workspace
From $20/seat/mo
Team supports 2 to 150 people with Standard and Premium seats, central billing, administration, and shared organization features.
Enterprise sales
Claude Enterprise
From $20/seat/mo
Enterprise combines an annual seat price with usage charged at API rates and adds stronger governance, controls, and tailored sales support.
Free
$0/mo
Usage: Limited usage
Pro
$20/mo
Annual billing: $17/mo ($200 billed yearly)
Usage: Standard individual usage; Fable 5 uses usage credits
Enterprise
$20/mo ($240 billed yearly)
Usage: Per seat plus usage billed at API rates; annual billing
Team Standard seat
$25/mo
Annual billing: $20/mo ($240 billed yearly)
Usage: More usage than Pro; 2-user team minimum; Fable 5 uses usage credits
Max 5x
$100/mo
Usage: 5x Pro capacity per session; up to 50% of weekly usage on Fable 5
Team Premium seat
$125/mo
Annual billing: $100/mo ($1,200 billed yearly)
Usage: 5x Team Standard usage; Fable 5 included within 50% of weekly usage
Max 20x
$200/mo
Usage: 20x Pro capacity per session; up to 50% of weekly usage on Fable 5
Capabilities
Input types
text, image, audio, code, file, url
Output types
text, audio, code, file
Supported platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows
Delivery modes
Web app, Mobile app, Desktop app, API
Company context
Company
Anthropic
Founded
2021
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Category
AI Chatbots
Evidence boundary
Official sources
Editorial guidance grounded in official product sources.
- Claude by Anthropic
- Claude plans and pricing
- Home | Claude Help Center
- Claude Platform pricing
- Claude model overview
- Introducing Claude Opus 5
- What's new in Claude Opus 5
- Introducing Claude Sonnet 5
- Introducing Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5
- Claude Fable 5 on your plan
- Manage usage credits for paid Claude plans
- Use Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan
- Why Claude subscriptions and API billing are separate
- What's new in Claude Opus 4.8
FAQ
Common questions
What is Claude Opus 5?
Opus 5 is an Anthropic model for complex agentic coding and enterprise work. Anthropic positions it close to Fable 5 capability at half Fable’s API token price; that is a vendor claim, not an independent ToolColumn benchmark conclusion.
Where is Opus 5 available?
Anthropic makes Opus 5 available in Claude’s paid app experience and through the Claude API and supported cloud platforms. Anthropic describes it as the default model on Max and the strongest model available on Pro; organization controls may affect access.
How do Fable 5, Opus 5, Sonnet 5, and Opus 4.8 fit together?
Anthropic positions Fable 5 as the frontier model, Opus 5 for high-end everyday agentic and enterprise work, and Sonnet 5 as the lower-cost coding and agent default. Opus 4.8 remains an active model and can also serve as a fallback in specified safety-sensitive flows.
Does a paid Claude subscription include Claude API usage?
No. Claude app subscriptions and the Claude API are separate products with separate billing. API calls use Console or contract billing at model-specific token rates even when the same person has a paid Claude plan.
How is Claude Code billed with a Claude plan?
Claude Code is included with paid Claude plans when you authenticate with the Claude account, and its activity shares the plan’s usage limits with other Claude surfaces. Authenticating with an API key instead moves that work to separate API billing.
Is Fable 5 included in every paid Claude plan?
Fable 5 is available on paid plans, but the billing boundary differs. It is included within a capped share of regular weekly usage on Max and Premium seats; Pro and Standard seats use pay-as-you-go usage credits from the start, while API access is billed at API rates.
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- From $17/mo billed annually
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows
- Access
- Web app, Mobile app, Desktop app, API
- Best for
- Writing, research, and long-document knowledge work in a persistent assistant workspace and Complex coding and agent tasks where Anthropic’s Opus 5 positioning fits the workload and Developers who need a model ladder from economical Sonnet 5 calls to Opus 5 or Fable 5 escalation and Teams that need shared projects, connectors, administration, and enterprise governance
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Review: Claude ReviewClaude remains one of the strongest AI assistants for writing, analysis, coding, and long-context work, with Fable 5 raising the ceiling for hard tasks while Mythos 5 stays limited-access.Pricing: Claude Pricing: Plans, Opus 5, Fable 5, and API CostsChoose between Claude app subscriptions, shared Claude Code capacity, Fable 5 usage credits, Team or Enterprise seats, and separately metered Anthropic API models.Alternatives: Claude Alternatives: ChatGPT, Gemini, and PerplexityCompare Claude with ChatGPT for broad multimodal work, Gemini for Google-centered workflows, and Perplexity for cited research, with clear stay and switch boundaries.
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VSClaude vs ChatGPTChatGPT remains the better default for most buyers because its everyday assistant, multimodal creation, customization, Work, and Codex surfaces cover the widest mix of needs. Claude is the stronger specialist route when long context, careful writing, Claude Code or Cowork, and deliberate Sonnet 5, Opus 5, or Fable 5 routing matter more than all-purpose breadth.VSClaude vs GeminiClaude is still the better default for careful writing, coding, long-context reasoning, and high-end API work after Fable 5. Gemini remains the better fit when Google integration, consumer multimodal convenience, or Workspace adoption is the real buying reason.VSClaude vs PerplexityClaude is the better default buy for most knowledge workers because it does a better job carrying research into drafting, iteration, and project-based execution. Perplexity is the better specialist when the main job is finding live sources quickly and showing dense citations.
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