by Anthropic
The Launchpad take
Anthropic’s assistant for long-context writing, coding, analysis, and reasoning across web and API.
Long document analysis; agentic coding (Claude Code); complex writing; research; safety-sensitive tasks
Best for
USD, as of 2026-10-26. Prices exclude applicable tax, per the page.
| Plan | Price | Key limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | |
| Pro | $17/month | With annual subscription ($200 billed up front); $20 if billed monthly |
| Max | From $100/month | Choose 5x or 20x more usage than Pro; billed monthly |
| Team Standard seat | $20/seat/month | Billed annually; $25 if billed monthly. Teams of 2 to 150 |
| Team Premium seat | $100/seat/month | Billed annually; $125 if billed monthly. 5x more usage than standard seats |
| Enterprise | $20/seat/month | Billed annually, 20 seat minimum, plus usage at API rates |
Prices checked 2026-10-26
Works with
Outputs
How to use Claude on phones and tablets.
Claude Code (terminal), VS Code, JetBrains, Slack
Last verified Oct 14, 2026. Figures that could not be confirmed on an official vendor page are marked unverified — we do not guess.
Best for: Hard, multi-step work you would pay extra for: long coding sessions, research write-ups, and jobs that run for a while.
Paid Claude plans (Pro and Max). Official consumer guide: Free includes Haiku and Sonnet; Pro and Max add Opus and Fable.
Source: Opus 5.5 overviewBest for: Day-to-day writing, coding, and analysis — the version most beginners should start with.
Free and paid Claude plans. Official consumer guide lists Sonnet on Free, Pro, and Max.
Source: Sonnet 5.5 overviewBest for: Quick answers, sorting, extraction, and anything you run hundreds of times.
Free and paid Claude plans. Official consumer guide lists Haiku on Free, Pro, and Max.
Source: Haiku 5.5 overviewBest for: The rare job where Opus is not enough — long autonomous work you are willing to pay more for.
Paid Claude plans. Official consumer guide: Pro and Max add Fable; Anthropic’s pricing table also lists usage-credit / weekly-limit rules on Max.
Source: Models overview| Version | Context | Max out | API in / 1M | API out / 1M | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Claude Opus 5.5 Current claude-opus-5-5 | 1M | 128K | $4 / 1M | $20 / 1M | Opus 5.5 overview |
Claude Sonnet 5.5 Current claude-sonnet-5-5 | 1M | 128K | $2 / 1M | $10 / 1M | Sonnet 5.5 overview |
Claude Haiku 5.5 Current claude-haiku-5-5 | 1M | 128K | $0.1 / 1M | $0.5 / 1M | Haiku 5.5 overview |
Claude Fable 5.1 Current claude-fable-5-1 | 1M | 128K | $10 / 1M | $50 / 1M | Models overview |
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