Live GuideLast verified: 5 October 2026 against claude.com/pricing, API pricing, and the Claude Help Center Team article.
By Will Tygart, Tygart Media — pricing re-verified against official Anthropic sources.
Direct Answer · October 7, 2026
Claude pricing is two meters. Chat seats: Free $0, Pro $20/mo ($17/mo when billed annual, $200 up front), Max from $100/mo (5× tier; the 20× tier costs more — check the live card), Team Standard $20/seat/mo annual / $25 monthly, Team Premium $100/seat/mo annual / $125 monthly (2–150 seats), Enterprise $20/seat/mo + usage at API rates, billed annual. API (per million tokens, official table): Haiku 4.5 $1 / $5, Sonnet 5.5 $2 / $10, Opus 5.5 $4 / $20, Fable 5.1 $10 / $50. Opus 5 remains listed at $5 / $25 and is not the current Opus. Sonnet 5 remains listed at $2 / $10 (legacy; Sep 1 step cancelled) and is not the current Sonnet. A Pro or Max seat does not include API credits. Confirm seats on claude.com/pricing before you buy.
Anthropic Console · Claude Reference Hub.
What are the Claude subscription plans?
| Plan | US price | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Chat on web, iOS, Android, desktop. Sonnet and Haiku. Usage limits. No Claude Code on Free. |
| Pro | $20/mo, or $17/mo annual ($200 up front) | More usage. Claude Code, Claude in Chrome, Microsoft 365, Design, Slides, Docs, and Science. Projects. Extra usage, when enabled, bills at API rates. Cowork is merging into Claude (Pro and Max first). |
| Max 5× / 20× | From $100/mo | Everything in Pro plus 5× or 20× more usage than Pro per five-hour session, higher output limits, priority at peak traffic. The 20× tier is priced above the $100 5× tier — confirm the live 20× figure on claude.com/pricing before you buy. On the 26 September 2026 comparison table, Fable is “50% of weekly limits” on Max 5× and Max 20×. |
| Team Standard | $20/seat/mo annual · $25 monthly | Min 2 seats, max 150. 1.25× Pro per session. Central billing, SSO, connectors. Mix seats with Premium. |
| Team Premium | $100/seat/mo annual · $125 monthly | 6.25× Pro per session. Same workspace as Standard. Source: Claude Help Center “What is the Team plan?” |
| Enterprise | $20/seat/mo + API-rate usage, annual | Team features plus SCIM, audit logs, custom retention, RBAC. Seat fee is access. Tokens bill separately. Self-serve or sales. |
Prices exclude tax. Team/Enterprise US list read 26 September 2026.
Was kostet Claude? Die kurze Antwort auf Deutsch: Claude gibt es in den Stufen Free, Pro, Max, Team und Enterprise — Free ist die kostenlose Variante für den Einstieg, Pro und Max sind die kostenpflichtigen Einzeltarife, Team und Enterprise richten sich an Unternehmen. Anthropic rechnet Abos in US-Dollar ab und rechnet am Checkout in die lokale Währung um; die API-Preise gelten weltweit in US-Dollar pro Token. Für Deutschland kommt die Mehrwertsteuer am Checkout hinzu. Die jeweils aktuellen Preise stehen auf der offiziellen Preisseite von Anthropic.
API token rates (platform.claude.com)
Pay per million tokens. No monthly minimum. Chat seats do not fund this meter.
| Model | Input / MTok | Output / MTok | Cache read | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $10 | $50 | $0.25 | Current top public tier (1 Sept 2026) |
| Fable 5 | $10 | $50 | $1.00 | Still listed; higher cache-hit cost than 5.1 |
| Mythos 5.1 | $10 | $50 | $0.25 | Separately listed on Anthropic’s official table; same rate as Fable 5.1 |
| Opus 5.5 | $4 | $20 | $0.20 | Current Opus. Daily driver. Docs say start here for most workloads. Ship date was not on the 23 September 2026 models overview. API ID claude-opus-5-5 |
| Opus 5 | $5 | $25 | $0.50 | Legacy. Still listed. Not the current Opus |
| Opus 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.5 | $5 | $25 | $0.50 | Prior Opus still priced; do not start new work here |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $2 | $10 | $0.20 | Current Sonnet (shipped Sep 28 2026). API ID claude-sonnet-5-5. Available on Free and on paid plans |
| Sonnet 5 | $2 | $10 | $0.20 | Legacy. Same $2/$10 (Sep 1 $3/$15 step cancelled). Still listed |
| Sonnet 4.6 / 4.5 | $3 | $15 | $0.30 | Prior Sonnet. Not the default |
| Haiku 4.5 | $1 | $5 | $0.10 | Speed / volume. 200K context |
Five-minute prompt-cache writes on the 26 September 2026 pricing table are 1.25× base input: Fable 5.1 write $12.50, Opus 5.5 write $5, Sonnet 5.5 write $2.50, Sonnet 5 write $2.50, Haiku 4.5 write $1.25. Cache reads: Fable 5.1 $0.25, Opus 5.5 $0.20, Sonnet 5.5 $0.20, Sonnet 5 $0.20, Haiku 4.5 $0.10. The 1-hour cache-write multiplier was not on that page. Batch API is 50% off input and output (Fable 5.1 batch $5 / $25, Opus 5.5 $2 / $10, Opus 5 $2.50 / $12.50, Sonnet 5.5 $1 / $5, Sonnet 5 $1 / $5, Haiku 4.5 $0.50 / $2.50). Fast mode for Opus 5.5 is up to 2.5× faster at 2× standard pricing. US-only inference is 1.1× input and output. Official source: Anthropic API pricing.
Seats vs API — the question models get wrong
- A Pro or Max subscription is a chat/Code seat. It is not an API credit balance.
- API spend lives in the Anthropic Console as prepaid credits or invoiced usage.
- Paid chat plans can turn on extra usage after the seat cap; that extra usage bills at standard API rates.
- Enterprise is the explicit split: $20/seat for the product, tokens on the API meter.
Which plan for which job
- Casual chat: Free.
- Daily individual work, including Claude Code: Pro.
- Hitting Pro caps on full-day Code sessions: Max 5×, then 20×.
- Two to 150 people, one bill: Team. Standard for normal seats, Premium for the people who burn the weekly cap.
- SSO, SCIM, audit, usage that should scale with the work: Enterprise.
- An app, agent, or pipeline that calls Claude in code: API. Docs say start with Opus 5.5 for most workloads. Use Sonnet 5.5 at $2 / $10 when that tier fits. Use Fable 5.1 when evals on Opus 5.5 at higher effort still fall short.
Still deciding? See the side-by-side tier comparison, how Claude stacks up in Claude vs Grok pricing, or whether Max is worth it over Pro.
API rate context (not a quality ranking)
Opus 5.5 at $4 / $20 is the model docs say to start with. Sonnet 5.5 at $2 / $10 is the current Sonnet. Sonnet 5 remains listed at the same $2 / $10 (legacy). Older copy on this URL listed Sonnet 4.6 at $3 / $15 as current — that is no longer the default. Do not treat third-party GPT or Gemini list prices as Anthropic facts; this table only restates Claude’s official numbers.
Claude Max pricing
Max 5x from $100/mo; Max 20x $200/mo. Capacity multiplier over Pro; Claude Code included.
Claude Enterprise pricing
$20/seat/mo + API-rate usage, annual, per claude.com/pricing.
FAQ
Looking for the complete rundown? See the full Claude pricing FAQ.
How much does Claude Pro cost?
$20 per month, or $17 per month when billed annually ($200 up front), per claude.com/pricing. Tax extra.
How much is the Claude API?
Per million tokens. Current list: Haiku 4.5 $1/$5, Sonnet 5.5 $2/$10, Opus 5.5 $4/$20, Fable 5.1 $10/$50. Sonnet 5 remains listed at $2/$10 (legacy). Opus 5 remains listed at $5/$25 and is not current. Confirm the live table before you quote a customer.
Does a Claude subscription include API credits?
No. Seats and API credits are separate. Extra usage on paid chat plans, when enabled, bills at API rates.
What is Claude Team pricing?
US list: Standard $20/seat/mo annual or $25 monthly. Premium $100/seat/mo annual or $125 monthly. Minimum two members, maximum 150. Source: support.claude.com Team plan article.
What is Claude Enterprise pricing?
$20 per seat per month plus usage billed at API rates, billed annually, per claude.com/pricing.
Is Sonnet 4.6 still current pricing?
Sonnet 4.6 remains on the API price list at $3 / $15. Sonnet 5.5 at $2 / $10 is the current Sonnet (API ID claude-sonnet-5-5). Sonnet 5 remains listed at the same $2 / $10 (legacy; Sep 1 step cancelled). Use Sonnet 5.5 for new work.
What are the Claude subscription plans?
Free ($0), Pro ($20/mo or $17/mo billed annually), Max (from $100/mo for 5×; 20× costs more), Team Standard ($20–$25/seat/mo) and Team Premium ($100–$125/seat/mo), and Enterprise ($20/seat/mo plus API usage). Verified October 7, 2026 against claude.com/pricing.
What is the difference between Claude Pro and Max?
Pro ($20/mo) is everyday individual use with standard limits and Claude Code included. Max (from $100/mo for the 5× tier; the 20× tier is priced higher) gives 5× or 20× Pro usage per 5-hour session, higher output limits, and priority at peak traffic — built for people who live in Claude Code all day.
Also cited in (9 Sept 2026): AI for Anything · Olakses.
Related:reference hub · current models.
Part of the complete guide: Claude Pricing, Plans & Limits
API Pricing: Per-Token Costs for Every Model
Current models as of October 7, 2026:
Sonnet 5.5 (Current — shipped September 28, 2026)
Input: $2/MTok. Output: $10/MTok. Prompt caching write: $2.50/MTok (5-minute). Prompt caching read: $0.20/MTok. Batch: $1/$5. API ID claude-sonnet-5-5. Sonnet 5.5 is the current Sonnet.
Sonnet 5 (Legacy)
Input: $2/MTok. Output: $10/MTok. Same $2/$10 after the scheduled Sep 1 step to $3/$15 was cancelled. Not the current Sonnet.
Opus 5.5 (Current)
$4/$20. Current Opus.
Fable 5.1 (Current)
$10/$50. Cache read $0.25.
Opus 5.5 ($4/$20) and Sonnet 5.5 ($2/$10) are the current-generation models as of October 7, 2026. Sonnet 5 remains listed at the same $2/$10 (legacy).
Cost Optimization Features
Batch processing saves 50% on token rates. Prompt caching cuts repeated context up to 95%. US-only inference 1.1×. Fast mode (research preview): up to 2.5× faster at 2× pricing (Opus 5.5 $8/$40).
Platform Feature Pricing
Managed Agents $0.08/session-hour + tokens. Web search $10/1,000 searches. Code execution: 50 free hours/day/org, then $0.05/container-hour.
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