Live Guide Last verified: 8 September 2026 against claude.com/pricing, API pricing, and the Claude Help Center Team article.
Direct Answer · 8 September 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× or 20× Pro usage), 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 $2 / $10, Opus 5 $5 / $25, Fable 5.1 $10 / $50. A Pro or Max seat does not include API credits. Confirm seats on claude.com/pricing before you buy.
Anthropic Console is the API key and prepaid-credit desk. Current model names live on the September 2026 tracker.
Subscription plans (claude.com/pricing)
| 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, Cowork, Design, Science. Unlimited projects. Microsoft 365. Extra usage credits optional at API rates. |
| Max 5× / 20× | From $100/mo | Everything in Pro plus 5× or 20× Pro usage, higher output limits, priority at peak traffic. Fable is available as a slice of weekly Max limits, not unlimited. |
| 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. Anthropic can change plans. Team and Enterprise numbers are US list from the Help Center and the Enterprise paragraph on claude.com/pricing, verified 8 September 2026.
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 |
| Opus 5 | $5 | $25 | $0.50 | Current Opus (24 July 2026). Anthropic’s recommended starting point for most API workloads |
| 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 | $2 | $10 | $0.20 | Current Sonnet. Free/Pro default on chat |
| 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 |
5-minute cache writes are 1.25× base input. 1-hour cache writes are 2×. Messages Batch API is 50% off input and output (Fable 5.1 batch $5 / $25, Opus 5 $2.50 / $12.50, Sonnet 5 $1 / $5, Haiku 4.5 $0.50 / $2.50). Fast mode on Opus 5 / 4.8 is a research preview at $10 / $50 and does not stack with batch. 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. Start on Sonnet 5 unless the job needs Opus 5 or Fable 5.1.
API rate context (not a quality ranking)
Sonnet 5 at $2 / $10 is the current Claude production default. 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.
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 flagship list: Haiku 4.5 $1/$5, Sonnet 5 $2/$10, Opus 5 $5/$25, Fable 5.1 $10/$50. 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 at $2 / $10 is the current Sonnet. Use Sonnet 5 for new work.
Related: current models · release history · console / API keys · Team plan desk.
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