How much does Claude cost?
Paid plans start at
$17/mo billed yearly
or $20/mo billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Enterprise
- Contact sales
Read from claude.com/pricing on Oct 29, 2026. Price changed? Tell usSee the line each price came from
In your favor
- Free plan. Free plan at $0 with chat, web search, file creation, code, memory, connected apps, Artifacts and up to 5 Projects; usage limits apply, with no Claude Code, Research or Opus.
- Notice before price changes. Prices and plans are subject to change at Anthropic's discretion.
Watch out for
- No refunds on a long commitment. Payments are generally non-refundable except where Consumer Terms or local law say otherwise; 14-day withdrawal in EEA and UK.
How you buy and get started
Self-serve + salesButtons on their site: Try Claude, Get Team plan, Get Enterprise plan, Chat with buying specialist
- Sign up
- Self-serve signup with Google, Apple, email or SSO "Continue with Google"
- Setup
- Not stated
- When sales steps in
- Enterprise sales-assisted for invoicing, AWS Marketplace, consultation; self-serve Enterprise has a 20 seat minimum. "US$20/seat/month, billed annually, 20 seat minimum."
- Support
- Support center and help articles "Support center"
What Claude does
Claude is a chat assistant available on web, desktop and mobile that can search the web, create files, run code and connect to apps and tools. It is sold as Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans, plus a separate pay-per-token API.
- Good for
- Individuals, teams of 2 to 150, and large enterprises wanting a general AI assistant for everyday work, coding and document tasks.
- Channels
- web, desktop, iOS, Android, Claude in Chrome, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Outlook
- Main product
- Claude
- Also includes
- Chat on web, desktop, and mobile, Search the web, create files, and run code, Memory across conversations, Connect your apps and tools, Artifacts, Projects
- Connects to
- Microsoft 365, Microsoft Outlook, Claude in Chrome, Claude for Google Workspace, Connectors, Plugins, AWS Marketplace, Google Cloud, Microsoft Foundry
- Public API
- Yes
- MCP server
- Not stated
- PDF and document uploadNot stated
- Chat with documentsNot stated
- Multi-document summariesNot stated
- Source citationsNot stated
- Team workspace plans
For teams of 2 to 150
- Integrations or API
Connect your apps and tools
- Adjustable summary lengthNot stated
- Security and data privacy
No model training on your content by default
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Security and your data
| Question | Their answer | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|
| Trains AI on your data? | Opt-out on Free, Pro and Max; none by default on Team and Enterprise | "No model training on your content by default"pricing |
| HIPAA (signs a BAA) | available on Enterprise | "HIPAA-ready offering available"pricing |
| SOC 2 | Not stated | |
| GDPR | Not stated | |
| CCPA | Not stated | |
| PCI | Not stated | |
| ISO 27001 | Not stated | |
| Single sign-on | Team and Enterprise | "Single sign-on (SSO)"pricing |
| Trust center | https://trust.anthropic.com/ | "[Security and compliance](https://trust.anthropic.com/)"pricing |
Security answers are the vendor's own claims, quoted. We don't audit them.
Every plan
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Included | Over the allowance | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeFree for everyone | $0 | – | – | – | "$0 Free for everyone" |
| Proper month with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front) | $20 | $17per month | – | – | "apps and tools create artifacts claude design, slides, docs pro claude code included for e" "Per month with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front). $20 if billed monthly." |
| Enterpriseper seat / month plus usage at API rates, 20 seat minimum | – | $20per month | 20 users | – | "US$20/seat/month, billed annually, 20 seat minimum. Usage cost scales with model and task." |
| Team standard seatper seat / month | $25 | $20per month | –teams of 2 to 150 | – | "el trainingmore information opt-out opt-out opt-out opt-out team for teams of 2 to 150 get" "Per seat / month if billed annually. $25 if billed monthly." |
| Maxper month | $100 | – | –5x or 20x more usage than Pro | – | "From $100 Per month" |
| Team premium seatper seat / month | $125 | $100per month | –5x more usage than standard seats | – | "el trainingmore information opt-out opt-out opt-out opt-out team for teams of 2 to 150 get" "Per seat / month if billed annually. $125 if billed monthly." |
Free plan: Free plan at $0 with chat, web search, file creation, code, memory, connected apps, Artifacts and up to 5 Projects; usage limits apply, with no Claude Code, Research or Opus.
Fine print
- Auto renew
- Not stated
- Billed beyond usage
- On paid plans, usage credits can be turned on to keep working at standard API rates after hitting limits. "turn on [usage credits](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12429409-manage-usage-credits-for-paid-claude-plans) to keep working at standard API rates"
- Billing increment
- Not stated
- Contract
- Enterprise is annual only; Pro and Team can be monthly or annual. "Enterprise plans are only available as annual subscriptions."
- Price change notice
- Prices and plans are subject to change at Anthropic's discretion. "Price and plans are subject to change at Anthropic's discretion."
- Refunds
- Payments are generally non-refundable except where Consumer Terms or local law say otherwise; 14-day withdrawal in EEA a "Payments are generally non-refundable, except where our [Consumer Terms of Service](https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms) say otherwise or where local law requires it."
"Not stated" means we read their pricing page and terms and they don't say.
About the company
- Legal name
- Anthropic PBC
- Online since
- Aug 4, 2018 Domain registration date
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Questions
Is Claude free?
Yes. Free plan at $0 with chat, web search, file creation, code, memory, connected apps, Artifacts and up to 5 Projects; usage limits apply, with no Claude Code, Research or Opus. Paid plans start at $20/month.
How much does Claude cost?
Paid plans start at $17 per month billed yearly, or $20 billed monthly.
Does Claude train AI on your data?
Opt-out on free, pro and max; none by default on team and enterprise, according to Claude: "No model training on your content by default"
Is Claude HIPAA compliant?
Claude says a HIPAA BAA is available on Enterprise.