How much does Claude Code 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, Artifacts, Claude Design, Slides and Docs; Claude Code is not included (paid plans only)
- Notice before price changes. Published rates may change effective 30 days after posting or notice (commercial terms)
Watch out for
- No refunds on a long commitment. Generally non-refundable, except where consumer terms or local law say otherwise
How you buy and get started
Self-serve + salesButtons on their site: Get Team plan, Get Enterprise plan, Chat with buying specialist, Contact sales
- Sign up
- Self-serve signup for Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise (self-serve) "Get Team plan"
- Setup
- One-line install command for the terminal, or download the desktop app "curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash"
- When sales steps in
- Enterprise requires a 20 seat minimum; sales-assisted Enterprise needed for invoicing / net terms and AWS Marketplace "20 seat minimum"
What Claude Code does
Claude Code takes bug fixes, tests and multi-day migrations, plans the work and edits code in a repo while the user steers and reviews. It is included in paid Claude plans (Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise) and shares usage limits with the rest of the plan.
- Good for
- Developers and engineering teams who want an agent to work inside existing codebases; Team and Enterprise plans add seat management, SSO and admin controls.
- Channels
- Terminal, Desktop (macOS, Linux, Windows), Web, iOS, Android, GitHub, VS Code, JetBrains, Slack
- Main product
- Claude Code
- Also includes
- Claude Code in terminal, desktop, VS Code, JetBrains, web, iOS, Android, GitHub and Slack, Code Review (Team and Enterprise), Claude Cowork, Claude Design, Slides and Docs, Artifacts, Projects, Connectors and skills
- Connects to
- GitHub, VS Code, JetBrains, Slack, Microsoft 365, Claude in Chrome, Connectors
- Public API
- Yes
- MCP server
- Not stated
- Prompt-to-app generationNot stated
- Code export to GitHub
GitHub (opens in new tab)
- One-click hosting and deployNot stated
- Built-in backend and databaseNot stated
- Multi-user team workspaces
Project sharing and collaboration
- SSO and SAML
Single sign-on (SSO)
- SOC 2 complianceNot stated
- Third-party integrations and MCP
Connect your apps and tools
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Security and your data
| Question | Their answer | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|
| Trains AI on your data? | no | "Anthropic may not train models on Customer Content from Services."terms |
| 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 | available on Team and Enterprise | "Single sign-on (SSO)"pricing |
| Trust center | https://trust.anthropic.com/ | "Security and compliance"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 | – | – | – | "Free for everyone" |
| Proper month | $20 | $17per month | – | – | "$20 if billed monthly." "apps and tools create artifacts claude design, slides, docs pro for everyday work $17 per " |
| Enterpriseper seat / month plus usage at API rates | – | $20per month | 20 seats minimum | – | "US$20/seat/month, billed annually, 20 seat minimum. Usage cost scales with model and task." |
| Team Standard seatper seat / month | $25 | $20per month | –For teams of 2 to 150 | – | "Per seat / month if billed annually. $25 if billed monthly." "el trainingmore information opt-out opt-out opt-out opt-out team for teams of 2 to 150 get" |
| Maxper month | $100 | – | –5x or 20x more usage than Pro | – | "From $100" |
| Team Premium seatper seat / month | $125 | $100per month | –5x more usage than standard seats | – | "Per seat / month if billed annually. $125 if billed monthly." "el trainingmore information opt-out opt-out opt-out opt-out team for teams of 2 to 150 get" |
Free plan: Free plan at $0 with chat, Artifacts, Claude Design, Slides and Docs; Claude Code is not included (paid plans only)
Claude Code price history
| When | Plan | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Q4 → 2026Q1 | Team Premium Seatbilled monthly | $150 | $125 | -17% |
| 2025Q4 → 2026Q1 | Team Standard Seatbilled monthly | $30 | $25 | -17% |
From archived copies of the pricing page in the Internet Archive, one per quarter, in USD.
Fine print
- Billing increment
- Not stated
- Billed beyond usage
- On paid plans, usage credits can be turned on to keep working at standard API rates after hitting limits "When you reach a limit, you can wait for it to reset, move to a higher plan"
- Contract
- Enterprise plans are annual only; Pro and Team can be monthly or annual "Enterprise plans are only available as annual subscriptions."
- Refunds
- Generally non-refundable, except where consumer terms or local law say otherwise "Payments are generally non-refundable"
- Auto renew
- Subscriptions renew; cancel at least 24 hours before renewal date to avoid next charge "To avoid the next charge, cancel at least 24 hours before your renewal date."
- Price change notice
- Published rates may change effective 30 days after posting or notice (commercial terms) "Anthropic may update the published rates, to be effective the earlier of 30 days after the updates are posted by Anthropic or Customer otherwise receives Notice."
"Not stated" means we read their pricing page and terms and they don't say.
About the company
- Legal name
- Anthropic PBC
- Online since
- Oct 2, 2001 Domain registration date
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Questions
Is Claude Code free?
Yes. Free plan at $0 with chat, Artifacts, Claude Design, Slides and Docs; Claude Code is not included (paid plans only) Paid plans start at $20/month.
How much does Claude Code cost?
Paid plans start at $17 per month billed yearly, or $20 billed monthly.
Does Claude Code train AI on your data?
No, according to Claude Code: "Anthropic may not train models on Customer Content from Services."
Is Claude Code HIPAA compliant?
Claude Code says a HIPAA BAA is available on Enterprise.