# Claude

> Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis and coding

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding. It works as a chat on web, desktop and mobile, and can search the web, create files, run code and connect to tools such as Slack and Google Workspace. Paid plans raise the usage limits and add Projects, Research and Claude Code.

- **Category:** AI Assistants
- **Made by:** Anthropic
- **Website:** https://claude.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 4, 2026

## Pricing

Claude has a free plan. Paid plans start at $17 per month with an annual subscription ($200 billed up front).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file creation and code execution, memory, app connectors and Artifacts. Usage resets on a rolling five-hour window and is lower than on paid plans.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Chat on web, desktop and mobile, with web search, file creation, code execution, memory, connectors and Artifacts. |
| Pro | $17 per month, billed annually ($200 up front) | More usage, Projects, Research, Claude Code, task scheduling, more models and Claude in Chrome and Microsoft 365. $20 if billed monthly. |
| Team | $20 per seat / month, billed annually | For teams of 2 to 150, with SSO and central billing. $25 if billed monthly. Premium seats with 5x more usage are $100, or $125 monthly. |
| Enterprise | $20 per seat / month, billed annually, plus usage at API rates | Team features plus spend limits, role-based access, SCIM, audit logs, a compliance API and custom data retention. |
| Max | From $100 per month | Everything in Pro with a choice of 5x or 20x more usage, higher output limits, early access to features and priority at busy times. |

Read from https://claude.com/pricing on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Claude before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lower price with annual billing** (Annual discount): Pro is $17 per month on an annual subscription ($200 billed up front) instead of $20 billed monthly. Team seats are $20 instead of $25, and premium seats $100 instead of $125. Source: https://claude.com/pricing
- **Nonprofit Team pricing from $3 per user** (Nonprofit): Registered 501(c)(3) organizations, their international equivalents and K-12 schools can get the Team plan for $8 per user / month, or $3 in low- or middle-income countries. Source: https://claude.com/solutions/nonprofits
- **University-wide Education plan** (Education): Anthropic offers institutions a university-wide plan covering students, faculty and staff at discounted rates, arranged through its Education team. Source: https://claude.com/pricing
- **Startup program with API credits** (Startups): Venture-backed startups founded within the last four years can apply for free credits and priority rate limits. Credits apply to the Claude API, not to chat subscriptions. Source: https://claude.com/programs/startups

## Price history

- By Feb 1, 2026: **Team**, $25 per person / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly) to $20 per seat / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly). The archived copy of 1 February 2026 shows a standard Team seat at $20 a month on annual billing and $25 monthly; the copy before it, of 1 January 2026, shows $25 and $30. The price changed between the two. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260201072736/https://claude.com/pricing
- By Feb 1, 2026: **Team premium seat**, $150 per person / month to $100 per seat / month, billed annually ($125 billed monthly). The archived copy of 1 February 2026 shows a premium Team seat at $100 a month on annual billing and $125 monthly; the copy before it, of 1 January 2026, shows a single price of $150. The price changed between the two. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260201072736/https://claude.com/pricing

## App Store prices by country

"Claude Pro - Monthly", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $20.00 | |
| United Kingdom | £20.00 | about $26.44 (32% more) |
| Germany | 22,00 € | about $24.65 (23% more) |
| Canada | $28.00 | about $19.68 (about the same) |
| Australia | $30.00 | about $20.94 (about the same) |
| India | ₹ 1,999 | about $20.67 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 129,90 | about $25.95 (30% more) |
| Mexico | $399.00 | about $21.92 (10% more) |
| Turkey | ₺999,99 | about $20.34 (about the same) |
| Indonesia | Rp 349ribu | about $19.52 (about the same) |
| Philippines | ₱ 1,290.00 | about $20.53 (about the same) |
| South Africa | R399.99 | about $24.19 (21% more) |

## Key features

- **Chat for writing, analysis and code:** Write and edit content, generate code and visualize data in a conversation on the web, in desktop apps or on mobile.
- **Files, code execution and Artifacts:** Claude can create files, run code and present generated content as Artifacts. All three are part of the Free plan.
- **Web search and Research:** Web search is available on every plan. Research, for longer investigations, is listed with the paid plans.
- **Memory and Projects:** Memory carries context across conversations on every plan. Projects, which organize chats and documents, start with Pro.
- **Connectors:** Connect apps and tools such as Slack and Google Workspace, or add other context and tools through remote MCP connectors.
- **Claude Code:** A coding agent for the terminal, VS Code and JetBrains. It is included in all paid plans and draws on the same usage pool as chat.

## Good for

- Writing, analysis and coding help in one assistant
- Developers who want a coding agent included in their subscription
- Teams of 2 to 150 that need SSO and central billing

## Worth knowing

- Usage is capped in rolling five-hour sessions on every plan, and paid plans add weekly limits.
- Projects, Research, Claude Code and the Chrome and Microsoft 365 extensions are not in the Free plan.
- Enterprise bills usage at API rates on top of the seat price, and the Max 20x tier has no price on the pricing page.
- Payments are generally non-refundable, listed prices exclude tax, and the Linux desktop app is in beta.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 273,694 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6473753684

## Works with

Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Google Chrome, VS Code, JetBrains

**Tags:** Chat assistant, AI search, AI features, Public API

## Alternatives

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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 4, 2026:

- https://claude.com
- https://claude.com/pricing
- https://claude.com/download
- https://claude.com/solutions/nonprofits
- https://claude.com/solutions/education
- https://claude.com/programs/startups

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