Free
Included usage
Claude Code not included on Freeinferred from page layout
“Features Free Pro Max 5x Max 20x @Claude No No No No Claude Code No Yes Yes Yes”
Anthropic - verified
Claude Code pricing and usage limits
Anthropic's own pages list 8 plans for Claude Code: Free, Pro, Max 5x, Max 20x, Team - Standard seat, Team - Premium seat, Enterprise and Claude API (pay-as-you-go, API key). Anthropic's help center says the Fable 5 promotion ended on July 19, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM PT and applied to Fable 5 only. Pro plans and Team standard seats reach Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 through usage credits; Max plans and premium seats include them, with up to 50% of weekly usage limits on Fable models at no extra cost. Prices below are in Anthropic's own terms and usage limits are quoted as worded, read on October 18, 2026.
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What changed
- Fable 5 promotion endedClaude Code
Anthropic's help center says the Fable 5 promotion ended on July 19, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM PT and applied to Fable 5 only. Pro plans and Team standard seats reach Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 through usage credits; Max plans and premium seats include them, with up to 50% of weekly usage limits on Fable models at no extra cost.
“That promotion ended on July 19, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM PT, and it applied to Fable 5 only.”
support.claude.com “Pro plans and standard seats on Team plans: Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 aren't included in your plan's usage limits. You can use them with usage credits, which let you pay for usage beyond what your plan includes.”
support.claude.com “Max plans, premium seats on Team plans, and premium seats on seat-based Enterprise plans: Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 are included as a standard part of your plan. You can use up to 50% of your weekly usage limits on Fable models at no extra cost.”
support.claude.com
Other status changes
Every change Anthropic's pages describe, with the date as the page gives it and its own quote.
- No date given
Wrap-up allowance at the five-hour limit is rolling out gradually
“It's rolling out gradually, so it may not be available on your account yet.”
support.claude.com - 2026-09-10
Usage credits expire after six months in some jurisdictions such as Japan
“However, in certain jurisdictions such as Japan, usage credits expire six months after purchase starting September 10, 2026.”
support.claude.com
Claude Code plans at a glance
Each price in Anthropic's own words, in the order the vendor lists them, with annual billing apart. The cards below carry every value and quote.
Every plan, every quote
inferred from page layout marks a value whose plan comes from where it sits on the page, not from words in its quote:
- Page layout. The plan this value belongs to comes from the page layout, the pricing card or section the quoted text sits in; the quote itself does not name the plan.
- Table layout. The plan, row or column this value belongs to comes from the page's table layout; the quote is the table row, not a sentence naming the plan.
Pro
Monthly
$20per monthbilled monthlyinferred from page layout
“$17 Per month with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front). $20 if billed monthly.”
Annual
$17 per month ($200 billed up front)billed annuallyinferred from page layout
“$17 Per month with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front). $20 if billed monthly.”
Included usage
More usage per session than the Free plan
“The Pro plan offers more usage per session than the Free plan.”
Limit windows
Session limit resets every five hours
“Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours.”
Weekly usage limit across all models, reset at a fixed time assigned to the account
“Pro plans also have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models. Weekly limits reset at a fixed time each week that is assigned to your account.”
Five-hour session limit plus a weekly limit, shared across Claude and Claude Code
“Both Pro and Max plans have a five-hour session limit and a weekly limit. Max plans also have a separate weekly limit for Fable. These limits are shared across Claude and Claude Code, meaning all activity in both tools counts against the same limits.”
Past the limit
Usage credits after the five-hour or weekly limit
“Enable usage credits to keep using Claude with your Pro plan after you reach your five-hour session limit or your weekly limit.”
Usage credits billed at standard API rates
“Usage credits are billed at standard API rates; see our pricing page for details.”
Models
Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 not included in Pro usage limits; available via usage credits
“Pro plans and standard seats on Team plans: Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 aren't included in your plan's usage limits. You can use them with usage credits, which let you pay for usage beyond what your plan includes.”
Max 5x
Included usage
Five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance
“Max 5x includes five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance.”
Limit windows
Session limit resets every five hours; weekly limit across all models
“Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours. Max plans also have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models.”
Five-hour session limit plus a weekly limit, shared across Claude and Claude Code
“Both Pro and Max plans have a five-hour session limit and a weekly limit. Max plans also have a separate weekly limit for Fable. These limits are shared across Claude and Claude Code, meaning all activity in both tools counts against the same limits.”
Past the limit
Usage credits after the five-hour, general weekly, or Fable weekly limit
“Enable usage credits to keep using Claude with your Max plan after you reach your five-hour session limit, your general weekly limit, or your separate weekly limit for Fable.”
Monthly API credits included with Max cannot be used in Claude Code
“Monthly API credits included with Max plans can't be used in Claude Code or the Claude apps, including for extra usage.”
Models
Fable models included; up to 50% of weekly usage limits
“Max plans, premium seats on Team plans, and premium seats on seat-based Enterprise plans: Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 are included as a standard part of your plan. You can use up to 50% of your weekly usage limits on Fable models at no extra cost.”
Billing
Monthly subscription only
“The Max plan is currently available as a monthly subscription only.”
API credits
New Monthly API credits $100/monthinferred from page layout
“New Monthly API credits† No No $100/month $200/month”
Max 20x
Included usage
20 times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance
“Max 20x includes 20 times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance.”
Limit windows
Session limit resets every five hours; weekly limit across all models
“Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours. Max plans also have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models.”
Five-hour session limit plus a weekly limit, shared across Claude and Claude Code
“Both Pro and Max plans have a five-hour session limit and a weekly limit. Max plans also have a separate weekly limit for Fable. These limits are shared across Claude and Claude Code, meaning all activity in both tools counts against the same limits.”
Past the limit
Usage credits after the five-hour, general weekly, or Fable weekly limit
“Enable usage credits to keep using Claude with your Max plan after you reach your five-hour session limit, your general weekly limit, or your separate weekly limit for Fable.”
Models
Fable models included; up to 50% of weekly usage limits
“You can use up to 50% of your weekly usage limits on Fable models at no extra cost.”
Billing
Monthly subscription only
“The Max plan is currently available as a monthly subscription only.”
API credits
New Monthly API credits $200/monthinferred from page layout
“New Monthly API credits† No No $100/month $200/month”
Team - Standard seat
Monthly
$25per seat / monthbilled monthlyinferred from page layout
“$20 Per seat / month if billed annually. $25 if billed monthly.”
Annual
$20per seat / monthbilled annually
“Standard seat All Claude features, plus more usage than Pro* $20 Per seat / month if billed annually. $25 if billed monthly.”
Included usage
All Claude features, plus more usage than Pro
“Standard seat All Claude features, plus more usage than Pro*”
Claude Code included with every Team seat
“Claude Code is included with every Team plan seat.”
Past the limit
Usage credits can be enabled after included limits
“If your organization is on a Team plan or a seat-based Enterprise plan, you can enable usage credits to allow team members to continue working with Claude, Cowork, and Claude Code after reaching their included usage limits.”
Models
Fable 5 and 5.1 not included in standard-seat usage limits
“Pro plans and standard seats on Team plans: Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 aren't included in your plan's usage limits.”
Seats
Teams of 2 to 150
“Team For teams of 2 to 150”
Team - Premium seat
Monthly
$125per seat / monthbilled monthlyinferred from page layout
“$100 Per seat / month if billed annually. $125 if billed monthly.”
Annual
$100per seat / monthbilled annually
“Premium seat 5x more usage than standard seats* $100 Per seat / month if billed annually. $125 if billed monthly.”
Included usage
5x more usage than standard seats
“Premium seat 5x more usage than standard seats*”
Models
Fable models included on premium seats; up to 50% of weekly usage limits
“Max plans, premium seats on Team plans, and premium seats on seat-based Enterprise plans: Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 are included as a standard part of your plan. You can use up to 50% of your weekly usage limits on Fable models at no extra cost.”
Seats
Mix and match seat typesinferred from page layout
“Mix and match seat types”
Enterprise
Price
US$20/seat/month plus usage at API ratesbilled annuallyinferred from page layout
“Seat price + usage at API rates US$20/seat/month, billed annually, 20 seat minimum. Usage cost scales with model and task.”
Included usage
No per-seat usage limits on usage-based Enterprise plans
“If your organization is on a usage-based Enterprise plan (including self-serve Enterprise), there are no per-seat usage limits”
Seats
20 seat minimum
“US$20/seat/month, billed annually, 20 seat minimum.”
Claude API (pay-as-you-go, API key)
Price
Per token (example: Opus 5.5 $4 / MTok input, $20 / MTok output)usage-basedinferred from page layout
“Opus 5.5 Daily driver for agentic coding and enterprise work Prompt caching Read $0.20 / MTok Write $5 / MTok Input $4 / MTok Output $20 / MTok”
Included usage
Pay-as-you-go, billed per token
“API key (Console, Bedrock, Vertex, or Microsoft Foundry) Pay-as-you-go, billed per token to that cloud or Console account.”
Limit windows
No usage cap with an API key
“API key users: there is no usage cap, but check /cost and your Console or cloud-provider dashboard if spend is a concern.”
Models
Sonnet 5.5: $2 / MTok input, $10 / MTok outputinferred from page layout
“Sonnet 5.5 High-performance model for coding and agents Prompt caching Read $0.10 / MTok Write $2.50 / MTok Input $2 / MTok Output $10 / MTok”
Free tier, own keys and enterprise terms
- Free tier
Free plan exists but does not include Claude Codeinferred from page layout
“Features Free Pro Max 5x Max 20x @Claude No No No No Claude Code No Yes Yes Yes”
claude.com - Bring your own key
yes - an ANTHROPIC_API_KEY takes precedence over the subscription and is billed at API rates
“If you have an ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable set on your system, Claude Code will use this API key for authentication instead of your Claude subscription (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plans), resulting in API usage charges rather than using your subscription's included usage.”
support.claude.com - Enterprise and team notes
Claude Code included with the single Enterprise seat on new and self-serve plans
“For Enterprise plans, Claude Code is included with the single Enterprise seat on new and self-serve plans.”
support.claude.com - Other notes
Usage across claude.ai, Claude Code and Claude Desktop counts toward the same limit
“Note that your usage of all different Claude product surfaces (claude.ai, Claude Code, Claude Desktop) counts towards the same usage limit.”
support.claude.com Anthropic may apply other caps at its discretion
“In addition, to manage capacity and ensure fair access to all users, we may limit your usage in other ways, such as weekly and monthly caps or model and feature usage, at our discretion.”
support.claude.com
FAQ
How much does Claude Code cost?
In Anthropic's own terms: Free: $0 per month. Pro: $20 per month (billed monthly); or $17 per month ($200 billed up front) (billed annually). Max 5x: $100 per month (billed monthly). Max 20x: $200 per month (billed monthly). Team - Standard seat: $25 per seat / month (billed monthly); or $20 per seat / month (billed annually). Team - Premium seat: $125 per seat / month (billed monthly); or $100 per seat / month (billed annually). Enterprise: US$20/seat/month plus usage at API rates (billed annually). Claude API (pay-as-you-go, API key): Per token (example: Opus 5.5 $4 / MTok input, $20 / MTok output) (usage-based). As of October 18, 2026; prices are not converted.
What are Claude Code's usage limits?
As worded on Anthropic's pages: Pro: Session limit resets every five hours; Pro: Weekly usage limit across all models, reset at a fixed time assigned to the account; Pro: Five-hour session limit plus a weekly limit, shared across Claude and Claude Code; Max 5x: Session limit resets every five hours; weekly limit across all models; Max 5x: Five-hour session limit plus a weekly limit, shared across Claude and Claude Code; Max 20x: Session limit resets every five hours; weekly limit across all models; Max 20x: Five-hour session limit plus a weekly limit, shared across Claude and Claude Code; Claude API (pay-as-you-go, API key): No usage cap with an API key.
Can I use my own API key with Claude Code?
yes - an ANTHROPIC_API_KEY takes precedence over the subscription and is billed at API rates. Per Anthropic: "If you have an ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable set on your system, Claude Code will use this API key for authentication instead of your Claude subscription (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plans), resulting in API usage charges rather than using your subscription's included usage."
Does Claude Code have a free plan?
Free plan exists but does not include Claude Code. Per Anthropic: "Features Free Pro Max 5x Max 20x @Claude No No No No Claude Code No Yes Yes Yes"
What changed at Claude Code (Fable 5 promotion ended)?
Anthropic's help center says the Fable 5 promotion ended on July 19, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM PT and applied to Fable 5 only. Pro plans and Team standard seats reach Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 through usage credits; Max plans and premium seats include them, with up to 50% of weekly usage limits on Fable models at no extra cost.
Sources
- Source: claude.com/pricing
- Source: support.claude.com/en/articles/11145838-using-claude-code-with-your-pro-or-max-plan
- Source: support.claude.com/en/articles/11049741-what-is-the-max-plan
- Source: support.claude.com/en/articles/8325606-what-is-the-pro-plan
- Source: support.claude.com/en/articles/11647753-understanding-usage-and-length-limits
- Source: support.claude.com/en/articles/12429409-manage-usage-credits-for-paid-claude-plans
- Source: support.claude.com/en/articles/15424964-claude-fable-models-on-your-plan
- Source: support.claude.com/en/articles/11845131-use-claude-code-with-your-team-or-enterprise-plan
- Source: support.claude.com/en/articles/14552983-models-usage-and-limits-in-claude-code
- Source: code.claude.com/docs/en/costs.md
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