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Claude Pro vs Max: price and usage limits

Claude Pro and both Max plans side by side: price, usage compared with Pro, session and weekly limits and reset rules. Every value links to its source.

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Prices and limits change often. Each figure shows the date it was last checked against its cited source. Confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Nothing here is financial, legal or tax advice.

At a glance

Plans from cheapest to most expensive

Price billed monthly, USD

  1. Claude Pro

    $20/mo per monthSource

  2. Claude Max 5x

    $100/mo per monthSource

  3. Claude Max 20x

    $200/mo per monthSource

Plans are ordered from cheapest to most expensive by the listed monthly price. The plans do not meter usage the same way. Bars are drawn to scale, full rail = $500/mo, the highest monthly USD price on LimitSheet.

Price and limits by plan

Price and limits, each with its source

Claude Pro vs Claude Max 5x vs Claude Max 20x: price and limits
WhatClaude ProClaude Max 5xClaude Max 20xVerified
Billed monthly (USD) Cite this row: Billed monthly (USD)$20 per month1excl. taxNote on Billed monthly (USD), Claude Pro$100 per month2tax not statedNote on Billed monthly (USD), Claude Max 5x$200 per month3tax not statedNote on Billed monthly (USD), Claude Max 20x, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Billed annually (USD per month) Cite this row: Billed annually (USD per month)$17 per month, billed annually4excl. taxNote on Billed annually (USD per month), Claude ProNot trackedNot tracked, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Usage vs base plan Cite this row: Usage vs base plan5x Free per 5-hour session (at least)55x Pro per session620x Pro per session7, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
5-hour window Cite this row: 5-hour windowSession limit resets every five hours (no published message count)8Session limit resets every five hours (no published message count)9Session limit resets every five hours (no published message count)9, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Weekly cap Cite this row: Weekly capWeekly usage limit across all models (no published number)10Weekly usage limit across all models (no published number)11Weekly usage limit across all models (no published number)11, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Reset rule Cite this row: Reset ruleWeekly limit resets at a fixed day and time assigned to the account12Weekly limit resets at a fixed day and time assigned to the account13Weekly limit resets at a fixed day and time assigned to the account13, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Overage Cite this row: OverageUsage credits at standard API rates (opt-in)14Usage credits at standard API rates (opt-in)14Usage credits at standard API rates (opt-in)14, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check

Values are Official (stated by the vendor) unless labeled otherwise. Numbers in boxes link to the source. Bars are drawn to scale, full rail = $500/mo, the highest monthly USD price on LimitSheet.

Audit trail 14 sources and 4 notes. All Official: Anthropic, Claude Help Center (Anthropic). Accessed . Archived copies linked.

Sources for “Claude Pro vs Claude Max 5x vs Claude Max 20x: price and limits”

  1. Anthropic, Plans & Pricing | Claude by AnthropicPer month with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front). $20 if billed monthly.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  2. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?Max 5x: $100 per monthAccessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  3. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?Max 20x: $200 per monthAccessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  4. Anthropic, Plans & Pricing | Claude by Anthropic$17 Per month with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front).Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  5. Anthropic, Plans & Pricing | Claude by AnthropicPro gives you at least 5x more usage per 5-hour session than Free.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  6. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?Max 5x includes five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  7. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?Max 20x includes 20 times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  8. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Pro plan?Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  9. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  10. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Pro plan?Pro plans also have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  11. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?Max plans also have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  12. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Pro plan?Weekly limits reset at a fixed time each week that is assigned to your account. Your reset day and time stay the same regardless of when you start using Claude or when your subscription begins, and you receive your full weekly allowance each cycle.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  13. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?The weekly limit resets at a fixed time each week that is assigned to your account.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  14. Anthropic, Plans & Pricing | Claude by AnthropicWhen you reach a limit, you can wait for it to reset, move to a higher plan, or, on paid plans, turn on usage credits to keep working at standard API rates.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value

Notes on “Claude Pro vs Claude Max 5x vs Claude Max 20x: price and limits”

  • Billed monthly (USD), Claude Pro: Tax: the same page says “Prices shown don’t include applicable tax.” Back to the value
  • Billed monthly (USD), Claude Max 5x: Web price. The article adds: “These prices are for web subscriptions only. Mobile pricing may vary depending on your app platform.” It does not state the tax treatment. Back to the value
  • Billed monthly (USD), Claude Max 20x: Web price. The article adds: “These prices are for web subscriptions only. Mobile pricing may vary depending on your app platform.” It does not state the tax treatment. Back to the value
  • Billed annually (USD per month), Claude Pro: Tax: the same page says “Prices shown don’t include applicable tax.” Back to the value

How usage is metered

Reading these tables

  • USD prices are the listed prices. Where the source states the tax treatment, it is shown under the price; otherwise the cell says “tax not stated”.
  • “Not tracked” means we hold no sourced value for that cell yet. Where a vendor publishes no number, the cell quotes what it does say.
  • Each value links to its source; the list under each table shows the source's exact words.

More recorded details

Claude Pro vs Max: other recorded values
PlanWhatValueNoteVerified
Claude Pro Cite this row: Claude ProOther$2001excl. taxNote on Claude Pro, ValueAnnual Pro subscription total, billed once up front., verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Claude Pro Cite this row: Claude ProOtherClaude Code included; shares the plan's usage limits2None, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Claude Pro Cite this row: Claude ProOtherclaude.ai, Claude Code and Claude Desktop count toward one usage limit3Note on Claude Pro, ValueApplies to every Claude plan with usage limits, not only Pro., verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Claude Max 5x Cite this row: Claude Max 5xOtherMonthly billing only4None, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check
Claude Max 20x Cite this row: Claude Max 20xOtherMonthly billing only4None, verified 17 days agoMay be outdatedAI-assisted check

Values are Official (stated by the vendor) unless labeled otherwise. Numbers in boxes link to the source.

Audit trail 4 sources and 2 notes. All Official: Anthropic, Claude Help Center (Anthropic). Accessed . Archived copies linked.

Sources for “Claude Pro vs Max: other recorded values”

  1. Anthropic, Plans & Pricing | Claude by Anthropic$17 Per month with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front).Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  2. Anthropic, Plans & Pricing | Claude by AnthropicClaude Code is included in all paid plans. It shares the same usage limits as the rest of your plan, so your work in the terminal and your chats draw from one pool.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  3. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), How do usage and length limits work?Note that your usage of all different Claude product surfaces (claude.ai, Claude Code, Claude Desktop) counts towards the same usage limit.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value
  4. Claude Help Center (Anthropic), What is the Max plan?The Max plan is currently available as a monthly subscription only.Accessed Archived copy Official: Stated by the vendor on its own pricing page, docs or help center. Back to the value

Notes on “Claude Pro vs Max: other recorded values”

  • Claude Pro, Value: Annual Pro subscription total, billed once up front. Back to the value
  • Claude Pro, Value: Applies to every Claude plan with usage limits, not only Pro. Back to the value

Every plan, in full

Changes to these plans

  1. Claude Decrease

    Claude Code weekly limits settle at 25% above the pre-promotion level

    BeforeWeekly Claude Code limits at the promotional level, 50% above the pre-promotion level (through September 13, 2026).

    AfterWeekly Claude Code limits 25% above the pre-promotion level, permanently, for Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise.

  2. Claude Plan or price added

    Claude starts showing INR prices in India (reported)

    BeforeClaude plans priced in US dollars for users in India.

    AfterTechCrunch reported local rupee prices for Pro, Max and Team, taxes included. This site shows a rupee price only after a person has seen the amount at a real checkout (see the India page).

  3. Claude Increase

    Claude Code weekly limits raised 50% in a limited-time promotion

    BeforeStandard weekly Claude Code limits (the pre-promotion level).

    AfterWeekly Claude Code limits 50% above the pre-promotion level through September 13, 2026, for Pro, Max, Team and legacy seat-based Enterprise users.

  4. Claude Increase

    Claude Code five-hour limits doubled for paid plans

    BeforeClaude Code five-hour limits at the previous level; a peak-hours limit reduction applied to Claude Code on Pro and Max.

    AfterClaude Code five-hour limits doubled for Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise; no peak-hours reduction on Pro and Max.

  5. Claude Decrease

    Claude adds weekly limits for Pro and Max

    BeforePro and Max usage limits that reset every five hours; no weekly limit.

    AfterFive-hour limits unchanged, plus an overall weekly limit and a weekly Claude Opus 4 limit, each resetting every seven days.

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