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Claude Code Pricing 2026

Anthropic · Claude Sonnet / Opus 4.x

Claude Code costs $20/month for Claude Pro, $200/month for Claude Max 20×. API access starts at $3.00 per 1M input tokens. Anthropic's CLI coding agent. Same Claude models as the chat product, but optimized for autonomous, multi-file refactoring with bash + edit tools. Strongest at large-codebase reasoning.

Free tier
$0
  • Not free — requires Claude Pro or API credits
  • Free-tier score: 1/5
Claude Pro
$20/mo
  • Full access to Claude Sonnet / Opus 4.x
  • Context window: 1M tokens
  • Web search
  • File upload
Claude Max 20×
$200/mo
  • Higher rate limits
  • Priority access
  • Full agent tooling
  • Code execution sandbox
API pricing
$3.00per 1M input tokens
$15.00per 1M output tokens
~$6.00est. per 1M in + 200K out
Context window
1M
Knowledge cutoff
2026-03
Free tier
1/5
Open weights
No

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FAQ

How much does Claude Code cost?

Claude Code costs $20/month for the Claude Pro plan, and $200/month for the Claude Max 20× plan. API: $3.00 per 1M input tokens, $15.00 per 1M output tokens.

Is Claude Code free?

Not free — requires Claude Pro or API credits. Free access is limited or unavailable.

What's a cheaper alternative to Claude Code?

The cheapest alternatives are DeepSeek (api only), Meta AI (free), and Qwen (plus). Or skip the choice entirely — Perspective AI bundles Claude Code and 13 other AI models for $14.99/month.

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