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Claude Pricing 2026

Anthropic · Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude costs $20/month for Pro, $200/month for Max 20×. API access starts at $3.00 per 1M input tokens. Strongest at coding and long-context reasoning. No native image generation.

Free tier
$0
  • Limited Sonnet 4.6, ~30 messages/5h
  • Free-tier score: 3/5
Pro
$20/mo
  • Full access to Claude Sonnet 4.6
  • Context window: 1M tokens
  • Web search
  • File upload
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
Intelligence Index
95.0
Free tier
3/5
Open weights
No

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FAQ

How much does Claude cost?

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

Is Claude free?

Limited Sonnet 4.6, ~30 messages/5h. A modest free tier is available.

What's a cheaper alternative to Claude?

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

Or skip the choice

Get Claude plus 13 other AI models — $14.99/month.

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