// Anthropic
Claude Code pricing and models
Anthropic’s agentic coding tool, included with Claude Pro and above or billed per token with an API key.
All coding toolsPlans checked 2026-10-27
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $20/mo
- Own API key
- Yes
- Open source
- No
Plans
Terminal agent, plus IDE extensions, desktop and web.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $20/mo$17/mo billed annually | At least 5× Free usage per five-hour session; weekly limits apply+ Fable via usage credits |
| Max | from $100/mo | 5× or 20× Pro usage per session, plus $100 or $200 in monthly API credits; Fable capped at 50% of weekly limits |
| Team (Standard)team | $25/moper seat · $20 billed annually | More usage than Pro; 2–150 seats |
| Team (Premium)team | $125/moper seat · $100 billed annually | 5× Standard usage; Fable capped at 50% of weekly limits |
Included models and how they score
LiveBench coding and long-horizon agentic scores, strongest coder first, with what the same heavy month of agent work would cost paying per token.
| Model | Coding | Long-horizon agentic | Same work via API |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5.1 | 97.7 | 77.9 | $6,540/mo |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 96.3 | 72.8 | $2,672/mo |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 94.7 | 63.4 | $1,336/mo |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 91.4 | 40.0 | $69.60/mo |
Compare Claude Code with
Claude Code FAQ
How much does Claude Code cost?
Claude Code has no free plan. Paid plans start at $20/mo (Pro). Prices from Anthropic’s pricing page, checked 2026-10-27.
Which models does Claude Code use?
Claude Haiku 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Fable 5.1.
Can I use Claude Code with my own API key?
Yes — usage is then billed per token by the provider instead of by a plan. A heavy coding-agent month (40K tokens in, 4K out, 20K requests, 70% cached) on Claude Fable 5.1 comes to about $6,540 at list price.
Where these numbers come from
- Plans and prices — each vendor's own pricing page, checked 2026-10-27: Claude Code. Usage allowances change often; check before you buy.
- Model scores — LiveBench coding and long-horizon agentic categories for the models each plan includes, live from the same data as the leaderboard. A tool's own agent loop matters too; these scores rate the model, not the tool.
- “Same work via API” — a heavy coding-agent month (40K tokens in, 4K out, 20K requests, 70% cached input) at OpenRouter list price, for comparing a subscription against paying per token.