How-to·October 23, 2026, 22:35

Claude from free to enterprise: What Anthropic's AI assistant costs

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Anthropic's AI assistant Claude is available in a free version and in paid plans starting at USD 20 a month. Here is an overview of what the plans include, according to Anthropic, and how to use Claude.

Claude is a large language model, meaning a computer program trained to understand and write text, developed by Anthropic. According to Anthropic, it is designed as a helpful, honest and harmless assistant with a conversational tone.

How to use Claude

Claude can be used in a browser at claude.ai, in desktop apps for Mac and Windows, and in mobile apps for iOS and Android. In the interface, users can switch between different Claude models. The active model appears below the text field on web and desktop and at the top on mobile. There are also settings for effort level and extended thinking.

The minimum age is 18, and Claude is only available in supported countries and regions. Anthropic says Claude is trained heavily on English but also performs well in many other common languages.

Conversation history from competing services cannot be imported. However, the memory feature supports transfers from other providers.

Free and for individuals

The free plan costs USD 0 and includes chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file creation, code execution, memory, app connections and artifacts. The models are Sonnet and Haiku. There are usage limits per session, which reset every five hours.

Pro costs USD 20 a month with monthly billing or USD 17 a month with an annual subscription (USD 200 paid upfront). It includes more usage, task scheduling, Claude Code, Projects and access to Opus. The model Fable is available through credits.

Max starts at USD 100 a month and provides 5 or 20 times more usage, higher output limits, early access to advanced features, priority during peak demand and API credits of USD 100-200 a month.

For teams and businesses

The Team plan costs USD 20 per seat a month with annual billing (USD 25 with monthly billing) for standard seats. Premium seats cost USD 100 with annual billing (USD 125 monthly). They provide 5 times more usage and up to USD 500 a month in shared API credits.

Enterprise costs USD 20 per seat a month plus usage at API rates, with a minimum of 20 seats. The plan includes SSO (single sign-on), SCIM, audit logs, a compliance API, role-based access and a HIPAA-ready option.

Caveats

All information comes from Anthropic itself. Prices are listed in USD with no information on VAT or taxes, were retrieved on October 25, 2026, and may change. The model name Fable appears on the pricing page without further explanation.