Anthropic
Claude plan limits and pricing
AI assistant + coding agent (Claude Code). Paid plans from $20 to $200 a month. Checked October 30, 2026.
How Claude meters usage
Every plan has usage limits that reset on a rolling five-hour session window; paid plans (Pro, Max, Team, seat-based Enterprise) add weekly limits that reset at a fixed time assigned to the account, and Max plans (and Team premium seats) have a separate weekly limit for Fable. Usage across Claude on web, desktop, mobile, Claude Desktop and Claude Code draws from the same pool. Anthropic publishes no fixed message count: usage depends on conversation length and complexity, attached files, the model, effort level and features used. Anthropic publishes multipliers instead: Pro is at least 5x Free per session, Max is 5x or 20x Pro, Team standard is 1.25x Pro and Team premium is 6.25x Pro. Anthropic may also apply weekly and monthly caps or model/feature limits at its discretion. When a limit is reached, paid users can enable usage credits billed at standard API rates. Usage-based Enterprise seats include no usage allowance; all tokens are billed at API rates.
Free
Free · metered as usage allowance
| Limit | Vendor states | Window | Number | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session usage | Free covers everyday questions; limit resets on a rolling five-hour window | 5h | not published | Claude pricing |
| Claude Code | Not included | stated in words | Claude pricing | |
| Projects | Up to 5 | 5 | Claude pricing | |
| Context window | Up to 1M, varies by model | stated in words | Claude pricing | |
| Fable | Not available | stated in words | Claude pricing |
Checked 2026-10-30.
Pro
$20/mo · $17/mo billed annually ($200 billed up front) · metered as usage allowance
| Limit | Vendor states | Window | Number | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session usage | At least 5x the Free per-session allowance | 5h | 5 | Claude pricing |
| Weekly usage | Weekly limit across all models, resets at a fixed time assigned to the account | 7d | not published | What is the Pro plan? |
| Fable | Usage credits | stated in words | Claude pricing | |
| Claude Code | Included, shares the same limits | stated in words | Use Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan | |
| Usage credits | Optional usage credits billed at standard API rates | stated in words | Usagecredits | |
| API credits | Not included | stated in words | Apicredits | |
| Context window | Up to 1M, varies by model | stated in words | Claude pricing |
Checked 2026-10-30.
Max 5x
Monthly subscription only; web price, mobile may vary · metered as usage allowance
| Limit | Vendor states | Window | Number | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session usage | 5x the Pro per-session allowance | 5h | 5 | What is the Max plan? |
| Weekly usage | Weekly limit across all models; separate weekly limit for Fable | 7d | not published | Use Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan |
| Fable | 50% of weekly limits | 7d | 50 | Claude pricing |
| Output limits | Higher output limits for all tasks | not published | Claude pricing | |
| API credits | $100/month in Claude API credits (Claude Platform only; not usable in Claude Code or the Claude apps) | month | 100 | Claude pricing |
| Claude Code | Included, shares the same limits | stated in words | Use Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan | |
| Usage credits | Optional usage credits billed at standard API rates | stated in words | Usagecredits | |
| Context window | Up to 1M, varies by model | stated in words | Claude pricing |
Checked 2026-10-30.
Max 20x
Monthly subscription only; web price, mobile may vary · metered as usage allowance
| Limit | Vendor states | Window | Number | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session usage | 20x the Pro per-session allowance | 5h | 20 | What is the Max plan? |
| Weekly usage | Weekly limit across all models; separate weekly limit for Fable | 7d | not published | Use Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan |
| Fable | 50% of weekly limits | 7d | 50 | Claude pricing |
| Output limits | Higher output limits for all tasks | not published | Claude pricing | |
| API credits | $200/month in Claude API credits (Claude Platform only; not usable in Claude Code or the Claude apps) | month | 200 | Claude pricing |
| Claude Code | Included, shares the same limits | stated in words | Use Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan | |
| Usage credits | Optional usage credits billed at standard API rates | stated in words | Usagecredits | |
| Context window | Up to 1M, varies by model | stated in words | Claude pricing |
Checked 2026-10-30.
Team (standard seat)
2 to 150 seats; US prices excluding tax · $20/mo billed annually · 2 to 150 seats · metered as usage allowance
| Limit | Vendor states | Window | Number | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session usage | 1.25x the Pro per-session allowance | 5h | 1.25 | Team |
| Weekly usage | Weekly limit across all models, per member, resets at a fixed time assigned to the account | 7d | not published | Team |
| Seats | 2 to 150 seats | stated in words | Claude pricing | |
| API credits (team pool cap) | Up to $500/month pooled across the team | month | 500 | Apicredits |
| API credits per seat | $20 per standard seat, added to the team pool | month | 20 | Apicredits |
| Claude Code | Included, shares the same limits | stated in words | Claude pricing | |
| Usage credits | Available | stated in words | Claude pricing | |
| Context window | Up to 1M, varies by model (Team help article says 200k) | stated in words | Claude pricing |
Checked 2026-10-30.
Enterprise
Annual billing only; seat fee plus usage at API rates. Self-serve and sales-assisted versions have the same seat price. · 20-seat minimum, billed annually, plus usage at API rates · metered as seat + API usage
| Limit | Vendor states | Window | Number | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usage | No included usage; all tokens billed at standard API rates | stated in words | Enterprisebilling | |
| Seat minimum | 20 seats | 20 | Claude pricing | |
| Claude Code | Included (usage billed at API rates) | stated in words | Claude pricing | |
| API credits | Not included | stated in words | Apicredits | |
| Fable | Available | stated in words | Claude pricing | |
| Context window | Up to 1M, varies by model | stated in words | Claude pricing |
Checked 2026-10-30.
Change log
- 2026-10-30 · Claude: First recorded: 7 planssource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude: metering changed from A usage allowance per rolling five-hour session, plus a weekly cap on paid plans. Claude and Claude Code share the same allowance. Anthropic publishes no message counts; usage depends on model, message length, files and features. to Every plan has usage limits that reset on a rolling five-hour session window; paid plans (Pro, Max, Team, seat-based Enterprise) add weekly limits that reset at a fixed time assigned to the account, and Max plans (and Team premium seats) have a separate weekly limit for Fable. Usage across Claude on web, desktop, mobile, Claude Desktop and Claude Code draws from the same pool. Anthropic publishes no fixed message count: usage depends on conversation length and complexity, attached files, the model, effort level and features used. Anthropic publishes multipliers instead: Pro is at least 5x Free per session, Max is 5x or 20x Pro, Team standard is 1.25x Pro and Team premium is 6.25x Pro. Anthropic may also apply weekly and monthly caps or model/feature limits at its discretion. When a limit is reached, paid users can enable usage credits billed at standard API rates. Usage-based Enterprise seats include no usage allowance; all tokens are billed at API rates.Re-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Enterprise: API credits is now Not includedRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Enterprise: Claude Code is now Included (usage billed at API rates)Re-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Enterprise: Context window is now Up to 1M, varies by modelRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Enterprise: Fable is now AvailableRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Enterprise: Seat minimum is now 20 seatsRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Enterprise: Usage changed from Charged at API rates; cost scales with model and task to No included usage; all tokens billed at standard API ratesRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Free: Context window is now Up to 1M, varies by modelRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Free: Fable is now Not availableRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Free: Projects is now Up to 5Re-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Free: Session usage changed from Allowance per rolling 5-hour window to Free covers everyday questions; limit resets on a rolling five-hour windowsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Max 20x: API credits changed from $200/month in Claude API credits to $200/month in Claude API credits (Claude Platform only; not usable in Claude Code or the Claude apps)Re-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Max 20x: Context window is now Up to 1M, varies by modelRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Max 20x: Fable is now 50% of weekly limitsRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Max 20x: Output limits is now Higher output limits for all tasksRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Max 20x: Usage credits is now Optional usage credits billed at standard API ratesRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Max 5x: API credits changed from $100/month in Claude API credits to $100/month in Claude API credits (Claude Platform only; not usable in Claude Code or the Claude apps)Re-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Max 5x: Context window is now Up to 1M, varies by modelRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Max 5x: Fable is now 50% of weekly limitsRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Max 5x: Output limits is now Higher output limits for all tasksRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Max 5x: Usage credits is now Optional usage credits billed at standard API ratesRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Pro: API credits is now Not includedRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Pro: Context window is now Up to 1M, varies by modelRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Pro: Extra usage changed from Optional usage credits billed at standard API rates to nullRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Pro: Fable is now Usage creditsRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Pro: Session usage changed from More usage per session than Free to At least 5x the Free per-session allowancesource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Pro: Usage credits is now Optional usage credits billed at standard API ratesRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (premium seat): API credits changed from Up to $500/month pooled across the team to nullRe-verification 2026-10-30: limit renamed or re-sourced, see the tool pagesource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (premium seat): API credits (team pool cap) is now Up to $500/month pooled across the teamRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (premium seat): API credits per seat is now $100 per premium seat, added to the team poolRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (premium seat): Claude Code changed from Included to Included, shares the same limitsRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (premium seat): Context window is now Up to 1M, varies by model (Team help article says 200k)Re-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (premium seat): Fable is now 50% of weekly limits on premium seatsRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (premium seat): Seats is now 2 to 150 seatsRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (premium seat): Session usage changed from 5x more usage than a standard seat to 6.25x the Pro per-session allowance (5x more than a standard seat)source
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (premium seat): Usage credits is now AvailableRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (premium seat): Weekly usage is now Weekly limit across all models, per member, resets at a fixed time assigned to the accountRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (standard seat): API credits changed from Up to $500/month pooled across the team to nullRe-verification 2026-10-30: limit renamed or re-sourced, see the tool pagesource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (standard seat): API credits (team pool cap) is now Up to $500/month pooled across the teamRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (standard seat): API credits per seat is now $20 per standard seat, added to the team poolRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (standard seat): Claude Code changed from Included to Included, shares the same limitsRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (standard seat): Context window is now Up to 1M, varies by model (Team help article says 200k)Re-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (standard seat): Seats is now 2 to 150 seatsRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (standard seat): Session usage changed from More usage than Pro to 1.25x the Pro per-session allowancesource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (standard seat): Usage credits is now AvailableRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
- 2026-10-30 · Claude Team (standard seat): Weekly usage is now Weekly limit across all models, per member, resets at a fixed time assigned to the accountRe-verification 2026-10-30: wording or newly recorded limit, no figure changedsource
Claude limits: common questions
Answered from the figures above only. Where Anthropic publishes no number, the answer says so.
How much does Claude cost per month?
Claude paid plans, as listed on Anthropic's pricing page on 2026-10-30: Pro $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually), Max 5x Monthly subscription only; web price, mobile may vary, Max 20x Monthly subscription only; web price, mobile may vary, Team (standard seat) 2 to 150 seats; US prices excluding tax ($20/mo billed annually), Team (premium seat) 2 to 150 seats; US prices excluding tax ($100/mo billed annually). A free plan is also available.
Does Claude have a free plan?
Yes. The Claude Free plan costs nothing. Session usage: Free covers everyday questions; limit resets on a rolling five-hour window. Claude Code: Not included. Projects: Up to 5. Context window: Up to 1M, varies by model. Fable: Not available.
How does Claude meter usage?
Every plan has usage limits that reset on a rolling five-hour session window; paid plans (Pro, Max, Team, seat-based Enterprise) add weekly limits that reset at a fixed time assigned to the account, and Max plans (and Team premium seats) have a separate weekly limit for Fable. Usage across Claude on web, desktop, mobile, Claude Desktop and Claude Code draws from the same pool. Anthropic publishes no fixed message count: usage depends on conversation length and complexity, attached files, the model, effort level and features used. Anthropic publishes multipliers instead: Pro is at least 5x Free per session, Max is 5x or 20x Pro, Team standard is 1.25x Pro and Team premium is 6.25x Pro. Anthropic may also apply weekly and monthly caps or model/feature limits at its discretion. When a limit is reached, paid users can enable usage credits billed at standard API rates. Usage-based Enterprise seats include no usage allowance; all tokens are billed at API rates.
What is the Claude Pro usage limit?
Claude Pro ($20/mo): Session usage per five-hour window is "At least 5x the Free per-session allowance". Source: Claude pricing, checked 2026-10-30.
What is the Claude Max 5x usage limit?
Claude Max 5x (Monthly subscription only; web price, mobile may vary): Session usage per five-hour window is "5x the Pro per-session allowance". Source: What is the Max plan? (Help Center), checked 2026-10-30.
What is the Claude Max 20x usage limit?
Claude Max 20x (Monthly subscription only; web price, mobile may vary): Session usage per five-hour window is "20x the Pro per-session allowance". Source: What is the Max plan? (Help Center), checked 2026-10-30.
When do Claude limits reset?
Session usage: Free covers everyday questions; limit resets on a rolling five-hour window. Anthropic does not publish the exact figure.
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