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Is Claude Free? What the Free Plan Includes, and What Pro, Max and Ultra Cost

Compiled by MetaPatchAI · Published , 3:29 PM ET

By MetaPatchAI Guides Team · Edited by Stephen Pierce

Viewers of a viral Claude Code 3D-video TikTok keep asking "Is Claude free?" Short answer: yes, Claude has a $0 Free plan, but Claude Code isn't included in it. All plan and price details below come from Anthropic's official pricing page, checked on Oct 30, 2026. Prices exclude tax and can change.

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Steps (start here)

  1. Try it free: sign up on Claude's Free plan ($0). It works on web, desktop and mobile.
  2. Know the limits: Free has "limited usage every 5 hours and every week". Anthropic doesn't publish a fixed message count.
  3. Want Claude Code (the tool from the "what if" 3D videos)? You need Pro or higher. Anthropic's comparison table shows Claude Code as "No" on Free.
  4. Pick a plan: Pro is $20/month billed monthly, or $17/month on an annual plan ($200 billed up front). Max is $100/month. Ultra is $200/month.
  5. Check your usage at any time in Settings > Usage. To cancel, go to Settings > Billing. Anthropic says to cancel at least 24 hours before renewal.

What the Free plan includes (Anthropic)

Chat on web, desktop and mobile; web search; creating files and running code; memory; connectors; Artifacts; Claude Design, Slides and Docs; voice mode; up to 5 Projects; the Sonnet and Haiku models. Opus and Claude Code aren't included.

Paid plans at a glance (Anthropic, Oct 30, 2026)

Plan Price Usage vs Pro
Free $0 Limited
Pro $20/mo monthly, or $17/mo annual ($200 up front) 1x, and "at least 5x more usage per 5-hour session than Free"
Max $100/mo (monthly billing only) 5x every 5 hours and every week; $100/mo in API credits
Ultra $200/mo (monthly billing only) 10x weekly, no 5-hour limit for verified accounts; $200/mo in API credits

Usage on Claude web, desktop, mobile and Claude Code all comes from the same pool. Team and Enterprise plans are also available. Anthropic lists Enterprise at $20 per seat per month plus usage at API rates, billed annually.

Confirmed / Not confirmed

Confirmed (Anthropic pricing page): a $0 Free plan; the features and limits above; Claude Code is available on Pro and higher only; the prices for Pro, Max, Ultra and Enterprise; shared usage across apps; the cancel and refund rules. Not confirmed: an exact number of free messages (Anthropic says it depends on the model, chat length and files); student or regional discounts (the page mentions an Education plan but no price); prices in other currencies.

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