Anthropic — tracked routes and prices
13 access routes across subscriptions, api (per token), free / promos. Cheapest verified per-token route: Haiku 4.5 at $2.00/M blended. Every route was verified directly on its official page this pass. Snapshot 2026-09-07 (rows accessed 2026-09-07). Rankings live on the cost leaderboard.
Tracked offers: Claude Pro
| Category | Route | Price (list) | Notes and caveats | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscriptions | Claude Freeanthropic--sub--claude-free | $0/mo | Entry tier; 200k context; Sonnet and Haiku models only.· Throttled usage· No Opus or Fable models | srcDIRECT |
| Subscriptions | Claude Pro offeranthropic--sub--claude-pro | $20/mo ($17/mo annual) | Includes Claude Code, Cowork, Design, Science; Fable requires usage credits; at least 5x Free usage per 5-hour session.· 5-hour session caps· Fable requires usage credits | srcDIRECT |
| Subscriptions | Claude Max 5xanthropic--sub--max-5x | $100/mo | Official help article: "Max 5x: $100 per month"; monthly billing only; web prices (mobile may vary). 5x Pro usage per 5-hour session; Fable capped at 50% of weekly limits.· Web price; mobile may differ· Weekly cap on Fable | srcDIRECT |
| Subscriptions | Claude Max 20xanthropic--sub--max-20x | $200/mo | Same help article: "Max 20x: $200 per month". The pricing page itself shows only a single Max card "From $100" — the help center is the only itemized source. | srcDIRECT |
| Subscriptions | Claude Team - Standard seatanthropic--sub--team-standard | $20/seat/mo annual ($25 monthly) | More usage than Pro; Claude Code included; 2-150 seats.· Annual billing for the $20 rate | srcDIRECT |
| Subscriptions | Claude Team - Premium seatanthropic--sub--team-premium | $100/seat/mo annual ($125 monthly) | 5x Standard-seat usage; mix-and-match with Standard seats. | srcDIRECT |
| Subscriptions | Claude Enterpriseanthropic--sub--enterprise | $20/seat + usage at API rates | Billed annually; self-serve or sales-assisted; 500k context on default model.· Usage billed at API rates | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | Fable 5.1anthropic--api--fable-5-1 | $10 in / $50 out | Cache read $0.25, write $12.50; batch -50%.· High output rate | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | Opus 5anthropic--api--opus-5 | $5 in / $25 out | Cache read $0.50, write $6.25; fast mode at 2x standard pricing. | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | Sonnet 5anthropic--api--sonnet-5 | $2 in / $10 out | Cache read $0.20, write $2.50. | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | Haiku 4.5anthropic--api--haiku-4-5 | $1 in / $5 out | Cache read $0.10, write $1.25. | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | Legacy page ladder (Fable 5; Opus 4.x; Sonnet 4.x)anthropic--api--legacy-ladder | $10/$50; $5/$25; $3/$15; $15/$75 as listed | One legacy page: Fable 5 $10/$50; Opus 4.8/4.7/4.6/4.5 $5/$25; Sonnet 4.6/4.5 $3/$15; Opus 4.1 $15/$75. Batch -50% across rows.· Superseded ladder; per-model rows not split | srcDIRECT |
| Free / promos | Claude Freeanthropic--promo--claude-free | $0 | Full consumer feature surface with throttled usage.· Throttled usage | srcDIRECT |
Claude Free
$0/mo
Subscriptions · DIRECT · Throttled usage
Claude Pro
$20/mo ($17/mo annual)
Subscriptions · DIRECT · 5-hour session caps
View tracked offerClaude Max 5x
$100/mo
Subscriptions · DIRECT · Web price; mobile may differ
Claude Max 20x
$200/mo
Subscriptions · DIRECT
Claude Team - Standard seat
$20/seat/mo annual ($25 monthly)
Subscriptions · DIRECT · Annual billing for the $20 rate
Claude Team - Premium seat
$100/seat/mo annual ($125 monthly)
Subscriptions · DIRECT
Claude Enterprise
$20/seat + usage at API rates
Subscriptions · DIRECT · Usage billed at API rates
Fable 5.1
$10 in / $50 out
API (per token) · DIRECT · High output rate
Opus 5
$5 in / $25 out
API (per token) · DIRECT
Sonnet 5
$2 in / $10 out
API (per token) · DIRECT
Haiku 4.5
$1 in / $5 out
API (per token) · DIRECT
Legacy page ladder (Fable 5; Opus 4.x; Sonnet 4.x)
$10/$50; $5/$25; $3/$15; $15/$75 as listed
API (per token) · DIRECT · Superseded ladder; per-model rows not split
Claude Free
$0
Free / promos · DIRECT · Throttled usage
Route economics at a glance
Assembled from the verified rows above — no new data. Each figure links its official source and carries the date it was read.
| Cheapest paid subscription | $20/mo ($17/mo annual) | Claude Pro | src 2026-09-07 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free / promo routes | 3 | 2 sold by Anthropic (Claude Free · Claude Free) · 1 more free route for Anthropic's models hosted by other sellers — see below. | |
| API per-token range (blended) | $2.00–$20.00/M | Across 4 priced API routes; blended = (3 x input + output) / 4 — see methodology. | |
| Batch / off-peak discounts | 1 | Fable 5.1 −50% | |
| Published overage terms | 2 of 7 routes | Claude Pro: Usage credits at standard API rates (no flat per-unit overage published) · Claude Enterprise: $20/seat/mo plus usage billed at API rates | |
Free routes for Anthropic models — third-party hosting
Anthropic is the model vendor here, not the seller: each route below is $0 on its host's terms and links the host's own official page — worth re-checking there before relying on it. These rows come from the same tracked data as the table above (model→route mapping); each route stays counted on its host's provider page.
| Hosted by | Route | Price | Model (vendor) | Notes and caveats | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | Copilot Freegithub--tool--copilot-free | $0 | Claude 4.5 Haikuvendor: Anthropic | 2,000 completions + 50 chat requests per month; Haiku 4.5, GPT-5 mini and more; Copilot CLI.· Monthly request caps | srcDIRECT |
Tracked offers with full breakdowns
Anthropic · Claude Pro
Claude Pro subscription
$20/mo billed monthly; annual is $200 billed up front ('$17 per month with annual subscription discount', pricing-page card)
Usage is capped per rolling 5-hour session and per week — hitting a cap needs usage credits (plain-English: pay-as-you-go top-ups at standard API rates), and the flagship Fable models run on those credits for every plan below Max.
Verified 2026-09-07 — catches, limits, break-even math, and dated evidence on the offer page.
Cited intelligence scores
Quoted from the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3, accessed 2026-09-07 — not measured by us. Each value links its exact AA source row. Artificial Analysis scores every reasoning-effort variant separately; we quote the named variant shown. An asterisk marks scores AA itself flags as estimates.
Claude Fable 5.1 (max with fallback) — 53
AA Intelligence Index v4.3 (max with fallback) — Source: Artificial Analysis, accessed 2026-09-07 · AA source · priced on this page as Fable 5.1
Claude Opus 5 (max) — 51
AA Intelligence Index v4.3 (max) — Source: Artificial Analysis, accessed 2026-09-07 · AA source · priced on this page as Opus 5
Claude Sonnet 5 (max) — 38
AA Intelligence Index v4.3 (max) — Source: Artificial Analysis, accessed 2026-09-07 · AA source · priced on this page as Sonnet 5
Claude 4.5 Haiku — 18
AA Intelligence Index v4.3 — Source: Artificial Analysis, accessed 2026-09-07 · AA source · priced on this page as Haiku 4.5
Sources & methods
Snapshot 2026-09-07 (per-datum access dates at right; a few rows rest on dated official snapshots — see notes). Every price above links its official source in the routes table; every score above links its AA source row. Below, each datum's source and access date, in full. Method: methodology.
| Datum | Source | Accessed | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude FreeSubscriptions · $0/mo | claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Claude ProSubscriptions · $20/mo ($17/mo annual) | claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Claude Max 5xSubscriptions · $100/mo | support.claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Claude Max 20xSubscriptions · $200/mo | support.claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Claude Team - Standard seatSubscriptions · $20/seat/mo annual ($25 monthly) | claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Claude Team - Premium seatSubscriptions · $100/seat/mo annual ($125 monthly) | claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Claude EnterpriseSubscriptions · $20/seat + usage at API rates | claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Fable 5.1API (per token) · $10 in / $50 out | claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Opus 5API (per token) · $5 in / $25 out | claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Sonnet 5API (per token) · $2 in / $10 out | claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Haiku 4.5API (per token) · $1 in / $5 out | claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Legacy page ladder (Fable 5; Opus 4.x; Sonnet 4.x)API (per token) · $10/$50; $5/$25; $3/$15; $15/$75 as listed | claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Claude FreeFree / promos · $0 | claude.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (max with fallback) — II v4.3: 53Quoted score, not measured by us | artificialanalysis.ai | 2026-09-07 | CITED |
| Claude Opus 5 (max) — II v4.3: 51Quoted score, not measured by us | artificialanalysis.ai | 2026-09-07 | CITED |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (max) — II v4.3: 38Quoted score, not measured by us | artificialanalysis.ai | 2026-09-07 | CITED |
| Claude 4.5 Haiku — II v4.3: 18Quoted score, not measured by us | artificialanalysis.ai | 2026-09-07 | CITED |