Claude Pro vs Max for Claude Code
Compare Claude Pro, Max 5x and Max 20x: subscription prices, Claude Code access, and the session and weekly usage limits Anthropic publishes.
Which Claude plan fits?
All three plans include Claude Code, and Claude and Claude Code draw on the same limits. Pro is the cheapest and the only one with annual billing. Max 5x and Max 20x raise the per-session allowance, which Anthropic describes as five and 20 times Pro's, add $100 or $200 a month in API credits, and can run Fable models inside the weekly limit, where Pro runs them on usage credits only. Which one fits depends on how much you use in a five-hour session and in a week, and no plan rule cited here puts that in tokens. Claude pricing, Claude Code with Pro or Max, What is the Max plan?, Monthly API credits, Fable models on your plan
Claude Pro vs Max: prices and usage limits
| Rule | Pro | Max 5x | Max 20x |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price and billing | $20 per month if billed monthly. Prices exclude applicable tax. Claude pricing | $100 per month for a web subscription. Monthly billing only; mobile pricing may vary. Prices exclude applicable tax. What is the Max plan?, Claude pricing | $200 per month for a web subscription. Monthly billing only; mobile pricing may vary. Prices exclude applicable tax. What is the Max plan?, Claude pricing |
| Annual billing | $17 per month with annual billing ($200 billed up front). Claude pricing | "The Max plan is currently available as a monthly subscription only." What is the Max plan? | "The Max plan is currently available as a monthly subscription only." What is the Max plan? |
| Claude Code included | Included. Claude pricing | Included. Claude pricing | Included. Claude pricing |
| Five-hour session limit | "Both Pro and Max plans have a five-hour session limit and a weekly limit." Claude Code with Pro or Max | "Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours." "Max 5x includes five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance." What is the Max plan? | "Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours." "Max 20x includes 20 times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance." What is the Max plan? |
| Weekly limit | A weekly limit applies. Claude Code with Pro or Max | "Max plans also have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models." What is the Max plan? | "Max plans also have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models." What is the Max plan? |
| Published token allowance | None listed in the cited plan rules. Claude pricing, Claude Code with Pro or Max | None listed in the cited plan rules. What is the Max plan?, Claude Code with Pro or Max | None listed in the cited plan rules. What is the Max plan?, Claude Code with Pro or Max |
| Shared with chat | "These limits are shared across Claude and Claude Code, meaning all activity in both tools counts against the same limits." Claude Code with Pro or Max | "These limits are shared across Claude and Claude Code, meaning all activity in both tools counts against the same limits." Claude Code with Pro or Max | "These limits are shared across Claude and Claude Code, meaning all activity in both tools counts against the same limits." Claude Code with Pro or Max |
| Fable models | "Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 aren't included in your plan's usage limits." Usage credits apply from the start. Fable models on your plan | "You can use up to 50% of your weekly usage limits on Fable models at no extra cost." Fable draws from that allowance faster than other models. Max also has a separate weekly limit for Fable. Fable models on your plan, Claude Code with Pro or Max | "You can use up to 50% of your weekly usage limits on Fable models at no extra cost." Fable draws from that allowance faster than other models. Max also has a separate weekly limit for Fable. Fable models on your plan, Claude Code with Pro or Max |
| Fast mode | Research preview for Opus 5.5, Opus 5 and Opus 4.8 only. Usage credits must be turned on; fast mode is outside subscription limits. "Fast mode usage draws directly from usage credits, even if you have remaining usage on your plan." Claude Code fast mode | Research preview for Opus 5.5, Opus 5 and Opus 4.8 only. Usage credits must be turned on; fast mode is outside subscription limits. "Fast mode usage draws directly from usage credits, even if you have remaining usage on your plan." Claude Code fast mode | Research preview for Opus 5.5, Opus 5 and Opus 4.8 only. Usage credits must be turned on; fast mode is outside subscription limits. "Fast mode usage draws directly from usage credits, even if you have remaining usage on your plan." Claude Code fast mode |
| API credits included | Pro is not eligible for monthly API credits. Monthly API credits | $100 in monthly API credits, claimed through a linked Claude Console organization. New subscribers wait seven days. Unused credits expire each billing cycle and do not roll over. They do not change subscription limits or cover interactive Claude Code or extra usage. Monthly API credits | $200 in monthly API credits, claimed through a linked Claude Console organization. New subscribers wait seven days. Unused credits expire each billing cycle and do not roll over. They do not change subscription limits or cover interactive Claude Code or extra usage. Monthly API credits |
| Buying more usage | After the five-hour session limit, usage credits can keep you using Claude. They apply to Claude conversations and Claude Code terminal usage; discounted bundles are available. Claude Code with Pro or Max, Usage credits, Usage bundles | After the five-hour session limit, usage credits can keep you using Claude. They apply to Claude conversations and Claude Code terminal usage; discounted bundles are available. Claude Code with Pro or Max, Usage credits, Usage bundles | After the five-hour session limit, usage credits can keep you using Claude. They apply to Claude conversations and Claude Code terminal usage; discounted bundles are available. Claude Code with Pro or Max, Usage credits, Usage bundles |
Claude Code token limits
The plan rules cited here publish no token allowance for Pro or Max. They set a five-hour session limit and a weekly limit, and describe Max as multiples of Pro's per-session allowance, not as weekly token totals. The "5x" and "20x" in the plan names are Anthropic's names, not figures this site measured. A "token limit" can also mean a model's context window or an API rate limit; this page is about subscription usage limits only. What is the Max plan?, Claude Code with Pro or Max
What sharers' logs show
For what sharers' logs show, see the home page's Codex and Claude plan cards. Read how the numbers work for the method and its limits. To add your own weeks, install the Claude Code plugin from the Token Report page.
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