Subscription comparison · Anthropic
Claude Ultra vs Claude Max
The monthly prices of Claude Ultra and Claude Max as each provider lists them, the usage limits each publishes in its own words, and what the terms say about automated use. Features and output quality are not compared.
Calculated impact price per month and over 12 months
Claude Ultra costs $200.00 a month and Claude Max $100.00 a month with monthly billing, as listed in the United States on , so Claude Ultra is $100.00 a month more than Claude Max (100.0 %): $1,200.00 more over 12 months.
| Price, USD | Claude Ultra | Claude Max | Claude Ultra minus Claude Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per month, monthly billing | $200.00 Published | $100.00 Published | +$100.00 (+100.0 %) |
| 12 months, monthly billing | $2,400.00 | $1,200.00 | +$1,200.00 |
Calculated 12 months = 12 × the monthly price; prices per person, as listed in the United States on . Sources: Claude Ultra price page · Claude Max price page.
Limits in the provider’s words Published quoted with the date read
| What the provider says | Claude Ultra | Claude Max |
|---|---|---|
| Usage compared with another plan | “The Ultra plan includes 10 times the Pro plan's usage every week.”support.claude.com, read | “The Max plan includes five times the Pro plan's usage every five hours and every week.”support.claude.com, read |
| Reset | “Verified Ultra accounts don't have a five-hour limit. If your account isn't verified yet, a temporary limit applies.”support.claude.com, read | “Max plans have a five-hour limit, a weekly usage limit that applies across all models, and a separate weekly limit for Fable.”support.claude.com, read |
| Weekly limit | “Ultra plans have a weekly usage limit that applies across all models, and a separate weekly limit for Fable.”support.claude.com, read | “Max plans have a five-hour limit, a weekly usage limit that applies across all models, and a separate weekly limit for Fable.”support.claude.com, read |
| Coding agent | “Claude Code is included in all paid plans. It shares the same usage limits as the rest of your plan, so your work in the terminal and your chats draw from one pool.”claude.com, read | “Claude Code is included in all paid plans. It shares the same usage limits as the rest of your plan, so your work in the terminal and your chats draw from one pool.”claude.com, read |
| How many files can I upload per chat on Claude Max 20x? | “Chat uploads File size: 500MB per file Number of files: Up to 20 files per chat”support.claude.com, read | Not in our data |
| How many files can I upload per chat on this plan 5x? | Not in our data | “Chat uploads File size: 500MB per file Number of files: Up to 20 files per chat”support.claude.com, read |
| How many files can I upload per chat on this plan? | “Chat uploads File size: 500MB per file Number of files: Up to 20 files per chat”support.claude.com, read | “Chat uploads File size: 500MB per file Number of files: Up to 20 files per chat”support.claude.com, read |
Word for word from each provider’s own pages, each read on at least two different dates; a row says “Not in our data” where we have no such statement for that plan.
Automated use in the terms
What the terms that apply to each plan say about automated access or scraping, which matters if you plan to run the subscription from scripts rather than by hand.
- Claude Ultra — Anthropic Consumer Terms of Service restricts automated access or scraping: “To crawl, scrape, or otherwise harvest data or information from our Services other than as permitted under these Terms.” — read .
- Claude Max — Anthropic Consumer Terms of Service restricts automated access or scraping: “To crawl, scrape, or otherwise harvest data or information from our Services other than as permitted under these Terms.” — read .