Subscription comparison · Anthropic and Google
Claude Ultra vs Google AI Ultra, 20x tier (Gemini)
The monthly prices of Claude Ultra and Google AI Ultra, 20x tier (Gemini) 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 Google AI Ultra, 20x tier (Gemini) $199.99 a month with monthly billing, as listed in the United States on , so Claude Ultra is $0.01 a month more than Google AI Ultra, 20x tier (Gemini) (0.0 %): $0.12 more over 12 months.
| Price, USD | Claude Ultra | Google AI Ultra, 20x tier (Gemini) | Claude Ultra minus Google AI Ultra, 20x tier (Gemini) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per month, monthly billing | $200.00 Published | $199.99 Published | +$0.01 (+0.0 %) |
| 12 months, monthly billing | $2,400.00 | $2,399.88 | +$0.12 |
Calculated 12 months = 12 × the monthly price; prices per person, as listed in the United States on . Sources: Claude Ultra price page · Google AI Ultra, 20x tier (Gemini) price page.
Limits in the provider’s words Published quoted with the date read
| What the provider says | Claude Ultra | Google AI Ultra, 20x tier (Gemini) |
|---|---|---|
| Usage compared with another plan | “The Ultra plan includes 10 times the Pro plan's usage every week.”support.claude.com, read | “$199.99 / month: 20x higher usage limits vs. AI Pro”gemini.google, 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 | “Your limit refreshes every 5 hours until you reach your weekly limit.”support.google.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 | No separate wording in our data; the reset wording above mentions a weekly limit |
| 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 | “Ultra 20x: Highest rate limits to agent model in Google Antigravity”gemini.google, read |
| How large is the context window on this plan? | Not in our data | “AI Pro & AI Ultra 1 million tokens”support.google.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? | “Chat uploads File size: 500MB per file Number of files: Up to 20 files per chat”support.claude.com, read | Not in our data |
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 .
- Google AI Ultra, 20x tier (Gemini) — the terms that apply to this plan are not in our data.