Subscription comparison · Anthropic and Google
Claude Pro vs Google AI Pro (Gemini)
The monthly prices of Claude Pro and Google AI Pro (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 Pro costs $20.00 a month and Google AI Pro (Gemini) $19.99 a month with monthly billing, as listed in the United States on , so Claude Pro is $0.01 a month more than Google AI Pro (Gemini) (0.1 %): $0.12 more over 12 months.
| Price, USD | Claude Pro | Google AI Pro (Gemini) | Claude Pro minus Google AI Pro (Gemini) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per month, monthly billing | $20.00 Published | $19.99 Published | +$0.01 (+0.1 %) |
| Per month, billed yearly | $17.00 Published | Not listed | — |
| 12 months, monthly billing | $240.00 | $239.88 | +$0.12 |
Calculated 12 months = 12 × the monthly price; prices per person, as listed in the United States on . Sources: Claude Pro price page · Google AI Pro (Gemini) price page.
Limits in the provider’s words Published quoted with the date read
| What the provider says | Claude Pro | Google AI Pro (Gemini) |
|---|---|---|
| Messages | “The number of messages you can send will vary based on message length, including the length of files you attach, the length of your current conversation, and the model or feature you use.”support.claude.com, read | Not in our data |
| Usage compared with another plan | “Pro gives you at least 5x more usage per 5-hour session than Free.”claude.com, read | “AI Pro 4x higher than standard limits”support.google.com, read |
| Reset | “Pro plans have a five-hour limit and a weekly usage limit that applies across all models.”support.claude.com, read | “Your limit refreshes every 5 hours until you reach your weekly limit.”support.google.com, read |
| Weekly limit | “Pro plans have a five-hour limit and a weekly usage limit that applies across all models.”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 | “Jules Higher limits to our asynchronous coding agent for software developers”gemini.google, read |
| How is voice mode limited on this plan? | “Voice conversations count toward your regular usage limits based on your subscription plan.”support.claude.com, read | Not in our data |
| 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 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 |
| How many Google Flow credits does this plan include per month? | Not in our data | “Get 1,000 Google Flow Credits to use across our AI creative studio”gemini.google, 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 Pro — 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 Pro (Gemini) — the terms that apply to this plan are not in our data.