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Claude API Start tier Usage Limits: Official Wording

What is the monthly API usage limit (spend cap) on the Claude API Start tier? $500.00/month, according to the official wording captured on 9 Nov 2026. Published Last checked · Source · Methodology

Published amount: $500.00/month, in USD as the source shows it · as shown in the United States on 9 Nov 2026 · the page does not say whether tax is included; we do not assume it is excluded · no change seen since 16 Oct 2026.

How we got this number

  • What we read: the published price on platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/rate-limits
  • Checked: ; tracked since 16 Oct 2026
  • Shown in: the United States
  • Checks so far: 25 checks since 16 Oct 2026
  • What changed: no price change since 16 Oct 2026
  • Page updated:

Other measured facts

QuestionAnswerCheckedStatus
How many input tokens per minute does the Claude API Start tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)?2,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
How many output tokens per minute does the Claude API Start tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)?400,000 tokens/minutePublished
How many requests per minute does the Claude API Start tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)?4,000 requests/minutePublished

History

  1. — 1,000 requests/minute → 4,000 requests/minute (How many requests per minute does the Claude API Start tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)?) Confirmed by the check on 1 Nov 2026. What this means for you: The figure you would rely on has moved; check the evidence before relying on the old one.
  2. — First check: $500.00/month
Start $500 USD
What the source says · platform.claude.com
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What is the monthly API usage limit (spend cap) on the Claude API Start tier?
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9 Nov 2026$500.00/monthPublished
8 Nov 2026$500.00/monthPublished
7 Nov 2026$500.00/monthPublished
6 Nov 2026$500.00/monthPublished
5 Nov 2026$500.00/monthPublished
4 Nov 2026$500.00/monthPublished
3 Nov 2026$500.00/monthPublished
2 Nov 2026$500.00/monthPublished
1 Nov 2026$500.00/monthPublished
31 Oct 2026$500.00/monthPublished
30 Oct 2026$500.00/monthPublished
29 Oct 2026$500.00/monthPublished
28 Oct 2026$500.00/monthPublished
27 Oct 2026$500.00/monthPublished
26 Oct 2026$500.00/monthPublished
How many input tokens per minute does the Claude API Start tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
8 Nov 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
7 Nov 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
6 Nov 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
5 Nov 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
4 Nov 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
3 Nov 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
2 Nov 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
1 Nov 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
31 Oct 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
30 Oct 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
29 Oct 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
28 Oct 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
27 Oct 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
26 Oct 20262,000,000 tokens/minutePublished
How many output tokens per minute does the Claude API Start tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
8 Nov 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
7 Nov 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
6 Nov 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
5 Nov 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
4 Nov 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
3 Nov 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
2 Nov 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
1 Nov 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
31 Oct 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
30 Oct 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
29 Oct 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
28 Oct 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
27 Oct 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
26 Oct 2026400,000 tokens/minutePublished
How many requests per minute does the Claude API Start tier allow for Claude Sonnet 5.5 (standard limits)?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 20264,000 requests/minutePublished
8 Nov 20264,000 requests/minutePublished
7 Nov 20264,000 requests/minutePublished
6 Nov 20264,000 requests/minutePublished
5 Nov 20264,000 requests/minutePublished
4 Nov 20264,000 requests/minutePublished
3 Nov 20264,000 requests/minutePublished
2 Nov 20264,000 requests/minutePublished
1 Nov 20264,000 requests/minutePublished
31 Oct 20264,000 requests/minutePublished
30 Oct 20261,000 requests/minutePublished
29 Oct 20261,000 requests/minutePublished
28 Oct 20261,000 requests/minutePublished
27 Oct 20261,000 requests/minutePublished
26 Oct 20261,000 requests/minutePublished

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