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Claude 4.x lineup lands with a $200 Max plan

Anthropic pricing

Anthropic refreshes Claude.ai with the Claude 4.x family and adds a $200/mo Max tier above Pro.

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Claude 4.x current lineup + Max plan

The current generation is Opus 4.8 ($5/$25 per 1M, 1M context), Sonnet 4.6 ($3/$15, 1M context), and Haiku 4.5 ($1/$5, 200K context). Opus rebased from the legacy $15/$75 band to $5/$25; Haiku moved to $1/$5. On Claude.ai, Pro is $17/mo (annual), the Max plan offers 5×–20× usage from $100/mo, and Team Standard seats are $20/seat/mo annual ($25 monthly).

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Anthropic operates a freemium subscription stack (Claude.ai Free, Pro $17/mo annual, Max from $100/mo, Team from $20/seat/mo with a 2-seat minimum lowered from 5 in late July 2026, Enterprise custom) layered on a pure-usage API that spans Haiku 4.5 ($1/$5 per 1M), Sonnet 5 ($2/$10 — launched as introductory pricing in July 2026, now confirmed as Anthropic's permanent standard rate as of August 2026), Claude Opus 5 (the recommended default, priced level with Opus 4.8 at $5/$25), and a Fable 5 / Mythos 5 flagship band ($10/$50).

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Anthropic pricing history

  1. Aug 2026
    Sonnet 5 price hike cancelled — $2/$10 now permanent
  2. Jul 2026
    Claude Opus 5 launches — same $5/$25 rate as Opus 4.8
  3. Jul 2026
    Claude.ai Team minimum lowered from 5 seats to 2
  4. Jul 2026
    Claude Sonnet 5 launches — intro $2/$10 per 1M
  5. Jun 2026
    Claude Fable 5 / Mythos 5 + Fast mode + Managed Agents
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