Anthropic Introduces $100 and $200 Subscription Plans for Chatbot Claude Max

The AI company Anthropic has introduced a new Max Plan for its chatbot Claude, offering users increased usage, enhanced features, and priority access for subscribers. Those interested in the premium version of the technology can choose between a $100 or $200 monthly subscription.

According to the company’s announcement, users who choose the Max Plan Expanded Usage for $100 will get 5 times more usage than Pro members, who currently pay $17 per month. Those who prefer the $200 Max plan—Maximum Flexibility—will get 20 times more usage compared to Pro users.

“The Max plan is made for people who use Claude regularly and need higher usage limits,” states the document,” states the document. “The Max plan is available now in all regions where Claude is offered. You can sign up or upgrade.”

Introducing a new Max plan for Claude. It’s flexible, with options for 5x or 20x more usage compared to our Pro plan.

Plus, priority access to our latest features and models: pic.twitter.com/5nUdEV7gfX

— Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) April 9, 2025

The Maximum Flexibility membership matches OpenAI’s ChatGPT Pro, launched in December last year. While the Anthropic highlights multiple benefits for the new memberships, including complex tasks, almost unlimited usage, and early access to the newest features, many users have criticized the business move on social media.

“I’ve loved Claude from the beginning, but being asked to pay 5x for usage that doesn’t get rate limited after a handful of chats is not moving us in the right direction,” wrote a user on Reddit. “Especially with so many other viable options (at fractions of the cost in some cases) sprouting up on a daily basis.”

“I use Claude 3.7/3.5 Sonnet in coding,” added another user on X. “It is #1 choice for many web coding needs, but I use it via GitHub Pro, which offers NO use limits and costs only $10/month.”

In February, Anthropic released its latest AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, with hybrid reasoning features for complex tasks, keeping lower prices compared to competitors with similar models, such as OpenAI’s.