Free $0
“Free covers everyday questions.” 5-hour rolling session limits.
No Claude Code, Cowork, Projects, or Research. Fable 5 access: not stated on the pricing page.
Live tracker Last verified 2026-08-21 Primary sources only
Every AI plan's real price and limits, on one page.
Vendors change plans quietly and their pages don't keep history. This one does.
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, and Perplexity — every number below was read off the vendor's official page on the date shown, with the official limit wording quoted verbatim, and every change logged with a date. If a number here has aged, the linked source page wins; then tell me and I'll log the change.
Citing this page in an article or an answer? Link it — the dated changelog is the part your readers can't get from the vendor.
01
Claude (Anthropic)
Pro $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually at $200 up front)
“At least 5x more usage per 5-hour session than Free.”
Claude Code, Cowork, Design, Science, unlimited Projects, Research, 200K context. Fable 5 is NOT in plan usage — it bills as separate usage credits (since Jul 20, 2026).
Max 5x $100/mo
“5x more usage than Pro,” plus a weekly limit across all models.
Fable 5 included, capped at 50% of weekly limits. Higher output limits, priority at peak.
Max 20x $200/mo
“20x more usage than Pro,” plus a weekly limit across all models.
Same as Max 5x with the bigger pool. Early access to advanced features.
Team $25/seat/mo standard ($20 annual) · $125/seat/mo premium ($100 annual)
Standard seats: more usage than Pro. Premium seats: “5x more usage than standard seats.”
200K context. Premium seat is the Max-class seat.
Official cross-plan wording: “Every plan has usage limits that reset on a rolling five-hour session window, and paid plans add weekly limits on top … there's no fixed message count.”
Deciding, not just comparing? Claude Pro vs Max, from someone who pays for the 20x tier
02
ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Free $0
“Unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna,” subject to abuse guardrails.
No GPT-5.6 Sol. Limited uploads, image gen, voice, deep research, Codex. 27K context.
Go $12/mo (as of Jul 27, 2026 — our dated review; OpenAI now renders this price client-side)
“Unlimited everyday text chats and higher limits than Free” for image gen, uploads, data analysis.
No GPT-5.6 Sol, no legacy models. “This plan may include ads.” 54K/256K context.
Plus $20/mo
Standard Plus pools (OpenAI publishes no fixed counts).
GPT-5.6 Sol yes, Sol Pro no. Deep research, scheduled tasks, record mode, expanded Codex. 54K/256K context.
Pro (two tiers) $100/mo · $200/mo
“Pro $100 unlocks 5x higher usage than Plus, while Pro $200 unlocks 20x usage than Plus.”
GPT-5.6 Sol Pro included. Sol/Terra/Luna “unlimited*”. 128K/400K context.
OpenAI's pricing pages render prices client-side; the numbers below come from OpenAI's own help-center plan articles. No annual billing exists for Go, Plus, or Pro.
Deciding, not just comparing? Claude Max vs ChatGPT Pro — I pay for both
03
Gemini (Google)
Free $0
5-hour refresh windows up to a weekly limit.
Gemini 3.6 Flash; varying access to Gemini 3.1 Pro.
Google AI Plus $4.99/mo
“2x higher usage limits than Free.”
Gemini 3.1 Pro, limited Omni Flash, Notebook, image/music/video gen. 400 GB storage.
Google AI Pro $19.99/mo
“4x higher usage limits than Free.”
Deep Research, Deep Think, Spark, Gemini in Gmail/Docs/Sheets, Flow (1,000 credits/mo). 5 TB. Bundles YouTube Premium Lite.
Google AI Ultra from $99.99/mo (top tier $199.99/mo)
“Up to 20x higher usage limits in Gemini than the Pro plan.”
Gemini Agent (US/English), Project Genie, 25,000 Flow credits/mo, 20–30 TB, YouTube Premium.
Google's official limit language: limits “factor in the complexity of your prompt, the features you use, and the length of your chat,” refreshing every 5 hours until a weekly limit.
Deciding, not just comparing? Gemini vs ChatGPT: your job probably already bought you one
04
Microsoft Copilot
Copilot (free) $0
No published numbers.
Copilot chat only.
Microsoft 365 Personal $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr
“Higher usage than free for select Copilot features.” Image gen: “Limited usage.”
Copilot in Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook desktop. 1 TB.
Microsoft 365 Premium $19.99/mo or $199.99/yr
Overall usage tier: “Highest.” “Preferred access to AI models during peak times.”
AI agents for research reports + data analysis, “extensive” image gen, exclusive features.
Microsoft 365 Copilot (work seat) $30/user/mo, annual commitment (as published by Microsoft; re-verify on the business page)
Per-seat, on top of a qualifying M365 license.
The version your employer buys — Copilot in the full Office suite with tenant data.
Copilot Pro no longer exists as a standalone consumer product — the old page 404s. Consumer Copilot now ships inside Microsoft 365 tiers; AI features are owner-only and “usage limits apply” (no numbers published).
Deciding, not just comparing? Copilot vs ChatGPT: first find out which Copilot you have
05
Grok (xAI)
Free $0
“Generous limits” (xAI's wording). Search marked “Limited.”
Real-time web + X search, voice mode, connectors.
SuperGrok $30/mo
“Higher rate limits across all features.”
Grok 4.6, Expert search, image + video generation (text-to-video up to 15s at 720p).
SuperGrok Plus $100/mo
“Significantly higher usage across Chat, Imagine, Voice & Build.” Priority at peak.
1080p video creation, lightning-fast replies, early access.
Two ways to pay for Grok: direct SuperGrok plans, or X Premium bundles (Premium $8/mo adds “increased usage limits on Grok”; Premium+ $40/mo adds higher limits; Premium Business includes SuperGrok access).
Deciding, not just comparing? Grok vs Claude, from someone paying for the other side
06
Perplexity
Free $0
“Good for limited daily usage.” Web answers, uploads, asset gen, Comet Agent all “Limited.”
Basic AI models. Citations in every answer.
Pro $20/mo
10x web answers, uploads, asset generation, and Comet Agent vs Free.
Deep Research, top models + model selection, 4,000 bonus credits, 400+ connectors.
Max $200/mo
“Highest usage limits and memory,” priority access.
Frontier models, Model Council, Brain, 35,000 bonus credits + 10,000 monthly credits, 5x video gen.
Monthly pricing only shown on the official page.
Deciding, not just comparing? Perplexity vs ChatGPT: keep it free, pay the other one
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Every plan change, dated
The part vendor pages don't give you: what changed and when. Entries before 2026-08-21 come from dated observations and screenshots in our published reviews.
- 2026-08-21
Anthropic's 50% weekly-usage boost on paid plans (running since May 13) reported extended again through August 31 — its third extension — with Anthropic saying it hopes to make the allowance permanent.
- 2026-08-21
Baseline snapshot published. Every number re-read off the official pages today. Notable find: Microsoft's standalone Copilot Pro consumer plan is gone — the old pricing URL 404s and consumer Copilot now ships inside Microsoft 365 Personal/Family/Premium.
- 2026-08-07
Anthropic: Claude Cowork listed as beta on web and mobile for Max, Team, and Enterprise, “rolling out to Pro plans over the next several weeks” (Anthropic's own wording at the time).
- 2026-07-31
Google's consumer lineup observed as Free / AI Plus / AI Pro / AI Ultra (screenshotted for our Gemini review). Claude pricing page observed at Free $0 / Pro $17–20 / Max from $100.
- 2026-07-27
ChatGPT Go observed at $12/mo with the official note “this plan may include ads” (documented in our Go vs Plus review).
- 2026-07-20
Anthropic: Fable 5 moved OUT of Claude Pro's plan usage — it now bills as separate usage credits on Pro, and is included on Max capped at 50% of weekly limits. The single biggest plan-value change of the summer.
The dataset
The full price history ships as a CC-BY CSV on GitHub: ai-plan-pricing-history . Use it, cite it, build on it.