Claude vs Grok: plans, prices and limits
Prices checked · Updated
Monthly prices in USD, excl. tax, checked Nov 4, 2026.
- Claude
- $0–$200 a month
- Grok
- $0–$200 a month
- Cheapest paid
- Grok Plus, $8
- Free plan
- both
Plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Annual billing |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Free | Free | - |
| Claude Pro | $20/month | $17/month billed yearly ($200 a year) |
| Claude Max | $100/month | Monthly only |
| Claude Ultra | $200/month | Monthly only |
| Grok Free | Free | - |
| Grok Plus | $8/month | $7/month billed yearly ($80 a year) |
| Grok Premium | $30/month | $25/month billed yearly ($300 a year) |
| Grok Super | $100/month | $84/month billed yearly ($1,000 a year) |
| Grok Ultra | $200/month | $167/month billed yearly ($2,000 a year) |
Usage, models and context
| Plan | Usage (as published) | Context | Models |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Free | Limited usage every 5 hours and every week. | 1M tokens | Sonnet, Haiku |
| Claude Pro | At least 5x Free per 5-hour session, plus a weekly limit. One shared pool across chat, Claude Code, desktop and mobile. | 1M tokens | Opus, Sonnet, Haiku, Fable (paid with usage credits) |
| Claude Max | 5x Pro usage every 5 hours and every week. | 1M tokens | Everything in Pro, Fable included, up to 50% of weekly limit |
| Claude Ultra | No 5-hour limit (verified accounts). 10x Pro usage every week. | 1M tokens | Everything in Max, Fable included, up to 50% of weekly limit |
| Grok Free | Limited. xAI publishes no numbers. | – | Grok (limited) |
| Grok Plus | "Base" shared weekly pool across Grok and Cursor. All other tiers are multiples of this. Amount not published. | – | Grok Chat, Voice, Imagine, Build, Grok API access |
| Grok Premium | 4x Plus in the shared weekly pool. | – | Latest Grok models, Grok Imagine (images and video) |
| Grok Super | 15x Plus in the shared weekly pool. | – | Everything in Premium |
| Grok Ultra | 50x Plus in the shared weekly pool. | – | Everything in Super |
| Plan | 5-hour session | Weekly | Fable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Limited (Pro is at least 5x) | Limited | No |
| Pro | 1x | 1x | Usage credits |
| Max | 5x | 5x | Up to 50% of weekly limit |
| Ultra | No limit (verified) | 10x | Up to 50% of weekly limit |
| Team Standard | 1.25x | Weekly cap | Not included |
| Team Premium | 6.25x | Weekly cap | Up to 50% of weekly limit |
| Plan | Price | Pool | Notable gating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Limited | No Grok Bot, no video, no API access |
| Plus | $8 | 1x (Base) | No Grok Bot, no video, not for teams |
| Premium | $30 | 4x | Grok Bot, video, Cursor cloud agents |
| Super | $100 | 15x | Priority access, 1080p 15s video |
| Ultra | $200 | 50x | Earliest access to everything |
Team and business plans
| Plan | Price | Seats | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Team: Standard seat | $25/seat/mo monthly, $20 annual | 2 to 150 seats | 1.25x Pro per-session usage, weekly cap, per member. |
| Claude Team: Premium seat | $125/seat/mo monthly, $100 annual | 2 to 150 seats | 6.25x Pro per-session usage, weekly cap. Fable up to 50% of weekly limit. |
| Claude Enterprise (self-serve / sales-assisted) | $20/seat/mo plus usage billed at API rates | Annual billing only | No included usage: all usage is metered at API rates. |
| Grok Teams (Premium / Super / Ultra seats) | $30 / $100 / $200 per seat per month | Mix seat tiers. Plus not available for teams. | Each seat has its own weekly pool matching the individual tier (4x, 15x, 50x). Team shares a prepaid balance for Additional Usage. |
| Grok Enterprise | Custom | Sales-led | Pooled usage. |
API prices
| Model | Input | Output | Cached input | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $10 | $50 | $0.25 | $12.50 |
| Opus 5.5 | $4 | $20 | $0.20 | $5 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $2 | $10 | $0.10 | $2.50 |
| Haiku 5.5 (<=100K prompt) | $0.10 | $0.50 | $0.01 | $0.125 |
| Haiku 5.5 (>100K prompt) | $0.50 | $2.50 | $0.05 | $0.625 |
| Grok 4.7 (<200K prompt) | $2 | $6 | $0.50 | – |
| Grok 4.7 (>=200K prompt) | $4 | $12 | $1 | – |
| Grok 4.6 (<200K prompt) | $2 | $6 | $0.50 | – |
| Grok 4.5 (<200K prompt) | $2 | $6 | $0.30 | – |
| Grok 4.3 (<200K prompt) | $1.25 | $2.50 | $0.20 | – |
| Grok 4.20 (<200K prompt) | $1.25 | $2.50 | $0.20 | – |
| Grok Build 0.1 (<200K prompt) | $1 | $2 | $0.20 | – |
Credits and extras
- Claude: Monthly API credits. Max includes $100/month and Ultra $200/month in Claude API credits. Team plans pool credits up to $500/month. These credits pay for API use; they do not add chat allowance to the subscription.
- Claude: Annual discount. Pro is $17/mo effective on annual ($200 up front) vs $20 monthly. Team is $20 vs $25 per Standard seat and $100 vs $125 per Premium seat.
- Claude: Usage credits. On paid plans, turn on usage credits to keep working at standard API rates after hitting a limit. Fable is paid with these on Pro.
- Grok: One bill for Grok, Cursor and X. Premium and up include Grok, Cursor (agents, cloud agents, Origin code hosting, Bugbot) and Premium benefits on X. xAI says Premium replaces SuperGrok, Cursor Pro and the old Premium+ plan on X ($90/mo combined before).
- Grok: Annual discount. Plus $80/yr, Premium $300/yr, Super $1,000/yr and Ultra $2,000/yr, about 17% below 12 monthly payments.
- Grok: X Money. 6% APY and 3% cashback on all tiers (Free and Plus require Direct Deposit).
- Grok: Switching is permanent. Existing SuperGrok, Cursor or Premium (on X) subscribers keep their plans. Switching to the new Grok plans (sold as The X Subscription) refunds unused time, but the new plan is charged in full and the switch cannot be undone. Cannot buy through resellers.
FAQ
Is Claude Pro cheaper than Grok Premium?
Yes. Claude Pro is $20 a month and Grok Premium is $30 (USD, excluding tax). Claude Pro is $17/month billed yearly; Grok Premium is $25/month billed yearly.
Is Claude Max cheaper than Grok Super?
No. Both cost $100 a month (USD, excluding tax). Grok Super is $84/month billed yearly.
What happened to SuperGrok?
xAI now sells Grok through The X Subscription (Plus, Premium, Super and Ultra; see Grok pricing). The SuperGrok plans are kept for existing subscribers only. The last listed SuperGrok prices were SuperGrok $30/month, SuperGrok Plus $100/month, SuperGrok Heavy $300/month (legacy prices).
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Sources
Claude pricing page · x.ai pricing page · What is the Team plan? (Claude Help Center) · X Subscription usage limits (xAI docs) · The X Subscription pricing (xAI docs) · xAI API models and pricing · Introducing The X Subscription (xAI)