ChatGPT Plus vs Claude Pro: price and limits compared
ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro prices, billing terms and usage limits side by side. Each figure links to the vendor page it came from and shows its check date.
Updated by Ido K.
Plans and prices
| Tool | Plan | USD / month | Limits | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Free | $0 | Usage: Limited uploads, images, voice and deep research | Checked , open source |
| Plus | $20 | Usage: Higher than Free. No fixed number published | Checked , open source | |
| Claude | Free | $0 | Usage: Limited, resets every 5 hours and every week | Checked , open source |
| Pro, billed monthly | $20 | Usage: More than Free, resets every 5 hours and every week | Checked , open source | |
| Pro, billed annually | $17$200 billed up front | Usage: More than Free, resets every 5 hours and every week | Checked , open source | |
| Max | $100 | Usage: 5x Pro, resets every 5 hours and every week | Checked , open source | |
| Ultra | $200 | Usage: 10x Pro every week | Checked , open source |
The short version
On monthly billing the two plans cost the same. The price difference comes from billing terms: Claude Pro has an annual option that lowers the monthly equivalent, and OpenAI's pricing page says Plus is sold on monthly plans only. The table above has the current figures and the page each one came from.
So price alone will not decide this for most people. What each plan includes, and how each vendor limits usage, matters more.
How the limits work
Neither vendor publishes a fixed number of messages for these plans.
- Claude Pro. Anthropic describes usage as more than the Free plan, with limits that reset every five hours and every week. Its pricing page adds that how fast you reach a limit depends on the model, the length of your chats and the size of your files.
- ChatGPT Plus. OpenAI describes higher limits than Free and says model availability and limits change over time. Its help page tells subscribers to check the model picker in their own account.
If a predictable allowance matters to you, neither page gives one. Treat any site that quotes an exact message count for these plans with caution unless it links to the vendor.
What each plan includes, per the vendor
Claude Pro lists Claude Code, Projects, access to more Claude models, scheduled and handed-off tasks, and Claude in Chrome and Microsoft 365.
ChatGPT Plus lists advanced reasoning models, expanded deep research, projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs, expanded Codex usage, and more capable image creation.
Both include a coding agent in the plan: Claude Code on one side, Codex on the other. ChatGPT's plan list names image creation. Claude's plan list does not.
Prices outside the United States
The figures here are US dollar prices. ChatGPT's pricing page shows local currency based on where you load it from, so the number you see may differ. We recorded the US price from OpenAI's help center, which states it in dollars. Both vendors say prices exclude tax where it applies.
What we have not done
We have not run both assistants through the same tasks yet, so this page makes no claim about which one writes, reasons or codes better. When we do, the prompts, outputs, plan and date will be published here.