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Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans) vs OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT plans) pricing (Oct 2026)
Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans) starts at $20/mo (Pro), OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT plans) starts at $8/mo (Go).
Last updated Oct 16, 2026
Price
Cheapest: $20/mo — Pro
- Free: Free only
- Pro: $20/mo
- Max 5x: $100/mo
- Max 20x: Unverified
- Enterprise: $20/mo
Cheapest: $8/mo — Go
- Free: Free only
- Go: $8/mo
- Plus: $20/mo
- Pro: $100/mo
- Business: $25/mo
- API key: Custom pricing
Annual price
- Free: Free only
- Pro: $17/mo
- Max 5x: Unverified
- Max 20x: Unverified
- Enterprise: Unverified
- Free: Free only
- Go: Unverified
- Plus: Unverified
- Pro: Unverified
- Business: Unverified
- API key: Custom pricing
Included usage
- Free: No Claude Code access
- Pro: Claude Code included; 5-hour rolling + weekly limits
- Max 5x: 5x Pro usage per 5h session; $100/mo API credits
- Max 20x: 20x Pro usage; $200/mo API credits
- Enterprise: Usage billed at API rates
- Free: GPT-6 Luna, standard speed, desktop app
- Go: GPT-6 Luna
- Plus: ~15-160 local msgs/5h on GPT-6.1 Sol
- Pro: No 5-hour limit; tiers $100/$200/$500
- Business: Unverified
- API key: Unverified
Overage
- Free: Free only
- Pro: Usage credits at standard API rates
- Max 5x: Usage credits at API rates
- Max 20x: Usage credits at API rates
- Enterprise: API rates
- Free: Free only
- Go: Unverified
- Plus: Buy ChatGPT credits
- Pro: Buy credits
- Business: Workspace credits
- API key: API pricing
Free tier
Free plan exists but excludes Claude Code
Yes
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans) or OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT plans)?
Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans) starts at $20/mo (Pro); OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT plans) starts at $8/mo (Go). OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT plans) has the cheaper starting paid plan.
Do Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans) and OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT plans) have free plans?
Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans): yes. OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT plans): yes.