How much does the Claude Pro annual plan cost?
Claude Pro billed yearly costs $200, charged once, per Anthropic's pricing page on 12 October 2026. Paid monthly, the same plan is $20, so a year comes to $240 and the yearly plan saves $40, or 16.7%. Where you buy it changes the number.
Anthropic prints the yearly price as "$17" a month "with annual subscription discount ($200 billed up front)". The $17 is rounded. A guide from SSD Nodes, read on 12 October 2026, calls the yearly plan "fifteen percent off" from that $17, and twelve times $17 would be $204. Anthropic bills $200, which is 16.7% off.
The iPhone price is the catch. Apple's US App Store listing sells "Claude Pro - Annual" at $214.99, while "Claude Pro - Monthly" is the same $20.00 as the web. So $214.99 buys 10.75 months at the monthly rate, and the App Store year pays off only if you'd stay into month 11. On claude.com the line sits at exactly 10 months.
What does a year of each Claude plan cost?
Claude Pro is the only individual Claude plan you can pay for yearly. Team seats bill yearly too, and Max and Ultra don't. The table lists every US price we read on 12 October 2026, with Max and Ultra rechecked on 9 November, on Anthropic's pricing page and in Apple's US App Store.
| Plan and where you buy it (US, October and November 2026) | 12 monthly payments | Billed yearly | Yearly saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Pro on claude.com | $240 | $200 | $40 (16.7%) |
| Claude Pro in the App Store | $240 | $214.99 | $25.01 (10.4%) |
| Claude Team Standard seat, 2 to 150 seats | $300 a seat | $240 a seat | $60 a seat |
| Claude Max or Ultra on claude.com | $1,200 or $2,400 | not sold | none |
| Claude Max in the App Store | $1,499.88 | not sold | none |
| Claude Ultra in the App Store | $2,999.88 | not sold | none |
A Team seat isn't a back door for one person. Anthropic sells Team "for teams of 2 to 150", so the smallest yearly Team bill is $480. Prices outside the US differ by store. The UK App Store asks £199.99 a year against £20 a month, and India's asks ₹19,900 against ₹1,999. Our Claude Pro price by country study read 30 storefronts and found four where the yearly plan costs more than 12 monthly payments.
Is the Claude Pro annual plan worth it?
The annual plan is worth it if you'd keep Claude Pro for at least 10 months, bought on claude.com. Below that, monthly costs less. Stop after eight months and you've paid $160 monthly against $200 for the year.
The year also freezes the price. Anthropic's Consumer Terms say it "will not make any change to the fees applicable to your Subscription during the current Initial Term or Renewal Term". A price rise needs at least 30 days' notice and lands only at renewal. On a monthly plan, that protection lasts a month.
You give up the exit. Outside the EEA and UK, Anthropic's terms say "all payments are non-refundable", so a year you stop using is still paid for. The pricing page shows one Pro feature list with two prices, so the yearly plan buys the same Claude as the monthly one. Not sure you'll use it daily? Pay monthly for a cycle or two first, and read is Claude Pro worth it for where its usage limits bite.
Is there an annual plan for Claude Max?
No. Claude Max and Claude Ultra are billed monthly only, as of November 2026. Anthropic's plan comparison lists the billing cycle of both as "Monthly", and its help pages say each is "currently available as a monthly subscription only." Max costs $100 a month on the web and Ultra $200.
Apple's stores agree. The US App Store lists "Claude Max - Monthly" at $124.99 and "Claude Ultra - Monthly" at $249.99, with no annual item for either. The UK and India listings carry the same two monthly items and no yearly one. A year of Max at the web's $100 price is $1,200, six times a Pro year. Ultra, called Max 20x until late October 2026, comes to $2,400.
A Pro year can still move up to Max or Ultra. Anthropic's Max sign up article, updated 13 July 2026, says the upgrade happens immediately. If the remaining balance on your annual Pro plan is more than the Max price, Anthropic credits the rest to your account for future subscription costs. In October the pricing page used "Pro Annual to Max 5x Monthly" as its own example, and said the extra "will be stored as credit". The Ultra help page gives an annual Pro balance the same credit, if the billing address matches. It's credit, not cash back.
Anthropic doesn't publish the proration formula. If it prorates by time, eight unused months of a $200 year are worth about $133, so the first $100 Max month would be covered and roughly $33 would wait as credit. Google Play works differently: you pay the full Max price and the unused Pro value becomes extra days. Claude Pro vs Claude Max compares the usage you get for the jump.
How do you switch Claude Pro from monthly to annual?
You switch in Settings > Billing on claude.ai, and the change is immediate. Anthropic's switching article, updated 16 March 2026, gives five steps.
- Open Settings > Billing.
- Click Adjust plan next to your Pro subscription.
- Choose Get Pro annual plan.
- Check the annual price on the next screen.
- Click Confirm subscription.
Your unused monthly time is credited to the first annual invoice as its own line, so you don't pay twice for the same days. The next billing date moves to one year from the day you switch. The article covers the web only and doesn't mention App Store subscriptions, which Apple bills.
Going the other way has no article. We found no Anthropic page on moving a yearly plan back to monthly. The pricing FAQ says downgrades "take effect at the end of your current billing period", so plan on the year running its course.
What happens to a Claude Pro annual plan if you cancel or ask for a refund?
A cancelled annual plan keeps working until the paid year ends, then drops to Free, and outside the EEA and UK the unused months aren't refunded. Every case we could source is below, from Anthropic's pricing FAQ, help center and Consumer Terms (effective 8 October 2025), read on 12 October 2026.
| What happens on a Claude Pro annual plan | What Anthropic says |
|---|---|
| You cancel | Pro stays active to the end of the paid year, then the account moves to Free; fees are not refunded |
| You want to stop the renewal | Cancel at least 24 hours before the renewal date |
| You ask for a refund outside the EEA and UK | "All payments are non-refundable", except under the Consumer Terms or local law |
| You ask for a refund in the EEA or UK | A refund within 14 days of purchase, "prorated according to your use" |
| You bought the year in the App Store | Only Apple can refund it; asking does not cancel the subscription |
| You upgrade to Max or Ultra | Immediate; leftover Pro value is credited, and any excess is stored as account credit |
| You move to a Team plan | Pro is cancelled automatically and the unused part is refunded pro rata, about 24 hours after the Team payment |
| Anthropic raises the price | No change during the paid year; at least 30 days' notice before renewal |
The Consumer Terms are blunt about cancelling: "your fees will not be refunded, but your access to the Services will continue through the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term for which you previously paid fees." Cancelling doesn't delete your chats, either. On the web you cancel in Settings > Billing, and on iPhone or Android through Billing > Manage subscription. How to cancel Claude Pro has the full path for each.
The refund request runs through Claude's Get help messenger, where you choose "Claude Refund Request" and an eligibility check decides. Anthropic's refund article also says it won't refund while a bank dispute is open. For an App Store year, the request goes to Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. How to get a refund for Claude Pro walks through each route.
Is there a cheaper way to pay for Claude by the year?
Not from Anthropic: $200 on claude.com is the lowest yearly price it sells to one person, and its Pro plan article says "We don't offer standard discounted pricing for individual plans (Pro, Max, and Ultra)". ChatGPT Plus has no yearly plan at all (ChatGPT Plus annual plan prices that $240). Whizi, which publishes this page, sells Starter at $131.99 a year with Claude Haiku, ChatGPT Luna and Whizi AI, and Pro at $239.99 a year with Claude Opus, Claude Sonnet and ChatGPT Sol side by side. Here's where it loses: Pro's 2,500 monthly credits buy 250 Claude Sonnet or 125 Claude Opus messages, so if Claude is the only assistant you use, Claude Pro at $200 is the cheaper year.
Frequently asked questions
Can I get a refund on a Claude Pro annual plan?
Usually not. Anthropic says all payments are non-refundable except under its Consumer Terms or where the law requires it, as of October 2026, so cancelling stops the renewal but keeps the year paid. In the EEA and the UK you can get a refund within 14 days of purchase, prorated by use. A year bought in the App Store can only be refunded by Apple. Claude has no delete button for a saved card, so how to remove your card from Claude shows how to stop further charges.
Can I switch Claude Pro from annual back to monthly?
Not mid year, as far as Anthropic documents. It has no help article for moving from annual to monthly, and its pricing FAQ says downgrades take effect at the end of the current billing period. Cancel at least 24 hours before the renewal date, then subscribe monthly once the year ends. After the year ends, is Claude free good enough helps you decide whether to pay monthly or drop to Free.
How much is the Claude Pro annual plan in India?
In the Indian App Store it's ₹19,900 a year, against ₹1,999 a month, as of October 2026. Twelve monthly payments come to ₹23,988, so the yearly plan saves ₹4,088, about 17%. That's the same share the web plan saves in the US. Claude payment methods shows how Claude can be paid for on the web and in the app.
Is there a student discount on the Claude Pro annual plan?
No. Anthropic says it does not offer standard discounted pricing for its individual plans, Pro, Max and Ultra, so $200 a year on claude.com is the lowest yearly price it sells to one person, as of October 2026. Claude student discount covers the campus routes to free Claude access.
