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Anthropic · updated 28 Sept 2026

Is Claude Free worth it?

Claude Free is free. Our rankings cover paid plans, so it has no score — compare it with Claude's paid tiers on this page to see what paying adds. Across recent App Store reviews and reader votes, 46% say Claude is worth paying for.

Price

Free

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Source: claude.com · manually verified

What you get

Sonnet and Haiku

Usage limits, in Claude’s words: Baseline for Claude's paid plans.

  • Web searchIncluded
  • Deep researchNot included
  • Image generationNot included
  • Voice modeIncluded
  • MemoryIncluded
  • File uploadsIncluded
  • Coding agentNot included
  • Desktop appIncluded
  • Mobile appIncluded
  • IntegrationsIncluded
  • API accessNot included

Models included

  • Claude Sonnet 5
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5
  • Epoch Capabilities IndexClaude Sonnet 5156.3
  • DeepSWEClaude Sonnet 553.9%
  • FrontierCodeClaude Sonnet 542.7%
  • CursorBenchClaude Sonnet 534.1%
  • WebDev ArenaClaude Sonnet 51536.7

Independent results from Epoch AI, CC BY 4.0. New models take one to three weeks to be measured.

Questions about Claude Free

Is Claude Free worth it?
Claude Free is free. Our rankings cover paid plans, so it has no score — compare it with Claude's paid tiers on this page to see what paying adds. Across recent App Store reviews and reader votes, 46% say Claude is worth paying for.
How much does Claude Free cost?
Claude Free is free. Price read from claude.com.
What does Claude Free include?
Sonnet and Haiku. Usage: baseline for Claude's paid plans. Included: web search, voice mode, memory, file uploads, desktop app, mobile app and integrations. Not included: deep research, image generation, coding agent and API access.
Which AI models does Claude Free include?
Claude Free includes Claude Sonnet 5 and Claude Sonnet 5.5. Models that cost extra on top of the plan are not listed.