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Anthropic · updated 29 Sept 2026

Is Claude Max (5x) worth it?

Claude Max (5x) ranks #2 of 14 in our overall ranking of paid AI subscriptions, with a score of 78.6 out of 100 (very good). Its main strength: access to the strongest models we track — Claude Opus 5.5: 57.6 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Where it loses points: weaker recent user reviews than rivals — 46% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars.

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78.6
Very good · #2 overall
High confidence
Overall
#2 of 14
Coding
#2 of 14
Best value
#10 of 14

Price

$100/month

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Source: support.claude.com · manually verified

What you get

Everything in Pro. Fable only on paid usage credits.

Usage limits, in Claude’s words: 5x Pro's per-session usage allowance.

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

Models included

  • Claude Opus 5
  • Claude Opus 5.5
  • Claude Sonnet 5
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexClaude Sonnet 5.546.7
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexClaude Opus 549.7
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexClaude Sonnet 538.2
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexClaude Opus 5.557.6
  • Artificial Analysis Coding IndexClaude Opus 577.0
  • Artificial Analysis Coding IndexClaude Sonnet 571.5
  • DeepSWEClaude Sonnet 553.9%
  • DeepSWEClaude Opus 573.7%
  • FrontierCodeClaude Opus 553.4%
  • CursorBenchClaude Opus 546.6%
  • CursorBenchClaude Sonnet 534.1%
  • WebDev ArenaClaude Opus 51687.0
  • WebDev ArenaClaude Sonnet 51536.7
  • FrontierCodeClaude Sonnet 542.7%
  • Epoch Capabilities IndexClaude Opus 5162.7
  • Epoch Capabilities IndexClaude Sonnet 5156.3

Independent results from Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0) and Artificial Analysis. How every model ranks

Strengths and weaknesses

  • Access to the strongest models we track — Claude Opus 5.5: 57.6 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
  • Weaker recent user reviews than rivals — 46% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars
  • Missing features that matter for this category — No image generation

Generated from the score, so it cannot contradict it. How scoring works.

Questions about Claude Max (5x)

Is Claude Max (5x) worth it?
Claude Max (5x) ranks #2 of 14 in our overall ranking of paid AI subscriptions, with a score of 78.6 out of 100 (very good). Its main strength: access to the strongest models we track — Claude Opus 5.5: 57.6 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Where it loses points: weaker recent user reviews than rivals — 46% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars.
How much does Claude Max (5x) cost?
Claude Max (5x) costs $100 a month in the US (€90 in Germany). Price read from support.claude.com.
What does Claude Max (5x) include?
Everything in Pro. Fable only on paid usage credits. Usage: 5x Pro's per-session usage allowance. Included: web search, deep research, voice mode, memory, file uploads, coding agent, desktop app, mobile app and integrations. Not included: image generation and API access.
Which AI models does Claude Max (5x) include?
Claude Max (5x) includes Claude Opus 5, Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5 and Claude Sonnet 5.5. Models that cost extra on top of the plan are not listed.
What are the alternatives to Claude Max (5x)?
Similarly priced plans from other providers in our overall ranking: ChatGPT Pro (#1, $100/month), Google AI Ultra (20x) (#5, $199.99/month) and Google AI Ultra (5x) (#5, $99.99/month).