Comparison
Google AI Ultra (5x) vs Claude Max (5x)
Claude Max (5x) scores higher overall (78.6 vs 70.1) at the same price.
Every figure comes from the same records that produce the rankings.
| Row | Google AI Ultra (5x) | Claude Max (5x) |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | ▸$99.99 | $100 |
| Includes | Highest access to Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.1 Pro | Everything in Pro. Fable only on paid usage credits. |
| Usage limits | 5x higher usage limits than AI Pro. | 5x Pro's per-session usage allowance. |
| Intelligence | 60 | ▸89 |
| Features | ▸100 | 88 |
| Sentiment | ▸85 | 39 |
| Image generation | ▸Yes | No |
| Memory | Unknown | ▸Yes |
| Desktop app | Unknown | ▸Yes |
Feature rows where both plans are identical are hidden — only meaningful differences are shown.
Google AI Ultra (5x) — strengths
- Strong recent user reviews — 91% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars
- Model quality lags the current frontier — Gemini 3.7 Flash: 157.7 on the Epoch Capabilities Index
Source: gemini.google · manually verified
Claude Max (5x) — strengths
- 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
Source: support.claude.com · manually verified
See the full overall ranking, or read how these scores are calculated.