Claude
Anthropic's assistant and models for writing, analysis and agentic coding
Overview
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant and model family, available in web, desktop and mobile apps and through the Claude API. The October 2026 lineup is Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5, Haiku 5.5 and the higher-end Fable 5.1, all with one-million-token context. Paid plans add Claude Code, Claude in Chrome and the Microsoft 365 integration.
Pricing
Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 14 Oct 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.
- Chat on web, desktop and mobile
- Search the web, create files and run code
- Memory across conversations
- Connect apps and tools
- Claude Design, Slides and Docs
- More usage than Free
- Claude Code and Claude Science
- Hand off and schedule tasks
- Research and unlimited projects
- Claude in Chrome and Microsoft 365
- Higher output limits for all tasks
- Early access to advanced features
- Priority access at high traffic times
- $100 to $200 a month in API credits
- More usage than Pro
- Enterprise search
- SSO and central billing
- No model training on your content by default
- 5x the usage of standard seats
- Mix and match with standard seats
- Up to $500 a month in pooled API credits per team
- SCIM, role-based access and audit logs
- Compliance API and custom data retention
- IP allowlisting and network-level access control
- HIPAA-ready offering available
API pricing (pay as you go)
| Model | Input | Cached input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5.1 Cache read is 0.025x base on this model. | $10 | $0.25 | $50 |
| Claude Opus 5 | $5 | $0.50 | $25 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | $5 | $0.50 | $25 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 Introductory $2/$10 is now the standard price; planned 1 Sep 2026 rise to $3/$15 cancelled. | $2 | $0.20 | $10 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | $3 | $0.30 | $15 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1 | $0.10 | $5 |
Use cases
What you can produce with Claude
- Long documents, reports and contracts analysed in a one-million-token context window
- Code written, reviewed and refactored across a repository with Claude Code
- Documents, slide decks and designs drafted inside a conversation and exported to PowerPoint or PDF
- Long multi-step tasks handed off and scheduled to run while you are away
- Web research reports with cited sources
- API access to Fable 5.1, Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Haiku 5.5, including computer and browser use tools
ASEAN Perspective
Claude in Southeast Asia
Anthropic accepts SGD/MYR/IDR via Stripe and Claude handles English plus regional languages well. Inference is US/EU-based with no in-region data-residency option yet — factor that into PDPA/GDPR data-flow mapping for regulated workloads.
Claude covers the full range from a free chat app to Anthropic's API, and the autumn 2026 releases reset the lineup: Opus 5.5 is Anthropic's recommended default, Fable 5.1 handles the longest agentic jobs, and Haiku 5.5 is priced for high-volume work. Since the October merge, longer delegated tasks, documents and slides run inside ordinary conversations on Pro and Max, and Claude Code comes with every paid plan.
Watch the usage limits, which are the main constraint on subscription plans, and note that consumer plans train on chats unless you opt out, while Team and Enterprise do not by default. Anthropic's pages name a US-only inference option; we found no Singapore or ASEAN residency option, which regulated PDPA workloads should weigh.
What we found
Claude is Anthropic's assistant and model family, introduced on 14 March 2023. Its lineup turned over almost entirely between June and October 2026. The current models on Anthropic's model overview, read on 14 October 2026, are Fable 5.1 (1 September), Opus 5.5 (22 September), Sonnet 5.5 (28 September) and Haiku 5.5 (7 October), each with a one-million-token context window and 128K output. Anthropic now tells developers to start with Opus 5.5 and keep Fable 5.1 for the hardest long-running work; by Anthropic's own testing, Opus 5.5 performs at Fable 5.1's level on most work and costs about 40% less to run than Opus 5. Mythos-class models stay restricted to vetted programmes.
The app has changed shape too. In October Anthropic merged Cowork, its separate space for longer delegated tasks, into ordinary Claude conversations on Pro and Max, with Docs, Slides and Design created inside a chat; Team and Free plans are due to follow. Claude Code, Claude in Chrome and the Microsoft 365 integration need a paid plan. For developers, computer use came out of beta on the Claude API on 19 August 2026.
Pricing is published plainly. Free costs nothing; Pro is $20 a month, or $17 a month on an annual plan billed $200 up front; Max starts at $100 a month for five or twenty times Pro's usage and includes monthly API credits. Team seats cost $25 monthly or $20 on annual billing, premium seats $125 or $100, and Enterprise pairs a $20 seat with usage billed at API rates. API prices run from $10 in and $50 out per million tokens for Fable 5.1 down to $0.10 in for Haiku 5.5.
The caveats are usage limits, which Anthropic itself raised for five-hour windows at the Opus 5.5 launch, and Fable's default 30-day data retention for safety monitoring. Consumer plans list model training as opt-out, while Team and Enterprise exclude it by default. Anthropic raised a $65 billion Series H at a $965 billion post-money valuation in May 2026.
Compiled by RECATOOLS from public sources: vendor documentation and pricing, code repositories and published reporting.
Notable facts
- Anthropic was founded by former OpenAI researchers after internal safety disagreements
- Claude was named to evoke the concept of an open, thoughtful, and honest assistant
- Anthropic has raised over $7 billion, backed by Google and Amazon
- Constitutional AI is Anthropics patented training method to make Claude more harmless
Frequently asked questions
About this listing
This entry was compiled from publicly available data including Claude's official website, press releases, documentation, and reputable third-party publications. RECATOOLS is not affiliated with Claude unless explicitly stated.
Third-party AI tools update their pricing, features, availability, and policies frequently. Information here may be outdated by the time you read this — we make reasonable efforts to keep listings current, but cannot guarantee absolute accuracy.
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The Claude 5 pricing era
Anthropic has held Opus at US$5/US$25 across five straight releases while moving the fight to cost-per-task. We track each move and price it against the field.
- Accenture Disputes Reports of a $29 Monthly Claude Cap. The Change Is Who Pays Above It
- Anthropic Says Sonnet 5.5 Costs Up to 30% Less a Task. A Tester Measured 50% More at Max Effort.
- Anthropic Cut Opus Prices for the First Time, and OpenAI Halved Sol Hours Later
- Anthropic Called Its Claude Code Limit Change a 25% Rise. It Was a 17% Cut.
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