Claude Code
Claude Free plan (no Claude Code)
Price$0
Claude’s Free plan costs $0 and does not include Claude Code.
Is Claude Code free? No. Anthropic’s pricing page marks Claude Code as not included in the $0 Free plan and says Claude Code “is included in all paid plans”. The cheapest way in is Claude Code Pro, or pay-as-you-go API billing.
Checked against the source on October 5, 2026. Compare it with every other plan in the coding agent plans tracker.
- Usage (vendor's wording)
- Claude Code is not included in the Free plan. Anthropic states Claude Code "is included in all paid plans".
- Agent features included
- No Claude Code access
Questions
Is Claude Code free?
No. Claude Code is not included in Anthropic’s Free plan; the pricing page says it “is included in all paid plans”.
How much does the Claude Free plan cost?
$0, but it comes with no Claude Code access.
Which Claude plans include Claude Code?
All paid plans, according to Anthropic’s pricing page, starting with Claude Code Pro.
Can I use Claude Code without a paid plan?
Not on the Free plan; the other route is pay-as-you-go API billing.
Sources
Claude Code
View all- Claude Code EnterpriseClaude Code Enterprise is the annual per-seat plan, with usage billed at API rates.
- Claude Code Max 20xClaude Code Max 20x is the $200-a-month Max plan with 20 times Pro’s usage per session.
- Claude Code Max 5xClaude Code Max 5x is the $100-a-month Max plan with five times Pro’s usage per 5-hour session.
- Claude Code ProClaude Code Pro is the Claude Pro subscription with Claude Code, from $17 a month billed annually.