Plans compared
AI subscriptions compared, in each company's own words
ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Google AI Pro and the rest: what each costs and how it describes its limits, quoted from its own pages and dated, beside llmwise's published counts.
Other companies' plans checked . Updated .
Short answer
Of the 8 subscriptions here, only ChatGPT Pro publishes a message count, for one model; the rest describe their limits in words. llmwise publishes a count for every model on every plan: on Pro ($20), up to 31 Claude Fable 5.1 messages a month or 125 on Claude Sonnet 5.
Sources: OpenAI Help Center: What is ChatGPT Plus?, OpenAI Help Center: Managing usage with GPT-6 Astra in Work and Codex, ChatGPT pricing, OpenAI Help Center: About ChatGPT Pro tiers, OpenAI Help Center: GPT-6 Pro in ChatGPT, Claude Help Center: What is the Pro plan?, Claude Help Center: Claude Fable models on your plan, Claude pricing, Claude Help Center: What is the Max plan?, Google One: Google AI plans, Gemini Apps Help: limits and upgrades for Google AI subscribers, Perplexity pricing, Perplexity Help Center: What is Perplexity Pro?, Perplexity Pro, Poe subscription plans and Grok plans, checked .
Every plan, side by side
Each plan's price and its own words on its limits, checked September 26, 2026. Follow a plan for its page: every quote, where it's better, and the llmwise plan at its price.
| Plan | Price a month | A published count? | Its limits, in its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT Plus | $20 | No | “To ensure a smooth experience for all users, Plus subscriptions may include usage limits such as message caps, especially during high demand. These limits may vary based on system conditions.” (OpenAI Help Center: What is ChatGPT Plus?) |
| ChatGPT Pro | $100 or $200 | Yes, for GPT-6 Pro only | “The limits below apply to Chat; ChatGPT Work and Codex have separate allowances.” (OpenAI Help Center: GPT-6 Pro in ChatGPT) |
| Claude Pro | $20 | No | “The number of messages you can send will vary based on message length, including the length of files you attach, the length of your current conversation, and the model or feature you use. Your session-based usage limit will reset every five hours.” (Claude Help Center: What is the Pro plan?) |
| Claude Max | $100 or $200 | No | “Max 5x includes five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance.” (Claude Help Center: What is the Max plan?) |
| Google AI Pro | $19.99 | No | “AI Pro: 4x higher than standard limits” (Gemini Apps Help: limits and upgrades for Google AI subscribers) |
| Perplexity Pro | $20 | No | “More usage limits and memory” (Perplexity pricing) |
| Poe | $19.99 | No | “660 thousand points/month” (Poe subscription plans) |
| SuperGrok | $30 | No | “Smarter answers in Expert mode: Access our best model with higher limits” (Grok plans) |
| llmwise | From $20 | Yes, for every model | A count per model on every plan, shown before you send. How it works |
Three subscriptions or one
ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Google AI Pro at list price, September 2026, each before tax.
Together they cost $59.99 a month. llmwise Pro is $20 a month plus tax, for all three companies' top models and more in one chat. That’s access to their top models in one app, with our own published limits — not the same usage as each company’s own plan, and their apps have features ours doesn’t.
What $20 a month gets you
| What | ChatGPT Plus ($20) | Claude Pro ($20) | Google AI Pro ($19.99) | llmwise Pro ($20) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limit published as a number | No: an estimated 5–45 local Astra messages every 5 hours | No: 5-hour sessions and a weekly cap | No: compute-based since May 17, 2026 | Yes: per model, shown before you send |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | No | Outside the plan's limits: paid separately | No | Included: up to 31 a month |
| GPT-6 Astra | Not in regular chat: only in Work and Codex | No | No | In the chat: up to 31 a month |
| Claude Opus | No | Included, within its limits | No | Claude Opus 5.5: up to 62 a month |
| AI families in one chat | 1 (GPT) | 1 (Claude) | 1 (Gemini) | 7 |
| Messages on one AI, if it's all you use (our reading) | More | More | More | Fewer |
Other plans as of September 25, 2026; they can change without notice. Want the most messages from one AI? Its own plan is better value. Want the right AI for each question, with the count up front? That's llmwise.
Sources: OpenAI Help Center, Anthropic Help Center (Pro plan usage), Google Gemini Help (compute-based limits), PCWorld, Anthropic Help Center (Fable on your plan) and Claude pricing, checked .
Monthly list prices as of September 2026: ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Google AI Pro.
Every limit is published. Paid plans also have a monthly fair-use limit on AI cost: Pro $7.50, Max $20, Ultra $42, Studio $85. Using every message on your plan at typical sizes stays under it; very large messages and heavy research use it faster. Every limit, explained.
How many messages does an llmwise plan give?
Pick any model, chat or image, and any llmwise plan: the count comes from the prices llmwise charges.
31messages a month
Up to 31 Claude Fable 5.1 messages a month on Pro, if all of the month's allowance goes to it. A $10 top-up adds 25 more.
Long chats and top-ups are in the full message calculator.
Each plan, compared
Questions
Which AI subscription publishes its limits?
Of the 8 here, only ChatGPT Pro publishes a message count, for its flagship in Chat; the others describe their limits in words, as the table quotes (checked September 26, 2026). llmwise publishes a count for every model on every plan.
Is one subscription cheaper than three?
ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Google AI Pro cost $59.99 a month together at list price (September 2026); llmwise Pro is $20 for all three companies' top models and more. Each company's own plan gives more of its own models than llmwise's shared allowance does.
Which plan gives the most messages on one model?
Usually the maker's own plan: it spends everything on its own models, while llmwise shares one allowance across every model. The pages for each plan say where the other plan wins, with numbers where the company publishes them.
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