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Updated · By llmwise, AI-assisted.
ChatGPT Pro vs Claude Max: price, limits and newest models
ChatGPT Pro costs $100, $200 or $500 a month and Claude Max $100 or $200. Neither publishes a count now: OpenAI says each dearer Pro tier gets more GPT-6 Pro usage, and Max gives 5x or 20x Claude Pro's per-session usage, Fable included. llmwise Ultra ($100) has up to 225 Astra and 225 Fable 5.1 messages a month.
Checked : OpenAI Help Center: About ChatGPT Pro tiers, OpenAI Help Center: GPT-6 Pro in ChatGPT, ChatGPT pricing, OpenAI: Introducing GPT-6 Sol and Luna, OpenAI Help Center: About ChatGPT Pro tiers (archived September 19, 2026), Claude Help Center: What is the Max plan?, Claude Help Center: Claude Fable models on your plan and Claude pricing.
ChatGPT Pro vs Claude Max, side by side
Each company's figures, checked September 28, 2026; the quotes behind them are on each plan's page.
| ChatGPT Pro | Claude Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Price a month | $100 (Pro 100) or $200 (Pro 200) or $500 (Pro 500) | $100 (Max 5x) or $200 (Max 20x) |
| Billed yearly | Monthly only | Monthly only |
| In India | Not published | Not published |
| Limits, in brief | No count; each dearer tier has more usage than the last | No count; 5x or 20x Pro's per-session usage, and a weekly cap |
| Newest models | GPT-6 Astra: in its chat; GPT-6 Sol: not in its chat; GPT-6 Luna: not in its chat | Claude Fable 5.1: in its chat; Claude Opus: in its chat; Claude Sonnet: in its chat; Claude Haiku: in its chat |
| Also in the plan | “Longer Codex and ChatGPT Work sessions” (ChatGPT pricing) | “Claude Code” (Claude pricing) |
What limits do OpenAI and Anthropic publish?
“Pro 200 includes more usage than Pro 100. Pro 500 offers the highest included usage of the three plans.”
“Max 5x includes five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance.”
Should you pick ChatGPT Pro or Claude Max?
The most GPT, as fast as it comes
ChatGPT Pro 500 ($500): OpenAI's most included usage, and the only tier with Astra Ultrafast.
Claude Fable most days
Claude Max: Fable can use up to half the weekly limit, and sessions reset every five hours.
Both flagships, counted
llmwise Ultra: Astra and Fable in one $100 plan, each with a count shown before you send, instead of two $100 plans.
Do OpenAI and Anthropic train on your chats?
As each company's privacy pages put it on September 28, 2026. Neither question arises on llmwise: it doesn't train on your content, and you decide when a chat is deleted.
| App | Training on your chats | How to opt out | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Yes, unless you opt out | Turn off “Improve the model for everyone”, or use Temporary Chat | Temporary Chats up to 30 days; the page gives no period for saved chats |
| Claude | Only if you allow it | Leave Model Improvement off in Privacy Settings, or use Incognito chats | Deleted chats go within 30 days; up to 5 years, de-identified, if you allow training |
“Data controls let you choose whether your conversations help train OpenAI models.”
Quoted from OpenAI Help Center: Data controls in ChatGPT
“You choose to allow us to use your chats and coding sessions to improve Claude”
Quoted from Anthropic Privacy Center: Is my data used for model training?
Both in one: llmwise Ultra
llmwise Ultra ($100) beside both plans. Its monthly counts assume the allowance goes to one model.
| Model | ChatGPT Pro | Claude Max | llmwise Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-6 Astra | As GPT-6 Pro; OpenAI publishes no count now | Not offered: Claude only | Up to 225 a month |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | Not named on its pages | Not offered: Claude only | Up to 900 a month |
| GPT-6 Sol | In Work and Codex; not in Chat yet | Not offered: Claude only | Up to 900 a month |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Not offered: GPT only | Up to half of the weekly limits | Up to 225 a month |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | Not offered: GPT only | Included; Anthropic's table names the family, not the version | Up to 450 a month |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Not offered: GPT only | Not named on its pages | Up to 900 a month |
Behind Ultra's counts is a $42 monthly ceiling on AI cost, its fair-use limit: typical use stays under it, and huge messages or deep research get there first. Every limit, explained.
Each plan on its own, and more pairs
ChatGPT Pro or Claude Max: more questions
Can I buy both top tiers today?
Yes. ChatGPT Pro 200 is open to new subscribers again, at a lower allowance than before, and Pro 500 is new at $500; Claude Max 20x is open. Both $100 tiers are open too.
Which is better for coding agents?
Both include a coding agent at their highest limits: Codex on ChatGPT Pro, Claude Code on Max. llmwise has neither.
ChatGPT Pro or Claude Max? Ask GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1 first
Both are on llmwise Ultra ($100): up to 225 a month on GPT-6 Astra, up to 225 a month on Claude Fable 5.1. Ask one, then switch; the second answers with the whole chat in view.