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Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.10.16-3, Oct 16, 2026 Rules 2.1.0
Comparing ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro: individual plans, prices for United States. Change the plans below to compare any other two.
This page is for people choosing between ChatGPT Plus from OpenAI and Claude Pro from Anthropic. Both cost $20 a month and both document most of the same everyday tools: file uploads, data analysis, web search, deep research, voice, projects, memory and a coding agent. So the choice comes down to the differences in limits, long documents, images, billing and privacy settings. We also cover the free tiers and the higher plans for heavy users, ChatGPT Pro and Claude Max.
Everything here is what OpenAI and Anthropic document on their own pricing and help pages for individual plans in the United States, checked on October 12, 2026. Each row in the comparison below links to its source and shows when it was verified. Where a company does not say something, we say it is not documented. That is not the same as saying the feature is missing.
$20 a month
$20 a month or $200 a year
GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna, legacy models; GPT-6 Astra limited in Work/Codex.
Opus, Sonnet, Haiku; Fable via usage credits.
GPT Instant 54K (~40 pages); Reasoning 256K (~320 pages).
Up to 1M on all individual plans.
Pricing page model list for every individual plan shows only OpenAI models (GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, GPT-5.6 family, legacy). No models from other AI companies are listed.
Pricing comparison lists only Anthropic models for Pro: Fable (uses 50% of weekly limits), Opus, Sonnet, Haiku. No models from other AI companies are offered.
ChatGPT chat assistant for everyday text chats (writing, questions, everyday tasks); pricing table lists everyday text chats as Unlimited* on Free, Go, Plus and Pro, subject to abuse guardrails. Plus adds advanced reasoning models, projects, scheduled tasks, custom GPTs.
Claude chat on web, desktop and mobile for writing, editing, questions and everyday work (at least 5x Free usage per 5-hour session); chat and Claude Code share one usage pool.
Search the web; pricing table marks Search on all plans.
Web search on all plans.
Expanded deep research.
Research.
Expanded messages and uploads.
PDF, DOCX, CSV, TXT, XLSX etc.; 500MB per file, up to 20 files per chat (no plan split stated).
Data analysis Yes; interactive tables and charts.
Create and edit files with code execution.
Codex included; limited GPT-6 Astra usage, optional credits.
Claude Code included; 5-hour session + weekly limits.
Codex IDE extension (signs in with ChatGPT). Editors: VS Code, VS Code Insiders, Cursor, Windsurf (Codex extension); Xcode and JetBrains IDEs via their own integrations. Usage shared with Codex/ChatGPT Work limits.
Claude Code extension for VS Code and Cursor (also other VS Code forks such as Devin Desktop, Kiro) and plugin for JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Android Studio, WebStorm, PhpStorm, GoLand). Shares Pro usage limits.
Codex IDE extension is documented as an agent beside your code (chat with editor context, review diffs, delegate to cloud). No official page fetched documents inline as-you-type completions, and none says they are absent.
Claude Code is an agent (chat panel, inline diffs) in VS Code/JetBrains; no page documents inline as-you-type code completions. The Desktop app docs explicitly say it has no autocomplete; the IDE extension docs are silent.
Codex Cloud runs coding tasks on repos in OpenAI-managed cloud environments (continues while your computer sleeps); you can commit or open a pull request when ready. Eligible Plus, subject to rollout; usage counts toward plan limits.
Claude Code on the web: cloud sessions run on Anthropic-managed VMs, keep running after you close your laptop, clone GitHub repos and create PRs; auto-fix PRs. Counts toward Pro usage limits; no separate VM charge.
Codex code review on GitHub PRs: comment @codex review or turn on automatic reviews; posts a GitHub review flagging P0/P1 issues; optional Security Review (research preview). Pricing matrix marks GitHub PR reviews available for Plus. Uses plan usage.
Via Claude Code GitHub Actions authenticated with a Pro subscription token: review workflow posts inline PR comments automatically. Managed Code Review (research preview) is Team/Enterprise only; local /code-review also works.
Image generation incl. 'with Thinking'.
No photo/illustration generation; can build diagrams/charts/SVG visuals (beta, web/desktop).
No video generation listed on pricing page; Sora web/app discontinued.
Claude Motion (beta) marked No on Free, Pro, Max.
Voice Expanded; voice with video.
Voice mode on all plans.
ChatGPT Images (all tiers) edits images you upload or it made: describe the change, or select an area in the editor to add, remove or update parts. Plus also gets Images with thinking.
Anthropic says Claude does not generate photos or illustrations; it can view and analyze uploaded images. No page documents editing an uploaded photo.
ChatGPT Images can follow an instruction to make an image's background transparent, and you can upload an existing image to edit. No separate background remover tool.
No Anthropic page documents background removal. Claude does not generate photos or illustrations.
OpenAI says ChatGPT Images can follow instructions to add text; its poster template tip says to describe any text you want included.
No image generation: Claude does not make photos or illustrations, so there are no generated images to put text in. It builds HTML and SVG diagrams, charts and visuals instead.
Images has templates by category, named as a starting point for a poster or logo (Images > Templates). Templates are not yet in Work mode.
No logo maker or logo template is documented. Claude Design (all plans) makes visuals, mockups, prototypes, one-pagers and landing pages.
No OpenAI page documents SVG or other vector output for ChatGPT Images; downloads are described only as saving the image.
Custom visuals (beta, web and desktop, all users) are built with HTML and SVG; you can download a visual as an .svg or .html file.
No OpenAI page documents upscaling in ChatGPT Images. The mobile image controls include Resize, which is not described as upscaling.
No Anthropic page documents image upscaling for Claude.
No video tool on any ChatGPT plan: the pricing comparison has no video row, and Sora (OpenAI's video app, which animated images) is closed.
Claude Motion (short animations built as code from your text, charts and images, exported as MP4) is marked No on Free, Pro and Max; it is a Team and Enterprise beta and uses no video generation model.
No video editing on any ChatGPT plan: the pricing comparison lists no video feature and the Sora app, OpenAI's only video tool, is closed.
No Claude page documents editing uploaded video footage on Free, Pro or Max; Claude Motion edits only its own code-built animations and is not on these plans.
No OpenAI page documents a digital presenter feature for ChatGPT; OpenAI has no video product since Sora closed.
No Claude page documents a digital presenter. Claude Motion (not on this plan) 'doesn't create realistic footage or people'.
No OpenAI page documents lip sync for ChatGPT; OpenAI has no video product since Sora closed.
No Claude page documents lip sync on any plan.
No OpenAI page documents automatic video captions in ChatGPT.
No Claude page documents automatic video captions on any plan.
No OpenAI page documents turning long videos into short clips in ChatGPT.
No Claude page documents turning long videos into short clips on any plan.
ChatGPT makes no video on this plan (no video row on the pricing page, Sora closed), so a video watermark does not apply.
Claude makes no video on this plan (Claude Motion is marked No on Free, Pro and Max), so a video watermark does not apply.
ChatGPT Sites (public beta): describe a website, app or game in Work (web) or Work or Codex (desktop app) and ChatGPT builds it, with a private preview. Building or editing counts toward Codex usage.
Artifacts (all plans) turn a description into single-page websites, small interactive tools and apps that can call Claude; Claude Design makes prototypes and landing pages. Claude Code (included in paid plans) builds full apps in your codebase.
Sites publishes to a ChatGPT-hosted URL; you choose selected people, workspace or public. No fixed limit on the number of Sites on Plus or Pro, but usage and storage limits apply; hosting usage is separate from Codex usage.
Artifacts start private; Pro and Max can share with 'Anyone with the link' (viewers sign in to Claude; not for artifacts that use Claude or connectors). Claude Code artifacts publish to a claude.ai URL that can be public with no sign-in; one self-contained page, no backend.
Sites lets you rename the ChatGPT-hosted URL or connect an apex domain or subdomain you own via DNS records (Site settings > Add domain). Sites does not register domains. Help says 'Where custom domains are available'.
No Anthropic page documents serving an artifact on your own domain. Legacy published artifacts offer embed code with an Allowed domains list, which is embedding, not a custom domain.
Sites offers D1 relational database (10 GB per site) and R2 object storage for files, plus 'Sign in with ChatGPT' so visitors can save their work.
Artifacts can store data between sessions: personal or shared storage, 20 MB per artifact, text only. Visitors of AI-powered artifacts sign in with their own Claude account. No other database or auth service is documented.
Sites can publish a compatible local project from the ChatGPT desktop app or Codex; for a local source project each saved version is tied to its Git commit. No download of a web-built Site's code is documented.
Claude Design exports a .zip, standalone HTML, or hands off to Claude Code or tools such as Lovable, Replit, v0 and Vercel; Claude Code (included in paid plans) writes code in your own project, and published artifact pages come from a local file.
No official ChatGPT page found that describes making songs with vocals; help center search for music returned no such feature.
No official Claude page describes generating songs or any audio output.
No official ChatGPT page found that describes instrumental music generation.
No official Claude page describes generating instrumental music.
No official ChatGPT page describes stem downloads; no music generation feature documented.
No official Claude page describes stem downloads.
ChatGPT Voice speaks ChatGPT's own replies in chosen voices, but no official page describes reading text you supply as a downloadable voiceover.
Voice mode lets Claude talk back in a spoken conversation (pricing table: Voice mode Yes), but no official page describes turning text you supply into a voiceover file.
No official ChatGPT page describes copying a voice; Voice offers a fixed set of preset voices (Arbor, Breeze, Cove, and others).
No official Claude page describes copying a voice.
No official page describes translating and re-voicing audio or video files. Voice can be asked to speak another language in a live chat only.
No official Claude page describes translating and re-voicing audio or video.
No official ChatGPT page describes generating sound effects.
No official Claude page describes generating sound effects.
Audio uploads (WAV, MP3, M4A, FLAC and more, up to 512 MB) can be transcribed; transcripts may contain errors. Record on the macOS app also live-transcribes sessions up to 4 hours.
The upload help article lists document types (PDF, DOCX, CSV, TXT and more) and images only; no audio or video file formats are listed and transcription is not described.
ChatGPT Record (macOS desktop app) records meetings or voice notes, transcribes, and writes summary notes as a canvas; up to 4 hours per session. Calendar auto-join works with Google Meet links only.
No official page describes Claude joining or recording meetings. Connectors (for example Microsoft 365) can read existing meeting notes or summaries.
Dictation (microphone icon) turns speech into editable text inside ChatGPT's own message box only; no official page describes typing into other apps.
Dictation is available to all plans, but only inside the Claude iOS and Android apps to speak prompts; no official page describes typing into other apps.
Projects, shared projects, scheduled tasks.
Projects.
Custom GPTs (use); new GPT creation not available on personal accounts per Free FAQ.
No GPTs/Gems-style assistants listed; Skills and Projects listed separately.
Expanded memory and context.
Memory across conversations.
Plugins; apps connecting to internal tools; developer mode (beta).
Directory connectors (e.g. Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, GitHub, Slack, Microsoft 365) + custom remote MCP. Also Claude for Microsoft 365.
No ChatGPT add-on that works inside Gmail is documented; Gmail data reaches ChatGPT only through its own connectors and plugins.
No Claude add-on that works inside Gmail is documented. Claude in Chrome (a browser agent) can act on Gmail pages, and the Gmail connector works from Claude's own chat; neither is an integration inside Gmail.
No ChatGPT add-on that works inside Google Docs is documented; OpenAI lists add-ins for Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Google Sheets only.
Claude for Google Workspace add-on: Claude sidebar in Google Docs (Extensions > Claude). Beta; Chrome, Edge, or Safari (not Firefox); Google account must be allowed to install Marketplace apps.
ChatGPT for Google Sheets add-on: build, analyze and update sheets inside Sheets. Pricing table: Yes for Plus.
Claude for Google Workspace add-on: Claude sidebar in Google Sheets (Extensions > Claude). Beta; Chrome, Edge, or Safari (not Firefox); Google account must be allowed to install Marketplace apps.
ChatGPT for Word add-in: draft, edit and format inside Word. Pricing table: Yes for Plus.
Claude for Word add-in, generally available. Word on the web, Windows (Microsoft 365, Version 2205+), and Mac (16.61+). Pricing table: Claude for Microsoft 365 Yes.
ChatGPT for Excel add-in: build, analyze and update sheets inside Excel. Pricing table: Yes for Plus.
Claude for Excel add-in, generally available. Excel on the web, Windows (Microsoft 365 subscription), and Mac (16.46+); not Excel on iPad. Pricing table: Claude for Microsoft 365 Yes.
ChatGPT for PowerPoint add-in: create and edit slides inside PowerPoint. Pricing table: Yes for Plus.
Claude for PowerPoint add-in, generally available. PowerPoint on the web, Windows (Microsoft 365 subscription), and Mac (16.46+). Pricing table: Claude for Microsoft 365 Yes.
No ChatGPT add-in that works inside Outlook is documented; the Outlook Email plugin works from ChatGPT's own chat, which is a connector.
Claude for Outlook add-in, Beta. Needs Exchange Online through Microsoft 365 and a one-time tenant-wide Microsoft Graph consent by a Global Administrator; not Outlook on iOS or Android. Pricing table: Yes.
ChatGPT Work agent on desktop, web and mobile; built-in browser.
Claude in Chrome; hand off and schedule tasks.
Default ON; turn off 'Improve the model for everyone' in Settings > Data controls.
User chooses 'Model Improvement' at signup/in-app; changeable anytime in Privacy Settings. Default not stated.
Request a copy of data from settings or Privacy Portal.
Export from web or desktop (not iOS/Android).
No ads.
Ad-free commitment.
OpenAI Terms of Use (individual services, all plans): you own the Output and OpenAI assigns its rights in it to you; Usage Policies still apply and Output may not be unique.
Conflict: Anthropic's help center says you own outputs and may use them in your products; the Consumer Terms we could read say non-commercial use only. Check the terms for your account.
No cloud-storage bundle.
No cloud-storage bundle.
Web, iOS, Android; desktop app on macOS and Windows.
Web, iOS, Android, desktop.
Both plans are $20 a month. OpenAI says it does not support yearly billing for Go, Plus or Pro, so you can stop ChatGPT Plus at the end of any month but there is no yearly discount. Claude Pro can be paid yearly on the web at $200, about $17 a month, up front. A yearly plan saves money only if you keep it for the full year.
Neither company says on these pages whether US sales tax is included, so every total on this site is before tax.
Anthropic says Claude Pro has a usage limit per session that resets every five hours, plus a weekly limit, and Claude Code shares them. OpenAI describes Plus as having expanded messages, uploads and deep research compared with Free, without published figures on the pages we checked. If you hit limits often, compare the higher tiers rather than paying for both: ChatGPT Pro at $100, $200 or $500 a month, and Claude Max at $100 or $200 a month. All of them are billed monthly.
Anthropic documents a context of up to 1 million tokens on all of its individual plans. OpenAI documents 256K for ChatGPT's reasoning models on Plus and 54K for its faster Instant model. If you work with long reports, contracts or codebases in one chat, Claude's published limit is higher. How well either uses a long document is a question only testing answers.
Both document file uploads and data analysis. OpenAI lists data analysis with interactive tables and charts on Plus. Anthropic documents code execution that lets Claude create and edit files, and accepts PDF, Word, CSV, text and Excel files of up to 500 MB each, up to 20 files in a chat. Our spreadsheet kit checks whether the numbers actually come out right.
ChatGPT Plus generates images. Claude does not generate photos or illustrations on any individual plan; it can build diagrams, charts and other visuals from code, which Anthropic lists as a beta. Neither offers video generation: OpenAI discontinued the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026.
Plus includes Codex, OpenAI's coding agent, with limited use of its top model and optional credits. Pro includes Claude Code under the same five-hour and weekly limits as chat. For agents that use a browser, OpenAI documents the ChatGPT Work agent on desktop, web and mobile, and Anthropic documents Claude in Chrome on Pro.
ChatGPT lets you use custom GPTs; Anthropic lists no equivalent and offers Projects instead. For other software, ChatGPT works inside Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets through extensions. Claude connects to services such as Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, GitHub, Slack and Microsoft 365, and Pro adds Claude for Microsoft 365.
ChatGPT uses your chats to improve OpenAI's models by default; switch off "Improve the model for everyone" under Settings, Data controls. Anthropic asks you to choose when you sign up and lets you change it any time in Privacy Settings, but does not state which option is selected by default, so check it. Turning training off says nothing about how long data is stored for other purposes, so read each privacy page if your work is confidential.
OpenAI says ads may appear on ChatGPT Free and Go in the United States; Plus has no ads. Anthropic says Claude is ad-free on every plan.
ChatGPT Free documents limited uploads, data analysis, deep research, image generation and voice, plus web search, and may show ads. Claude Free includes Sonnet and Haiku, web search, file creation with code execution, voice mode, memory and up to five projects, without ads, but not Research or Claude Code. Try both on your real tasks before you subscribe.
You can export your ChatGPT data from its settings or OpenAI's privacy portal, and your Claude data from the web or desktop app, though not from the phone apps. An export is a copy of your history. Neither company documents importing the other's conversations, projects or memory, so moving means starting fresh.
This comparison was written by the What the tech desk with AI assistance, from the facts in our data release. We have not yet run our test kits on these two plans, so nothing here is a claim about quality. When we run them, the results will appear with their dates, and the change will show in the change log.
Claude Pro. Anthropic documents up to 1 million tokens on every individual plan; OpenAI documents 256K for ChatGPT's reasoning models. Put one of your own long documents into both and ask the same questions before you decide.
ChatGPT Plus. It generates images. Claude does not generate photos or illustrations; it can only build diagrams and charts from code.
Both include a coding agent: Codex on Plus, Claude Code on Pro. Anthropic publishes how Pro's limits reset, every five hours plus a weekly cap. Run our code kit in both, and if you hit limits, compare Claude Max with ChatGPT Pro.
ChatGPT Plus works inside Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets through extensions. Claude Pro adds Claude for Microsoft 365 and connects to Drive, Gmail and other services. Try the integration you would actually use on your own account.
Claude Pro paid yearly is $200, about $17 a month, but it is paid up front and is not cancel-any-time. ChatGPT Plus has no yearly option. If you are not sure you will keep using it, monthly billing is the safer choice for either.
We have not run these tests for you unless a result above says so. Each kit gives you the same files, the same prompt and the same checks for both tools.
Claude Pro, yes: $200 a year on the web, paid up front. ChatGPT Plus, no: OpenAI says it does not support yearly billing for Go, Plus or Pro.
No. Anthropic says Claude does not generate photos or illustrations on any individual plan. ChatGPT Plus does. Claude can build diagrams and charts from code.
OpenAI says ads may appear on ChatGPT Free and Go in the United States, and Plus has no ads. Anthropic says Claude is ad-free on every plan.
ChatGPT does by default; turn off "Improve the model for everyone" in its data controls. Claude asks you to choose when you sign up and lets you change it in Privacy Settings; Anthropic does not state the default, so check the setting.
Neither company's documentation answers that, and we have not run our tests on these plans yet. Use our email and code kits with both: same files, same prompt, same checks.
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