Claude Pro ($20) vs Claude Max 5x ($100) limits

	Claude Pro ($20)	Claude Max 5x ($100)
Price	$20/mo monthly; $17/mo billed annually ($200 up front)	$100/mo
Stated limits	At least 5x Free usage per 5-hour session; weekly limits apply; exact count not disclosed	5x Pro per-session usage; weekly limit across all models; exact count not disclosed. Fable capped at 50% of weekly limits. $100/mo API credits
Window	5-hour + weekly	5-hour + weekly
Models	Opus, Sonnet, Haiku; Fable via usage credits	Fable, Opus, Sonnet, Haiku
How limits work	Rolling 5-hour session window plus weekly limits on paid plans; one pool shared across Claude apps and Claude Code. No fixed message count published.	Rolling 5-hour session window plus weekly limits on paid plans; one pool shared across Claude apps and Claude Code. No fixed message count published.
Source	claude.com checked 2026-10-19	support.claude.com checked 2026-10-19

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