Does Claude Pro Include Claude Code?
Yes. Claude Pro ($20/month, or $17/month billed annually) and Max ($100, 5× Pro usage) and Ultra ($200, 10× Pro weekly usage) include Claude Code in your terminal and in VS Code, Cursor and other VS Code forks, and JetBrains IDEs. Team and Enterprise plans include it too.
Connect it to your plan
claude # first run: log in with your Claude account
/login # switch from Console pay-as-you-go to your subscriptionIf ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is set in your environment, Claude Code uses that key, and bills the API, instead of your subscription. Unset it if you meant to use your plan.
Limits
- Shared: Claude chat, Cowork and Claude Code all draw on the same usage.
- Session limits reset every five hours, and there's a weekly limit across models. Claude Code warns you as you approach it.
- Out of usage? Buy usage credits, wait for the reset, or move to Max if it happens often, especially on large repositories.
- Higher effort levels and long sessions use more; see effort levels.
Subscription or API?
For individual heavy use, Max is usually simpler than per-token billing. The API (Haiku 5.5 from $0.10/$0.50, Sonnet 5.5 $2/$10, Opus 5.5 $4/$20 per million tokens) suits automation, CI, and anything running unattended at scale. Max and Team plans also include monthly Claude API credits, which cover the API but not Claude Code. Compare in the cost calculator and plans & pricing.
Sources: Use Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan, What is the Max plan, claude.com/pricing. Checked 2026-10-30.
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