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ChatGPT Plus vs Claude Pro

Both cost the same $20/mo.

ChatGPT Plus vs Claude Pro: choose Claude Pro. Measured on ChatGPT Plus, one pass of our fixed task set fits about 85 tasks a week with GPT-6 Astra. Both cost the same $20/mo. Prices are the providers' own list prices, and the verdict is ours rather than a score.Measured

Our verdict

Choose Claude Pro. It includes Opus 5.5, the strongest model we use day to day. It is light on the limit, so $20 goes a long way. Claude Code is also the best CLI agent.

Choose ChatGPT Plus if you want Codex. Luna handles small tasks on a fraction of the quota. Claude now covers that work too with Sonnet 5.5.

OpenAI

ChatGPT Plus

$20/mo per chatgpt.com/pricing, 2026-09-24

$20 gets you Codex with every OpenAI model, including Astra. Luna handles high-volume small tasks at a fraction of the quota. OpenAI's extra resets are getting fewer and fewer, so don't rely on them lasting much longer.

Pros

  • Every OpenAI model, including Astra
  • Luna is cheap on quota
  • Generous allowance while the extra resets last

Cons

  • Opus 5.5 is stronger at the same price
  • Astra can drain the whole 5-hour window in one prompt
  • The current allowance depends on temporary extra resets

Best for People who want Luna for high-volume small tasks.

How far it goes: at least 15 times a week, and more than 100 for the cheapest model

Our whole real-world issues and spec planning pass runs at least 15 times a week, and more than 100 for the cheapest model on this plan, depending on which model you run.

That works out at about under 5c to 28c of the subscription per run, at the list price.

Measured on this plan, at <1% to 6%/1w of its allowance per run. A share belongs to the plan it was measured on, so we never subtract one plan's from another's.

AnthropicOur pick

Claude Pro

$20/mo per claude.com/pricing, 2026-09-24

Claude Pro includes Opus 5.5 through Claude Code, the best CLI agent. Opus 5.5 does most of what Fable does on far less of the limit. That leaves little reason to pay for Max just to get Fable. Sonnet 5.5 is now the model for smaller things and simple tasks.

Pros

  • Opus 5.5 is really good and you can use it a fair bit on the $20 plan
  • Sonnet 5.5 for smaller things and simple tasks
  • Claude Code is the best CLI agent
  • Decent usage limits

Cons

  • Fable requires the $100 Max plan

Best for People who want the best coding subscription at $20.

How far it goes: we have not measured this plan

The Max 5x scorecards are the closest evidence, minus Fable: that model is Max-only, so the best agent this plan can run is Opus 5.5.

The leaderboard lists every plan we do grade.

Verdicts and prices are the quiz's versioned editorial catalog, last reviewed 2026-10-01. The plan cards keep measured evidence separate from the recommendation. Any other pair composes on the subscription comparison, and the quiz turns your answers into a recommendation.