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Chat and general subscriptions

17 chat and general AI subscriptions, from 5 providers, cheapest first. Each card says how the limits work, the rules that come with the plan, and the models it includes.

Chat & general

17 entries, cheapest first

  • xAI

    Plus (The X Subscription)

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $8
    per month
    or $80 per year ($6.67/mo)
    Limits
    Each paid seat on The X Subscription gets a weekly pool for eligible first-party usage across supported Grok and Cursor surfaces. Plus is the base level. xAI says usage rates vary by product, and publishes no numeric pool size on the pages read. The pool refreshes weekly, and top-ups are available once it runs out. Weekly pool with no published size or token or dollar conversion.
    Rules
    • Grok Bot is not included on Plus (it requires Premium or higher)
    • Third-party models in Cursor are not part of the weekly pool and are paid as Additional Usage
    Works with
    • Grok apps
    • Grok tab on X
    • Cursor
    More details
    • Checkmark, creator tools and fewer ads on X (per x.ai announcement)
    • Top-ups buy Additional Usage credits for usage beyond what is included
    • The X Subscription launched Oct 12, 2026 as one bundle of Grok, Cursor and X. New customers start on it, and existing SuperGrok, Cursor and X Premium plans continue unless the user changes them. xAI's official announcement names no specific models. x.ai/pricing lists the same prices. SuperGrok and SuperGrok Heavy are not sold on x.ai/pricing or grok.com/plans.
  • OpenAI

    ChatGPT Go

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $8
    per month
    Limits
    Go includes Codex for lightweight coding tasks, with GPT-6 Luna at Standard speed in the desktop app, subject to rollout. The pricing docs give no numeric Codex limit for Go. No Codex allowance is published for Go, and the pricing docs give no conversion to tokens or dollars.
    Models
    • GPT-6 Luna
    Works with
    • Codex desktop app (GPT-6 Luna, subject to rollout)
    More details
    • Included here because OpenAI's pricing docs list Go as a ChatGPT tier with Codex. Free is also a ChatGPT tier with Codex but is not a purchase, so it has no entry.
  • Anthropic

    Pro

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $20
    per month
    or $200 per year ($16.67/mo)
    Limits
    Usage limits reset on a rolling five-hour session window, and paid plans add a weekly limit on top. Anthropic says Pro gives at least 5x more usage per 5-hour session than Free, and that there is no fixed message count. Claude web, desktop, mobile and Claude Code draw from the same limits. When a limit is reached, usage credits can keep work going at standard API rates. Usage is described as multiples of Free and as session and weekly windows; Anthropic publishes no token, message or dollar amount for Pro limits.
    Works with
    • Claude Code (terminal and supported IDEs)
    • Claude web, desktop and mobile apps
    More details
    • Claude Code included in all paid plans
    • Anthropic's May 6, 2026 post says Claude Code five-hour rate limits were doubled for Pro and Max and the peak-hours limit reduction was removed for those accounts
    • The pricing page's comparison table shows Fable 5.1 on Pro only through usage credits. Claude Code limits are shared with the Claude apps.
  • Google

    Google AI Pro

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $19.99
    per month
    Limits
    Google says AI Pro has 4x higher usage access than Free. Gemini app limits are compute-based: they refresh every 5 hours until a weekly limit is reached, and depend on prompt complexity, models and features used, and chat length. Google says limits may change without notice, and that usage can be extended by buying AI credits. Google publishes multiples and compute-based limits, not request or token counts.
    Rules
    • Gemini CLI and the Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions stopped serving Google AI Pro consumer accounts on June 18, 2026. Sign-in with Google no longer works for them (Google deprecation page). Google points users to Antigravity.
    Works with
    • Gemini app
    • Google Antigravity
    More details
    • 5 TB storage (Google AI Plans page)
    • $10 monthly Google Cloud credits from the Google Developer Program (Google AI Plans page)
    • Expanded rate limits to the agent model in Google Antigravity
    • The one.google.com plans page loaded without prices in the fetch, so the $19.99 figure comes from gemini.google/subscriptions. Gemini 3.1 Pro is named on the Google AI Plans page. The subscriptions page names the Pro and Flash models only generically. No Gemini CLI request limit for this tier is stated on a current official page (see unverified).
  • OpenAI

    ChatGPT Plus

    Chat & generalMessagesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $20
    per month
    Limits
    Local messages and cloud chats share the plan's usage allowance. OpenAI gives estimated local-message ranges per five-hour window that vary by model, and says these are estimates, not fixed message limits. Weekly limits may also apply. The usage dashboard shows current values, and the Codex CLI /status command shows them during a session. Estimated message ranges per five-hour window with no published token or dollar conversion for included usage.
    Works with
    • Codex web
    • Codex CLI
    • Codex IDE extension
    • Codex iOS app
    More details
    • Cloud integrations for Codex
    • Can buy additional credits when limits are reached, without upgrading
    • Codex access comes with the ChatGPT plan; OpenAI sells no separate Codex-only subscription. Plus includes limited GPT-6 Astra usage, with credits for more (Codex pricing FAQ). The per-5-hour estimates also cover Standard Business.
  • Meta

    Power plan

    Chat & generalTokensOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $20
    per month
    Limits
    500,000,000 Muse tokens per week
    Muse is free with a usage limit. The weekly allowance for Muse increases as you upgrade plans; the Power plan includes 500M Muse tokens per week. The limit refreshes over time. the allowance is in 'Muse tokens'; the page does not define these against API tokens or dollars.
    Rules
    • Muse and Muse subscriptions are in limited testing and are not available in all locations yet (meta.com help)
    • Benefits and availability can vary by region and account (meta.com help)
    Works with
    • Muse (mobile app and muse.ai)
    More details
    • This is Meta's consumer Muse personal-agent subscription, separate from Muse Code subscriptions and the Meta Model API. The help page lists no models and no features beyond the weekly allowance.
  • xAI

    Premium (The X Subscription)

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $30
    per month
    or $300 per year ($25/mo)
    Limits
    Premium gives a weekly pool of 4x the Plus plan's usage, covering eligible first-party Grok and Cursor usage. The Grok Bot usage draws from the same pool. xAI publishes no numeric pool size on the pages read. The pool refreshes weekly, and top-ups are available once it runs out. Usage multiple vs Plus with no published pool size or token or dollar conversion.
    Rules
    • Third-party models in Cursor are not part of the weekly pool and are paid as Additional Usage
    Works with
    • Grok apps
    • Grok tab on X
    • Cursor
    • Grok Bot
    More details
    • Benefits of SuperGrok, Cursor Pro and X Premium+ in one plan, previously $90/month combined (x.ai announcement)
    • Grok Bot included
    • Top-ups buy Additional Usage credits for usage beyond what is included
    • Premium is the lowest tier with Grok Bot. Team seats are $30 per seat on Premium. The x.ai announcement says the Premium benefits of SuperGrok, Cursor Pro and X Premium+ were previously $90/month combined. xAI's official announcement names no specific models. grok.com/plans showed a first-month offer of 50% off on 2026-10-21.
  • xAI

    Super (The X Subscription)

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $100
    per month
    or $1000 per year ($83.33/mo)
    Limits
    Super gives a weekly pool of 15x the Plus plan's usage, covering eligible first-party Grok and Cursor usage, and includes all Premium features. xAI says higher tiers include larger pools and publishes no numeric pool size on the pages read. The pool refreshes weekly, and top-ups are available once it runs out. Usage multiple vs Plus with no published pool size or token or dollar conversion.
    Rules
    • Third-party models in Cursor are not part of the weekly pool and are paid as Additional Usage
    Works with
    • Grok apps
    • Grok tab on X
    • Cursor
    • Grok Bot
    More details
    • All Premium features
    • Grok Bot included
    • Team seats listed at $100 per seat with the same usage as Super
    • The x.ai announcement describes Super as '15x Plus Plan' with 'All of the above features'. xAI's official announcement names no specific models. grok.com/plans showed a first-month offer of 50% off on 2026-10-21.
  • Google

    Google AI Ultra 5x

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $99.99
    per month
    Limits
    Ultra 5x gives 5x higher usage limits than AI Pro. Google's help page says Ultra gets 5x or 20x the Pro quota in Gemini and Antigravity, depending on the subscription. Gemini app limits refresh every 5 hours until a weekly limit is reached, and depend on prompt complexity, models and features used, and chat length. Limits may change without notice. Google publishes multiples relative to AI Pro, not request or token counts.
    Rules
    • Gemini CLI and the Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions stopped serving Google AI Ultra consumer accounts on June 18, 2026. Sign-in with Google no longer works for them (Google deprecation page). Google points users to Antigravity.
    Works with
    • Gemini app
    • Google Antigravity
    More details
    • Higher access to Gemini 4 Argon in Google Antigravity
    • Storage: 'Starting at 20 TB' (Google AI Plans page; the page's tier table lists 20 TB and 30 TB across the two Ultra tiers, mapping not confirmed)
    • $40 monthly Google Cloud credits from the Google Developer Program are listed under Google AI Ultra (the page's table also shows $100 monthly credits; tier mapping not confirmed)
    • Google lists this tier as one of two Ultra prices. The price on gemini.google/subscriptions is listed as 'Starting at'. The one.google.com plans page loaded without prices in the fetch.
  • OpenAI

    ChatGPT Pro 100

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $100
    per month
    Limits
    Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit according to OpenAI's pricing docs. Weekly limits may also apply, and the included Codex allowance is not published as a number. OpenAI points users to the usage dashboard for current limits. No five-hour window and no published Codex allowance for this tier, so there is no conversion to tokens or dollars.
    Rules
    • Sharing account credentials, reselling access and automatically extracting data are prohibited (help center, About ChatGPT Pro tiers)
    Works with
    • Codex web
    • Codex CLI
    • Codex IDE extension
    • Codex iOS app
    More details
    • Everything in Plus
    • Fast mode: 2.5x included subscription usage (OpenAI pricing docs)
    • Can buy additional credits when limits are reached
    • OpenAI names the tiers Pro 100, Pro 200 and Pro 500. It says Pro 200 includes more usage than Pro 100 and Pro 500 the most, and publishes no amounts. GPT-6 Astra is included in the Codex allowance on the $100 and $200 Pro plans (Codex pricing FAQ).
  • Anthropic

    Max 5x

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $100
    per month
    Limits
    Max 5x gives five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance, over a rolling five-hour session window. It also has a weekly limit across all models and a separate weekly limit for Fable. Anthropic says there is no fixed message count, and that it may add other caps at its discretion. Usage credits, billed at standard API rates, can continue work after the included limits run out. Anthropic states the limit as a multiple of Pro's per-session allowance and publishes no token, message or dollar amount.
    Rules
    • Monthly API credits ($100 a month on Max 5x) are for building on the Claude Platform and cannot be used in Claude Code or the Claude apps, including for extra usage (Anthropic support article)
    • Anthropic may impose weekly or monthly caps or model and feature limits at its discretion (Max plan support article)
    Works with
    • Claude Code (terminal and supported IDEs)
    • Claude web, desktop and mobile apps
    More details
    • Higher output limits for all tasks
    • Priority access at high traffic times
    • Early access to advanced Claude features
    • Monthly API credits of $100 for the Claude Platform (per the pricing page and Max plan support article)
    • Anthropic's May 6, 2026 post says Claude Code five-hour rate limits were doubled for Pro and Max and the peak-hours limit reduction was removed
    • The Max plan support article gives the $100 price for Max 5x. The pricing page shows only 'From $100' and '$100 to $200/month in API credits'. Fable 5.1 appears in the pricing page's Max cells as '50% of weekly limits*'. The support article does not mention Fable.
  • Meta

    Maximum plan

    Chat & generalTokensOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $100
    per month
    Limits
    3,000,000,000 Muse tokens per week
    Muse is free with a usage limit. The weekly allowance for Muse increases as you upgrade plans; the Maximum plan includes 3B Muse tokens per week. The limit refreshes over time. the allowance is in 'Muse tokens'; the page does not define these against API tokens or dollars.
    Rules
    • Muse and Muse subscriptions are in limited testing and are not available in all locations yet (meta.com help)
    • Benefits and availability can vary by region and account (meta.com help)
    Works with
    • Muse (mobile app and muse.ai)
    More details
    • Consumer Muse personal-agent subscription, separate from Muse Code subscriptions and the Meta Model API. The help page lists no models.
  • xAI

    Ultra (The X Subscription)

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $200
    per month
    or $2000 per year ($166.67/mo)
    Limits
    Ultra gives a weekly pool of 50x the Plus plan's usage, covering eligible first-party Grok and Cursor usage, and includes all Premium and Super features. xAI says higher tiers include larger pools and publishes no numeric pool size on the pages read. The pool refreshes weekly, and top-ups are available once it runs out. Usage multiple vs Plus with no published pool size or token or dollar conversion.
    Rules
    • Third-party models in Cursor are not part of the weekly pool and are paid as Additional Usage
    Works with
    • Grok apps
    • Grok tab on X
    • Cursor
    • Grok Bot
    More details
    • All Premium and Super features
    • Grok Bot included
    • Team seats listed at $200 per seat with the same usage as Ultra
    • X ad removal from the timeline on higher tiers (x.ai announcement: 'higher tiers removing ads from the timeline entirely')
    • The x.ai announcement describes Ultra as '50x Plus Plan' with 'All of the above features'. xAI's official announcement names no specific models. grok.com/plans showed a first-month offer of 50% off on 2026-10-21.
  • Google

    Google AI Ultra 20x

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $199.99
    per month
    Limits
    Ultra 20x gives 20x higher usage limits than AI Pro. Google's help page says Ultra gets 5x or 20x the Pro quota in Gemini and Antigravity, depending on the subscription. Gemini app limits refresh every 5 hours until a weekly limit is reached, and depend on prompt complexity, models and features used, and chat length. Limits may change without notice. Google publishes multiples relative to AI Pro, not request or token counts.
    Rules
    • Gemini CLI and the Gemini Code Assist IDE extensions stopped serving Google AI Ultra consumer accounts on June 18, 2026. Sign-in with Google no longer works for them (Google deprecation page). Google points users to Antigravity.
    Works with
    • Gemini app
    • Google Antigravity
    More details
    • Highest access to Gemini 4 Argon in Google Antigravity, with the highest limits and prioritized traffic (Google AI Ultra help page)
    • Storage: 30 TB is listed in the tier table for one Ultra tier (Google AI Plans page; mapping not confirmed)
    • $100 monthly Google Cloud credits appear in the page's table (tier mapping not confirmed)
    • Same Ultra family as Ultra 5x, at the 20x multiple.
  • OpenAI

    ChatGPT Pro 200

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $200
    per month
    Limits
    Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit according to OpenAI's pricing docs. Weekly limits may also apply, and the included Codex allowance is not published as a number. OpenAI points users to the usage dashboard for current limits. No five-hour window and no published Codex allowance for this tier, so there is no conversion to tokens or dollars.
    Rules
    • Sharing account credentials, reselling access and automatically extracting data are prohibited (help center, About ChatGPT Pro tiers)
    Works with
    • Codex web
    • Codex CLI
    • Codex IDE extension
    • Codex iOS app
    More details
    • Everything in Plus
    • Fast mode: 2.5x included subscription usage (OpenAI pricing docs)
    • Can buy additional credits when limits are reached
    • OpenAI names the tiers Pro 100, Pro 200 and Pro 500. It says Pro 200 includes more usage than Pro 100 and Pro 500 the most, and publishes no amounts. GPT-6 Astra is included in the Codex allowance on the $100 and $200 Pro plans (Codex pricing FAQ). New Pro 200 subscriptions get a lower allowance than before; subscribers active between September 22 and September 29, 2026 keep the previous allowance through October 29, 2026.
  • Anthropic

    Max 20x

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $200
    per month
    Limits
    Max 20x gives twenty times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance, over a rolling five-hour session window. It also has a weekly limit across all models and a separate weekly limit for Fable. Anthropic says there is no fixed message count, and that it may add other caps at its discretion. Usage credits, billed at standard API rates, can continue work after the included limits run out. Anthropic states the limit as a multiple of Pro's per-session allowance and publishes no token, message or dollar amount.
    Rules
    • Monthly API credits ($200 a month on Max 20x) are for building on the Claude Platform and cannot be used in Claude Code or the Claude apps, including for extra usage (Anthropic support article)
    • Anthropic may impose weekly or monthly caps or model and feature limits at its discretion (Max plan support article)
    Works with
    • Claude Code (terminal and supported IDEs)
    • Claude web, desktop and mobile apps
    More details
    • Higher output limits for all tasks
    • Priority access at high traffic times
    • Early access to advanced Claude features
    • Monthly API credits of $200 for the Claude Platform (per the pricing page and Max plan support article)
    • Anthropic's May 6, 2026 post says Claude Code five-hour rate limits were doubled for Pro and Max and the peak-hours limit reduction was removed
    • Same plan family as Max 5x, with the 20x multiple. The Max plan support article gives the $200 price. The pricing page shows only 'From $100' for Max.
  • OpenAI

    ChatGPT Pro 500

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $500
    per month
    Limits
    Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit according to OpenAI's pricing docs. Weekly limits may also apply, and the included Codex allowance is not published as a number. OpenAI points users to the usage dashboard for current limits. No five-hour window and no published Codex allowance for this tier, so there is no conversion to tokens or dollars.
    Rules
    • Sharing account credentials, reselling access and automatically extracting data are prohibited (help center, About ChatGPT Pro tiers)
    Works with
    • Codex web
    • Codex CLI
    • Codex IDE extension
    • Codex iOS app
    More details
    • Everything in Plus
    • Ultrafast mode on this tier: 8x included subscription usage for GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra (OpenAI pricing docs)
    • Fast mode: 2.5x included subscription usage
    • Can buy additional credits when limits are reached
    • OpenAI names the tiers Pro 100, Pro 200 and Pro 500. It says Pro 200 includes more usage than Pro 100 and Pro 500 the most, and publishes no amounts. The only Pro plan with Ultrafast, for GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol: it uses the included allowance at 8x the Standard rate, then purchased credits at 6x.