How much does Claude Pro cost?

Claude Pro costs $20/month. Claude Team costs $25/user/month (minimum 5 users). There is also an API with pay-per-use pricing separate from the Pro subscription.

What do I lose when I cancel Claude Pro?

You lose priority access during peak times, higher usage limits, access to Claude's most capable models (like Opus), and Projects/Artifacts features. The free tier still gives you access to Claude with lower usage limits.

Are Claude Pro and the Claude API billed separately?

Yes. Claude Pro (claude.ai subscription) and the Anthropic API (console.anthropic.com) have completely separate billing. Canceling one does not affect the other.

How to Cancel Claude AI Pro (Anthropic) — And What the Free Tier Still Offers (2026)

Updated February 2026 • 5 min read

✅ Easy to cancel. No phone call, no retention maze. Takes about 30 seconds through the settings page.

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant — often considered the strongest alternative to ChatGPT. Claude Pro costs $20/month and gives you higher usage limits, priority access, and the latest model capabilities. But the free tier is surprisingly capable. Here is how to cancel and whether you actually need to.

Two Separate Billing Systems

Like OpenAI, Anthropic has separate billing for different products:

Claude Pro ($20/month): The consumer subscription at claude.ai. This is what most people have.
Anthropic API (pay-per-use): Developer access at console.anthropic.com. Completely separate billing. Canceling Pro does not stop API charges.
Claude Team ($25/user/month): Business plan with admin controls. Billed separately.

How to Cancel Claude Pro

Web (claude.ai)

Go to claude.ai
Click your profile icon (bottom left)
Click Settings
Go to Subscription
Click Cancel Plan
Confirm — Pro access continues until end of billing period

iPhone / iPad (If Subscribed Through Apple)

Open Settings → tap your name
Tap Subscriptions
Find Claude → Cancel Subscription

Android (If Subscribed Through Google Play)

Open Google Play Store
Profile → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions
Find Claude → Cancel subscription

Stop Anthropic API Charges

If you also have API access:

Go to console.anthropic.com
Go to Settings → Billing
Set spending limit to $0 or remove payment method
Delete unused API keys to prevent accidental usage

Free vs Pro: What You Actually Lose

Usage limits: Free tier has lower message limits (roughly 10-20 messages per conversation before throttling). Pro gives 5x more usage.
Peak access: Free users get queued during busy times. Pro users get priority.
Latest models: Pro gets earliest access to new Claude models (like Opus).
Projects: Pro includes Projects for organizing work with custom instructions.
File uploads: Pro has higher limits for document analysis.

What you keep for free: Claude's core intelligence, conversation history, basic file uploads, web search, and the mobile app. For casual use, the free tier is genuinely solid.

The AI Subscription Stack Problem

Many people are paying for multiple AI assistants simultaneously:

ChatGPT Plus: $20/month
Claude Pro: $20/month
Gemini Advanced: $20/month
Copilot Pro: $20/month
Total: $80/month ($960/year)

The free tiers of all four cover 95% of what most people need. Pick one to subscribe to (the one you use most), use the free tiers for the rest.

💡 Pro tip: If you use AI heavily but want to save money, subscribe to one AI service at a time. Use it intensively for a month, then switch. Each service has different strengths — Claude for writing and analysis, ChatGPT for coding and image generation, Gemini for Google ecosystem integration.

Free AI Alternatives

Claude Free: Same intelligence, lower limits
ChatGPT Free: GPT-4 access with limits, includes DALL-E
Google Gemini: Free tier with Gemini Pro
Microsoft Copilot: Free, powered by GPT-4
Perplexity: Free AI search with citations
DeepSeek: Free web chat (privacy considerations — see our DeepSeek guide)

Quick Reference

Price: $20/month (Pro), $25/user/month (Team)
Cancel: claude.ai → Settings → Subscription → Cancel Plan
Apple/Google: Cancel through device subscription settings
API: Separate billing at console.anthropic.com
Difficulty: Easy — no phone call or retention flow

💡 How much are you spending on AI tools? Upload your bank statement to JustCancel — we will find every AI subscription and show you the combined monthly cost.

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Quick Cancel Guide: Claude Ai

Direct cancel link + step-by-step instructions