Claude Pro vs ChatGPT Plus
Published limits, price and every dated limit change for both plans, side by side. Each value comes from the vendor’s page or a cited source; where a vendor publishes no number, we say so.
Claude Pro costs $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually); ChatGPT Plus costs $20/mo. LimitWatch has logged 12 changes to Claude Pro (3 cuts, 5 increases) and 7 to ChatGPT Plus (2 cuts, 2 increases).
| Claude Pro | ChatGPT Plus (Codex) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually) | $20/mo |
| Published limits | Windows Rolling five-hour session + weekly limit | Windows Five-hour + weekly (shared by Work and Codex) |
| Session size At least 5x Free per 5-hour session | GPT-6 Astra ~5–45 local messages / 5h (estimate) | |
| Claude Code weekly limit Index 125 vs. pre-promo baseline (since 2026-09-14) | GPT-6.1 Sol ~15–160 local messages / 5h (estimate) | |
| Absolute figure None published | GPT-6 Luna ~350–3,000 local messages / 5h (estimate) | |
| Limit changes logged | 12 changes since 13 Mar 2026 ▲ 5 ▼ 3 ● 4 | 7 changes since 2 Apr 2026 ▲ 2 ▼ 2 ● 3 |
| Cuts in last 180 days | 2 | 1 |
| Last change | More 14 Oct 2026 Claude Code adds a ‘Wrap-Up Allowance’ at the five-hour limit | Same 14 Oct 2026 GPT-5.5 retired from Codex for ChatGPT sign-ins |
| Notes | Claude Code shares one pool with Claude chat. Usage credits available at API rates once you hit a limit. | OpenAI says ranges are estimates, not guaranteed counts; cloud tasks can use more. |
| Source | claude.com checked 19 Oct 2026 | help.openai.com checked 19 Oct 2026 |
| Full Claude Pro page → | Full ChatGPT Plus page → |
Units differ between vendors (sessions, credits, requests, multipliers), so limits are shown as each vendor publishes them rather than converted.
Change history, both plans (19)
GPT-5.5 retired from Codex for ChatGPT sign-ins
GPT-5.5 selectable in Codex with ChatGPT sign-in.GPT-5.5 removed; GPT-6.1 Sol recommended on paid plans.Details and source
From 19:00 UTC on Oct 14, GPT-5.5 is no longer available in Codex when signed in with ChatGPT. Paid plans should switch to GPT-6.1 Sol; API-key Codex sessions are unaffected. Update saved settings, configs and scripts that select gpt-5.5.
Vendor’s framing: “The OpenAI API and Codex sessions authenticated with an API key aren’t affected.”
Source: ChatGPT & Codex changelog · Announced: 2026-09-14 (notice) and 2026-10-14, ChatGPT & Codex changelog · Plans: ChatGPT Plus (Codex), ChatGPT Pro 100, ChatGPT Pro 200Claude Code adds a ‘Wrap-Up Allowance’ at the five-hour limit
Responses stopped when the five-hour limit was reached.Small, capped wrap-up allowance (Claude Code 2.1.277+, gradual rollout).Details and source
If a response is in progress when you hit the five-hour limit, Claude Code may keep working briefly to reach a stopping point. Pro: up to once per weekly period; Max/Team Premium: each time. Counts toward the weekly limit.
Vendor’s framing: “a small, capped amount of additional usage that varies by plan. It is not unlimited”
Source: Claude Help Center · Announced: 2026-10-14, @ClaudeDevs; terms in Claude Help Center · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20xClaude Code weekly limits settle at +25% (a 17% cut vs. the boost)
Weekly limit at index 150 (temporary +50%).Weekly limit permanently at index 125 (+25% over pre-promo baseline).Details and source
Weekly limits became permanently 25% above the pre-promo baseline. Anthropic: “Compared to today, this works out to a 17% reduction in weekly limits on Claude Code.”
Vendor’s framing: “we’re permanently raising standard weekly limits in Claude Code by 25%”
Source: BleepingComputer · Announced: 2026-08-29, @ClaudeDevs on X · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20xClaude Code +50% weekly boost extended to Sep 13
+50% weekly, ending 2026-08-31.+50% weekly, ending 2026-09-13.Details and source
The 50% boost stayed in place until the new permanent level took over on Sep 14.
Vendor’s framing: “Until then, the current 50% increase will be in place.”
Source: BleepingComputer · Announced: 2026-08-29, @ClaudeDevs on X · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20xChatGPT Plus: five-hour Codex limit is back
No five-hour limit on Plus.Rolling five-hour limit on Plus.Details and source
The rolling five-hour limit returned for Plus across ChatGPT Work and Codex; Pro $100 and $200 exempt.
Vendor’s framing: “Tomorrow we will bring back the 5h limit for Plus accounts across ChatGPT Work and Codex. I had mentioned this a while ago, but then postponed it”
Source: Digital Applied ledger (row 19; original report: explainx) · Announced: 2026-08-25, Tibo Sottiaux on X · Plans: ChatGPT Plus (Codex)Claude Code +50% weekly boost extended to Aug 31
+50% weekly, ending 2026-08-19.+50% weekly, ending 2026-08-31.Details and source
Fourth extension, with Anthropic saying it hoped to make the increase permanent but capacity may be tight.
Vendor’s framing: “We hope to make this a permanent change to our plans, but strong demand for our models means that capacity may be tight over the coming weeks.”
Source: ScriptXeno · Announced: 2026-08-19, @ClaudeDevs on X · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20xCodex five-hour limit ‘restored’ (didn’t hold for Plus)
No five-hour limit.Five-hour limit restored as announced; whether it landed for Plus is not established.Details and source
OpenAI said the five-hour limit would return on Jul 30 with a full usage reset; on Aug 25 the same exec said he had postponed it.
Vendor’s framing: “Tomorrow, we’ll also restore the five-hour limit that we temporarily paused while investigating”
Source: Digital Applied ledger (row 18; original report: Codex Runway) · Announced: 2026-07-29, Tibo Sottiaux on X · Plans: ChatGPT Plus (Codex), ChatGPT Pro 100, ChatGPT Pro 200Claude Fable 5: Max keeps it (50% of weekly), Pro loses included access
Fable 5 included on all paid plans under a temporary access extension.Max/Team Premium: up to 50% of weekly limit. Pro/Team Standard: usage credits only.Details and source
Max and Team Premium get Fable 5 at up to 50% of the shared weekly limit; Pro and Team Standard lose included access (one-time $100 credit, then usage rates).
Vendor’s framing: Framed as Fable 5 becoming a permanent inclusion
Source: Digital Applied ledger (row 9) · Announced: 2026-07-18 to 2026-07-20, Anthropic X accounts and Help Center · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20xClaude Code +50% weekly boost extended to Aug 19
+50% weekly, ending 2026-07-19.+50% weekly, ending 2026-08-19.Details and source
Second extension of the weekly promotion.
Vendor’s framing: “We’re also keeping Claude Code weekly limits 50% higher, now through August 19”
Source: ScriptXeno · Announced: 2026-07-18 to 2026-07-20 · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20xClaude Code +50% weekly boost extended to Jul 19
+50% weekly, ending 2026-07-13.+50% weekly, ending 2026-07-19.Details and source
First extension of the +50% weekly promotion; the ceiling did not move.
Vendor’s framing: Framed as keeping the increase
Source: Digital Applied ledger (row 6; original report: apidog) · Announced: On or about 2026-07-13 (exact day not established) · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20xCodex five-hour limit temporarily removed (launch week)
Five-hour limit enforced alongside weekly limit.No five-hour limit (temporary).Details and source
During GPT-5.6 Sol launch week the rolling five-hour limit was removed for Plus, Business and Pro; weekly limits unchanged.
Vendor’s framing: A temporary removal during launch week
Source: Digital Applied ledger (row 17; original report: Morph) · Announced: 2026-07-12, Tibo Sottiaux on X · Plans: ChatGPT Plus (Codex), ChatGPT Pro 100, ChatGPT Pro 200Codex adds banked rate-limit resets
No user-controlled way to clear a rate limit.One banked reset per user at launch.Details and source
Rate-limit reset banking added: one free reset per user at launch, redeemable against a hit limit.
Vendor’s framing: A new capability
Source: Digital Applied ledger (row 16; original report: Ofox) · Announced: 2026-06-11, Codex changelog · Plans: ChatGPT Plus (Codex), ChatGPT Pro 100, ChatGPT Pro 200Claude Code weekly limits +50% (temporary, to Jul 13)
Standard weekly limit (index 100).Weekly limit +50% (index 150), through 2026-07-13.Details and source
Weekly limits raised 50% for Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise; five-hour limits unaffected.
Vendor’s framing: “Claude Code weekly limits are increasing 50%, now through July 13”
Source: ScriptXeno · Announced: 2026-05-13, @ClaudeDevs on X · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20xClaude Code peak-hour reduction removed
Reduced quota during weekday peak hours (since ~Mar 23).No peak-hour reduction.Details and source
The March peak-hour limit reduction was removed for Pro and Max accounts.
Vendor’s framing: “we’re removing the peak hours limit reduction on Claude Code for Pro and Max accounts”
Source: Anthropic · Announced: 2026-05-06, Anthropic news post · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20xClaude Code five-hour limits doubled (permanent)
Baseline five-hour rate limit (no absolute figure published).2x baseline, permanent.Details and source
Anthropic doubled Claude Code’s five-hour rate limits for Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise, effective the same day.
Vendor’s framing: “we’re doubling Claude Code’s five-hour rate limits for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans”
Source: Anthropic · Announced: 2026-05-06, Anthropic news post · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20xChatGPT Plus Codex allocation rebalanced toward steady daily use
Plus allowed longer burst sessions.Plus rebalanced toward steadier daily usage.Details and source
Announced with the new $100 Pro tier: Plus shifted toward steadier day-to-day usage rather than longer burst sessions.
Vendor’s framing: Presented as part of a tier launch, not as a reduction
Source: The Next Web · Announced: 2026-04-09 · Plans: ChatGPT Plus (Codex)Codex credits move from per-message to per-token pricing
Credits charged per message or per PR as approximate averages.Credits charged per 1M input, cached input and output tokens.Details and source
Codex credits for Plus, Pro, Business and new Enterprise switched to a token-based rate card (input, cached input, output). No conversion published.
Vendor’s framing: “we updated Codex pricing to align with API token usage, instead of per-message pricing”
Source: Digital Applied ledger (row 12; original: OpenAI Help Center Codex rate card) · Announced: On or before 2026-04-02, OpenAI Help Center · Plans: ChatGPT Plus (Codex), ChatGPT Pro 100, ChatGPT Pro 200Claude Code: faster five-hour burn at weekday peak hours
Uniform five-hour session burn rate.Faster burn during weekday peak hours.Details and source
Five-hour session limits drained faster on weekdays 05:00–11:00 PT; Anthropic estimated ~7% of users would newly hit limits. Weekly limits unchanged.
Vendor’s framing: “to manage growing demand for Claude we’re adjusting our 5 hour session limits”
Source: MacRumors · Announced: Not announced in advance; confirmed 2026-03-26 by Anthropic staff · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20xClaude: 2x five-hour limits off-peak (temporary)
Standard five-hour limits at all hours.2x the five-hour limit off-peak; ran to Mar 27 or 28 (sources conflict).Details and source
Temporary promo doubled five-hour limits outside weekday 08:00–14:00 ET and all weekend; bonus usage did not count toward weekly caps.
Vendor’s framing: “a small thank you to everyone using Claude”
Source: Digital Applied ledger (row 1; original report: WinBuzzer) · Announced: 2026-03-12/13 via @claudeai on X · Plans: Claude Pro, Claude Max 5x, Claude Max 20x
Claude Pro vs ChatGPT Plus: FAQ
How much do Claude Pro and ChatGPT Plus cost?
Claude Pro: $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually) (Anthropic pricing page, checked 19 Oct 2026). ChatGPT Plus: $20/mo (OpenAI pricing page, checked 19 Oct 2026).
What are the usage limits on Claude Pro vs ChatGPT Plus?
Claude Pro — Windows: Rolling five-hour session + weekly limit; Session size: At least 5x Free per 5-hour session; Claude Code weekly limit: Index 125 vs. pre-promo baseline (since 2026-09-14); Absolute figure: None published. ChatGPT Plus — Windows: Five-hour + weekly (shared by Work and Codex); GPT-6 Astra: ~5–45 local messages / 5h (estimate); GPT-6.1 Sol: ~15–160 local messages / 5h (estimate); GPT-6 Luna: ~350–3,000 local messages / 5h (estimate).
Which has had more limit cuts, Claude Pro or ChatGPT Plus?
Claude Pro: 12 logged changes since 13 Mar 2026 (5 increases, 3 cuts, 4 other). ChatGPT Plus: 7 logged changes since 2 Apr 2026 (2 increases, 2 cuts, 3 other).
When did Claude Pro and ChatGPT Plus limits last change?
Claude Pro last changed on 14 Oct 2026: Claude Code adds a ‘Wrap-Up Allowance’ at the five-hour limit. ChatGPT Plus last changed on 14 Oct 2026: GPT-5.5 retired from Codex for ChatGPT sign-ins.
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