{
 "metadata": {
  "name": "Consumer AI plan ladder, read from provider pages (v0, hand-sourced)",
  "read": "2026-10-26, Chrome, US storefront. Prices are as displayed on that date and region; taxes excluded; they change.",
  "method": "chatgpt.com and claude.com prices were read from a screenshot of the rendered page (the page text omitted the dollar figures). gemini.google prices were read from the rendered page text. mistral.ai prices were read from the rendered page text.",
  "limits": [
   "Four providers only. Perplexity, SuperGrok, Microsoft Copilot and others were not read and are not covered.",
   "Usage limits are stated by the providers in relative or vague terms (expanded, up to 5x). No absolute message limits are recorded, because none were stated as numbers on these pages.",
   "No page copy is archived as raw HTML for these (they are JavaScript-rendered); the screenshots and rendered text were read on the date above. Re-read and re-archive before publishing any figure."
  ]
 },
 "plans": [
  { "provider": "OpenAI", "product": "ChatGPT", "url": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/", "tiers": [
   { "name": "Free", "usdPerMonth": 0 },
   { "name": "Go", "usdPerMonth": 8, "note": "The page states this plan may include ads." },
   { "name": "Plus", "usdPerMonth": 20 },
   { "name": "Pro", "usdPerMonthFrom": 100, "note": "The page says Pro offers a choice of 3 usage tiers; only the starting price was read." }
  ] },
  { "provider": "Anthropic", "product": "Claude", "url": "https://claude.com/pricing", "tiers": [
   { "name": "Free", "usdPerMonth": 0 },
   { "name": "Pro", "usdPerMonthBilledMonthly": 20, "usdPerMonthBilledAnnually": 17, "note": "The page says $200 billed up front for the annual option." },
   { "name": "Max", "usdPerMonthFrom": 100 }
  ] },
  { "provider": "Google", "product": "Gemini", "url": "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/", "tiers": [
   { "name": "Free", "usdPerMonth": 0 },
   { "name": "Google AI Plus", "usdPerMonth": 4.99 },
   { "name": "Google AI Pro", "usdPerMonth": 19.99, "note": "The page says AI Pro includes Gemini 4 Argon." },
   { "name": "Google AI Ultra", "usdPerMonth": 99.99, "usageVsPro": "5x higher usage limits (as stated)" },
   { "name": "Google AI Ultra", "usdPerMonth": 199.99, "usageVsPro": "20x higher usage limits (as stated)" }
  ] },
  { "provider": "Mistral", "product": "Le Chat / Vibe", "url": "https://mistral.ai/pricing/", "tiers": [
   { "name": "Free", "usdPerMonth": 0 },
   { "name": "Pro", "usdPerMonth": 14.99, "note": "The page says verified students pay $5.99 per month." },
   { "name": "Team", "usdPerUserPerMonth": 24.99 }
  ] }
 ],
 "derived": [
  "The first individual rung above the $20 tier starts at about $100 per month on all three of ChatGPT (Pro, from $100), Claude (Max, from $100) and Google (AI Ultra, $99.99). Derived by comparison of three provider pages read on 2026-10-26; it does not say the products are equivalent.",
  "ChatGPT Go ($8) is the only rung read that the provider states may include ads."
 ]
}