{
 "metadata": {
  "name": "What each consumer AI plan tier unlocks (v0, provider-stated)",
  "read": "2026-10-26, Chrome, United States storefront. Prices and limits change.",
  "evidence": [
   {
    "provider": "Anthropic",
    "url": "https://claude.com/pricing",
    "file": "claude-pricing.rendered.txt",
    "sha256": "3e2b6072071ed34161e71daad8dc596b1435f0f7887bb751613497a63e61b269"
   },
   {
    "provider": "Google",
    "url": "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/",
    "file": "gemini-subscriptions.rendered.txt",
    "sha256": "24d8baff3cebb3e7dde458b9d204eaa442a3fe320b37f890d9b934057d62aa79"
   },
   {
    "provider": "OpenAI",
    "url": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/",
    "file": "chatgpt-pricing.rendered.txt",
    "sha256": "89d3b2ba43fb39996775f38da965192dc76b4e968069a36daebf52065acef3d8"
   }
  ],
  "limits": [
   "Usage multiples are each provider's own words and use different baselines. Compare within a provider only.",
   "\"At least\" figures make usdPerUsageMultipleAtMost an upper bound. Composed multiples (Ultra, Max) are our arithmetic on two stated multiples and assume \"x higher\" means a multiple.",
   "Providers also limit usage in other ways at their discretion (weekly caps, model or feature limits); both Anthropic and Google say limits refresh on a 5-hour window with weekly limits on top.",
   "Perplexity, SuperGrok and Microsoft Copilot plans were not read."
  ]
 },
 "google": [
  {
   "tier": "Free",
   "usd": 0,
   "usageVsFree": 1,
   "stated": null,
   "flagshipModelArgon": false,
   "topModel": "Flash-Lite",
   "storage": "15 GB",
   "usdPerUsageMultiple": null
  },
  {
   "tier": "AI Plus",
   "usd": 4.99,
   "usageVsFree": 2,
   "stated": "2x higher usage than Free",
   "flagshipModelArgon": false,
   "topModel": "Flash",
   "storage": "400 GB",
   "usdPerUsageMultiple": 2.5
  },
  {
   "tier": "AI Pro",
   "usd": 19.99,
   "usageVsFree": 4,
   "stated": "4x higher usage than Free",
   "flagshipModelArgon": true,
   "topModel": "Gemini 4 Argon",
   "storage": "5 TB",
   "usdPerUsageMultiple": 5
  },
  {
   "tier": "AI Ultra (5x)",
   "usd": 99.99,
   "usageVsFree": 20,
   "stated": "5x higher usage limits vs AI Pro",
   "flagshipModelArgon": true,
   "topModel": "Gemini 4 Argon (highest access)",
   "storage": "from 20 TB",
   "composed": true,
   "usdPerUsageMultiple": 5
  },
  {
   "tier": "AI Ultra (20x)",
   "usd": 199.99,
   "usageVsFree": 80,
   "stated": "20x higher usage limits vs AI Pro",
   "flagshipModelArgon": true,
   "topModel": "Gemini 4 Argon (highest access)",
   "storage": "from 20 TB",
   "composed": true,
   "usdPerUsageMultiple": 2.5
  }
 ],
 "anthropic": [
  {
   "tier": "Free",
   "usd": 0,
   "usageVsFree": 1,
   "stated": null,
   "fable": "No",
   "opus": "No",
   "claudeCode": false,
   "usdPerUsageMultipleAtMost": null
  },
  {
   "tier": "Pro (billed annually)",
   "usd": 17,
   "usageVsFree": 5,
   "atLeast": true,
   "stated": "at least 5x more usage per 5-hour session than Free",
   "fable": "Usage credits",
   "opus": "Yes",
   "claudeCode": true,
   "usdPerUsageMultipleAtMost": 3.4
  },
  {
   "tier": "Pro (billed monthly)",
   "usd": 20,
   "usageVsFree": 5,
   "atLeast": true,
   "stated": "at least 5x more usage per 5-hour session than Free",
   "fable": "Usage credits",
   "opus": "Yes",
   "claudeCode": true,
   "usdPerUsageMultipleAtMost": 4
  },
  {
   "tier": "Max 5x",
   "usd": 100,
   "usageVsFree": 25,
   "atLeast": true,
   "composed": true,
   "stated": "5x the usage of Pro per 5-hour session",
   "fable": "50% of weekly limits",
   "opus": "Yes",
   "claudeCode": true,
   "monthlyApiCredits": 100,
   "usdPerUsageMultipleAtMost": 4
  },
  {
   "tier": "Max 20x",
   "usd": null,
   "usageVsFree": 100,
   "atLeast": true,
   "composed": true,
   "stated": "20x the usage of Pro per 5-hour session",
   "fable": "50% of weekly limits",
   "opus": "Yes",
   "claudeCode": true,
   "monthlyApiCredits": 200,
   "priceNote": "The plan price was not stated in the text read; only \"From $100\" for Max.",
   "usdPerUsageMultipleAtMost": null
  }
 ],
 "openai": {
  "tiers": [
   {
    "tier": "Free",
    "usd": 0
   },
   {
    "tier": "Go",
    "usd": 8,
    "note": "The page says this plan may include ads."
   },
   {
    "tier": "Plus",
    "usd": 20
   },
   {
    "tier": "Pro",
    "usdFrom": 100,
    "note": "The page says Pro offers a choice of 3 usage tiers; only the starting price was read."
   }
  ],
  "contextWindows": {
   "GPT Instant total context window": {
    "Free": "27K",
    "Go": "54K",
    "Plus": "54K",
    "Pro": "128K"
   },
   "GPT Reasoning total context window": {
    "Free": "Varies",
    "Go": "256K",
    "Plus": "256K",
    "Pro": "400K"
   }
  },
  "limits": "The page states no usage multiples and no reset window. Models by plan were not separable from the extracted text and are not recorded."
 },
 "derived": {
  "googleCheapestPerMultiple": {
   "tier": "AI Plus",
   "usd": 4.99,
   "usageVsFree": 2,
   "stated": "2x higher usage than Free",
   "flagshipModelArgon": false,
   "topModel": "Flash",
   "storage": "400 GB",
   "usdPerUsageMultiple": 2.5
  },
  "googleDearestPerMultiple": {
   "tier": "AI Pro",
   "usd": 19.99,
   "usageVsFree": 4,
   "stated": "4x higher usage than Free",
   "flagshipModelArgon": true,
   "topModel": "Gemini 4 Argon",
   "storage": "5 TB",
   "usdPerUsageMultiple": 5
  },
  "note": "Within Google the price per usage multiple is not monotonic: Plus and the 20x Ultra both come to about $2.50 per multiple, Pro and the 5x Ultra about $5.00. Within Anthropic the Pro and Max 5x figures are upper bounds."
 }
}
