Anthropic · AI · 2 plans: Pro, Max · Monthly
Claude Pro ranges from $17.69/mo in Pakistan to $26.73/mo in United Kingdom: a 1.5× gap for the same plan. Anthropic’s Claude subscriptions: Pro and the higher-usage Max plan.
18 storefrontsiOS App Store18 verified rowsUpdated Oct 21, 2026Price history →
Card A · Absolute global floor
Source Verified$17.69/mo
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Rs 4,900 on iOS App Store
−12% vs US list price $20.00/mo
Apple’s payment-methods page lists no gift-card redemption for Pakistan. Accepted there: Apple Account balance (from adding funds); Most credit and debit cards.
Landed (tax incl.): $17.69/mo
Card B · Cheapest gift-card route
Source Verified$21.19/mo landed
🇯🇵 Japan · ￥3,000 via iOS App Store
Costs $14.26 a year more than the US
Apple Account balance can be funded by redeeming Apple Gift Card. Landed includes the median premium of 11.8% over face value at which SEAGM listed these cards on Oct 21, 2026.
Card A · Absolute global floor
Source Verified$111.05/mo
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Rp 1.999.000 on iOS App Store
−11% vs US list price $124.99/mo
Apple’s payment-methods page lists no gift-card redemption for Indonesia. Accepted there: Apple Account balance (from adding funds); DANA; GoPay; Most credit and debit cards; ShopeePay.
Landed (tax incl.): $111.05/mo
Card B · Cheapest gift-card route
Source Verified$129.77/mo landed
🇨🇭 Switzerland · CHF 100 via iOS App Store
Costs $57.32 a year more than the US
Apple Account balance can be funded by redeeming Apple Gift Card. Landed includes the median premium of 7.1% over face value at which SEAGM listed these cards on Oct 21, 2026.
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Switching plan or cycle re-sorts the table by 12-month difference versus the US. Landed cost is the list price, plus the reseller premium we observed for that store’s gift cards on gift-card routes. No tax is added: US, Canadian and Argentine list prices are pre-tax.
| Cheapest channel | Evidence · Payment | Checkout today | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pakistan | iOS App Store | $17.69Rs 4,900 | $17.69tax incl. | −12% Cheapest | 24 hPPP $70.15 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | $27.74 | — |
| 2Egypt | iOS App Store | $18.35999.99 ج.م. | $18.35tax incl. | −8% | 11 hPPP $120.99 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | $19.77 | — |
| 3Indonesia | iOS App Store | $19.39Rp 349.000 | $19.39tax incl. | −3% | 7.6 hPPP $73.95 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | $7.35 | — |
| 4Argentina | iOS App Store | $20.00US$ 20 | $20.00pre-tax | 0% | 2.7 hPPP $42.37 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | $0.00 | — |
| 5Philippines | iOS App Store | $20.45₱1,290 | $20.45tax incl. | +2% | 8.4 hPPP $66.77 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | -$5.37 | — |
| 6United States | iOS App Store | $20.00$20 | $21.14pre-tax · +6% SEAGM | US baseline | 27 minPPP $20.00 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | — | — |
| 7Japan | iOS App Store | $18.96￥3,000 | $21.19tax incl. · +12% SEAGM | −5% | 59 minPPP $31.87 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$14.26 | — |
| 8Canada | iOS App Store | $19.91$28 | $21.53pre-tax · +8% SEAGM | 0% | 42 minPPP $23.69 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$18.37 | — |
| 9India | iOS App Store | $21.04₹1,999 | $22.19tax incl. · +5% SEAGM | +5% | 15 hPPP $99.83 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$26.31 | — |
| 10Turkey | iOS App Store | $20.16₺999,99 | $22.19tax incl. · +10% SEAGM | +1% | 2.5 hPPP $47.49 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$26.31 | — |
| 11Nigeria | iOS App Store | $22.44₦29,900 | $22.44tax incl. | +12% | 33 hPPP $136.86 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | -$29.23 | — |
| 12Mexico | iOS App Store | $21.64$399 | $22.99tax incl. · +6% SEAGM | +8% | 3.2 hPPP $38.27 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$35.85 | — |
| 13Switzerland | iOS App Store | $21.81CHF 18 | $23.36tax incl. · +7% SEAGM | +9% | 24 minPPP $19.42 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$40.30 | — |
| 14Malaysia | iOS App Store | $24.47RM 99.90 | $24.47tax incl. | +22% | 4.0 hPPP $74.05 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | -$53.61 | — |
| 15Germany | iOS App Store | $24.7022 € | $25.72tax incl. · +4% SEAGM | +23% | 49 minPPP $30.60 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$68.59 | — |
| 16Brazil | iOS App Store | $25.86R$ 129,90 | $27.03tax incl. · +5% SEAGM | +29% | 4.9 hPPP $50.00 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$84.39 | — |
| 17Poland | iOS App Store | $25.6999,99 zł | $28.59tax incl. · +11% SEAGM | +28% | 2.0 hPPP $52.35 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$103.10 | — |
| 18United Kingdom | iOS App Store | $26.73£20 | $28.74tax incl. · +8% SEAGM | +34% | 59 minPPP $30.26 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$104.86 | — |
Landed = list price ÷ FX, plus the median premium one reseller (SEAGM) charged for that store’s gift cards when the route is gift-card funded and a price was observed. No tax is added; “pre-tax” rows (US, Canada, Argentina) get tax at checkout or on the card statement.vs US compares spot prices with the lowest US list price ($20.00/mo).12-mo saving vs US = (US list price $20.00 − landed) × 12.Affordability = hours of GNI per capita (÷ 2,000 working hours) per month of use. Checkout votes are reader reports, one per route per day.
| Cheapest channel | Evidence · Payment | Checkout today | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indonesia | iOS App Store | $111.05Rp 1.999.000 | $111.05tax incl. | −11% Cheapest | 43 hPPP $423.56 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | $167.33 | — |
| 2Argentina | iOS App Store | $124.99US$ 124,99 | $124.99pre-tax | 0% | 17 hPPP $264.77 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | $0.00 | — |
| 3Pakistan | iOS App Store | $125.99Rs 34,900 | $125.99tax incl. | +1% | 168 hPPP $499.61 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | -$11.96 | — |
| 4Philippines | iOS App Store | $126.65₱7,990 | $126.65tax incl. | +1% | 52 hPPP $413.58 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | -$19.91 | — |
| 5Egypt | iOS App Store | $128.476,999.99 ج.م. | $128.47tax incl. | +3% | 79 hPPP $846.94 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | -$41.72 | — |
| 6Switzerland | iOS App Store | $121.16CHF 100 | $129.77tax incl. · +7% SEAGM | −3% | 2.2 hPPP $107.87 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$57.32 | — |
| 7United States | iOS App Store | $124.99$124.99 | $132.09pre-tax · +6% SEAGM | US baseline | 2.8 hPPP $124.99 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | — | — |
| 8Canada | iOS App Store | $128.01$179.99 | $138.41pre-tax · +8% SEAGM | +2% | 4.5 hPPP $152.28 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$160.99 | — |
| 9Japan | iOS App Store | $126.40￥20,000 | $141.26tax incl. · +12% SEAGM | +1% | 6.6 hPPP $212.45 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$195.18 | — |
| 10India | iOS App Store | $135.80₹12,900 | $143.21tax incl. · +5% SEAGM | +9% | 98 hPPP $644.23 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$218.65 | — |
| 11Mexico | iOS App Store | $135.51$2,499 | $143.98tax incl. · +6% SEAGM | +8% | 20 hPPP $239.69 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$227.83 | — |
| 12Malaysia | iOS App Store | $146.93RM 599.90 | $146.93tax incl. | +18% | 24 hPPP $444.70 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | -$263.27 | — |
| 13Nigeria | iOS App Store | $150.00₦199,900 | $150.00tax incl. | +20% | 221 hPPP $914.97 | Source VerifiedNo gift cards | -$300.10 | — |
| 14Turkey | iOS App Store | $141.14₺6.999,99 | $155.35tax incl. · +10% SEAGM | +13% | 17 hPPP $332.46 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$364.29 | — |
| 15Brazil | iOS App Store | $159.25R$ 799,90 | $166.46tax incl. · +5% SEAGM | +27% | 30 hPPP $307.89 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$497.64 | — |
| 16Poland | iOS App Store | $154.15599,99 zł | $171.57tax incl. · +11% SEAGM | +23% | 12 hPPP $314.13 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$558.91 | — |
| 17United Kingdom | iOS App Store | $160.34£119.99 | $172.42tax incl. · +8% SEAGM | +28% | 5.9 hPPP $181.53 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$569.12 | — |
| 18Germany | iOS App Store | $168.39149,99 € | $175.32tax incl. · +4% SEAGM | +35% | 5.6 hPPP $208.61 | Source VerifiedGift cards sold | -$604.00 | — |
Landed = list price ÷ FX, plus the median premium one reseller (SEAGM) charged for that store’s gift cards when the route is gift-card funded and a price was observed. No tax is added; “pre-tax” rows (US, Canada, Argentina) get tax at checkout or on the card statement.vs US compares spot prices with the lowest US list price ($124.99/mo).12-mo saving vs US = (US list price $124.99 − landed) × 12.Affordability = hours of GNI per capita (÷ 2,000 working hours) per month of use. Checkout votes are reader reports, one per route per day.
Claude Pro · Monthly · computed from 18 storefronts
Claude Pro stays close to one price across storefronts: the cheapest, Pakistan, is 12% below the US $20.00, and the most expensive, United Kingdom, is $26.73/mo (1.51×). The mean ($21.63) sits 4% above the median ($20.75), pulled up by the top quartile above $23.96. The standard deviation across 18 storefronts is $2.76 (σ/μ = 13%), a moderate band, with most storefronts near the middle; 11 of them sit within 10% of the median, and the middle half spans $19.94 to $23.96.
The three cheapest storefronts are Pakistan, Egypt and Japan; 11 storefronts charge more than the US, led by United Kingdom and Brazil. It ranks second-widest of 5 products in its category, behind ChatGPT at 1.7×.
By region, MENA is the cheapest bloc (median −8% vs the US) and Europe the dearest (+26%); North America ranks 4 of 9. Neighbours disagree most in Latin America: Brazil charges 1.3× what Argentina does.
Only iOS App Store prices are observed for Claude Pro so far.
Max costs a median 6.3× Pro across 18 storefronts, ranging from 5.6× in Switzerland to 7.1× in Pakistan.
The Pakistan floor has no Apple gift-card redemption listed; the cheapest gift-card route is Japan (iOS App Store) at $21.19 landed, $3.50 a month above the floor (SEAGM +11.8% vs face value). Apple Account balance can be funded by redeeming Apple Gift Card. 11 of 18 storefronts have gift cards for that store.
Measured in hours of GNI per capita (÷ 2,000 working hours), one month costs 27 min in the US but 33 h in Nigeria (73.3× the burden), worth $136.86 in IMF PPP dollars.
Spot USD price versus the US list price; hover a country for its local price.
Pakistan has the lowest nominal price at $17.69 per month through iOS App Store (−12% vs the US). Payment route: No gift cards.
Japan via iOS App Store: $21.19 per month landed. Source: Apple Account balance can be funded by redeeming Apple Gift Card; SEAGM +11.8% vs face value.
Across 18 storefronts the median is $20.75 and the mean $21.63, with a standard deviation of $2.76. The most expensive storefront (United Kingdom) charges 1.5× the cheapest (Pakistan).
27 min of GNI per capita in the US versus a cross-country median of 2.9 h, using GNI per capita divided by 2,000 working hours.
Prices are list prices read from each storefront or vendor page, converted at the 2026-10-21 exchange rate (open.er-api.com (latest) + currency-api archive (month-end history)). Only prices observed in the last 30 days are shown; storefronts we have not observed are left out rather than estimated. See methodology and data sources; download every row from open data.