Anthropic · AI · 2 plans: Pro, Max · Monthly
Claude Pro ranges from $17.70/mo in Pakistan to $26.63/mo in United Kingdom: a 1.5× gap for the same plan. Anthropic’s Claude subscriptions: Pro and the higher-usage Max plan.
18 storefronts iOS App Store 18 verified rows Updated Oct 20, 2026 Price history →
Card A · Absolute global floor
Source Verified$17.70/mo
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Rs 4,900 on iOS App Store
−11% 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.): $17.70/mo
Card B · Cheapest gift-card route
Source Verified$21.18/mo landed
🇯🇵 Japan · ￥3,000 via iOS App Store
Costs $14.16 a year more than the US
Apple Account balance can be funded by redeeming Apple Gift Card. Landed includes the median premium of 11.9% over face value at which SEAGM listed these cards on Oct 20, 2026.
Card A · Absolute global floor
Source Verified$110.72/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.): $110.72/mo
Card B · Cheapest gift-card route
Source Verified$129.80/mo landed
🇨🇭 Switzerland · CHF 100 via iOS App Store
Costs $57.73 a year more than the US
Apple Account balance can be funded by redeeming Apple Gift Card. Landed includes the median premium of 7.3% over face value at which SEAGM listed these cards on Oct 20, 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pakistan | iOS App Store | $17.70 Rs 4,900 | $17.70 tax incl. | −11% Cheapest | 24 h PPP $70.15 | Source Verified No gift cards | $27.56 | — |
| 2 Egypt | iOS App Store | $18.55 999.99 ج.م. | $18.55 tax incl. | −7% | 11 h PPP $120.99 | Source Verified No gift cards | $17.40 | — |
| 3 Indonesia | iOS App Store | $19.33 Rp 349.000 | $19.33 tax incl. | −3% | 7.6 h PPP $73.95 | Source Verified No gift cards | $8.04 | — |
| 4 Argentina | iOS App Store | $20.00 US$ 20 | $20.00 pre-tax | 0% | 2.7 h PPP $42.33 | Source Verified No gift cards | $0.00 | — |
| 5 Philippines | iOS App Store | $20.46 ₱1,290 | $20.46 tax incl. | +2% | 8.4 h PPP $66.77 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$5.56 | — |
| 6 United States | iOS App Store | $20.00 $20 | $21.14 pre-tax · +6% SEAGM | US baseline | 27 min PPP $20.00 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | — | — |
| 7 Japan | iOS App Store | $18.93 ￥3,000 | $21.18 tax incl. · +12% SEAGM | −5% | 59 min PPP $31.87 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$14.16 | — |
| 8 Canada | iOS App Store | $19.86 $28 | $21.47 pre-tax · +8% SEAGM | −1% | 42 min PPP $23.69 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$17.68 | — |
| 9 India | iOS App Store | $21.03 ₹1,999 | $22.15 tax incl. · +5% SEAGM | +5% | 15 h PPP $99.83 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$25.79 | — |
| 10 Turkey | iOS App Store | $20.17 ₺999,99 | $22.20 tax incl. · +10% SEAGM | +1% | 2.5 h PPP $47.49 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$26.39 | — |
| 11 Nigeria | iOS App Store | $22.43 ₦29,900 | $22.43 tax incl. | +12% | 33 h PPP $136.86 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$29.20 | — |
| 12 Mexico | iOS App Store | $21.63 $399 | $22.98 tax incl. · +6% SEAGM | +8% | 3.2 h PPP $38.27 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$35.78 | — |
| 13 Switzerland | iOS App Store | $21.78 CHF 18 | $23.36 tax incl. · +7% SEAGM | +9% | 24 min PPP $19.42 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$40.37 | — |
| 14 Malaysia | iOS App Store | $24.47 RM 99.90 | $24.47 tax incl. | +22% | 4.0 h PPP $74.05 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$53.64 | — |
| 15 Germany | iOS App Store | $24.68 22 € | $25.69 tax incl. · +4% SEAGM | +23% | 49 min PPP $30.60 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$68.34 | — |
| 16 Brazil | iOS App Store | $25.72 R$ 129,90 | $26.81 tax incl. · +4% SEAGM | +29% | 4.9 h PPP $50.00 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$81.75 | — |
| 17 Poland | iOS App Store | $25.66 99,99 zł | $28.54 tax incl. · +11% SEAGM | +28% | 2.0 h PPP $52.35 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$102.51 | — |
| 18 United Kingdom | iOS App Store | $26.63 £20 | $28.59 tax incl. · +7% SEAGM | +33% | 59 min PPP $30.26 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$103.02 | — |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Indonesia | iOS App Store | $110.72 Rp 1.999.000 | $110.72 tax incl. | −11% Cheapest | 43 h PPP $423.56 | Source Verified No gift cards | $171.28 | — |
| 2 Argentina | iOS App Store | $124.99 US$ 124,99 | $124.99 pre-tax | 0% | 17 h PPP $264.51 | Source Verified No gift cards | $0.00 | — |
| 3 Pakistan | iOS App Store | $126.09 Rs 34,900 | $126.09 tax incl. | +1% | 168 h PPP $499.61 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$13.24 | — |
| 4 Philippines | iOS App Store | $126.75 ₱7,990 | $126.75 tax incl. | +1% | 52 h PPP $413.58 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$21.09 | — |
| 5 Switzerland | iOS App Store | $121.00 CHF 100 | $129.80 tax incl. · +7% SEAGM | −3% | 2.2 h PPP $107.87 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$57.73 | — |
| 6 Egypt | iOS App Store | $129.85 6,999.99 ج.م. | $129.85 tax incl. | +4% | 80 h PPP $846.94 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$58.34 | — |
| 7 United States | iOS App Store | $124.99 $124.99 | $132.09 pre-tax · +6% SEAGM | US baseline | 2.8 h PPP $124.99 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | — | — |
| 8 Canada | iOS App Store | $127.66 $179.99 | $138.03 pre-tax · +8% SEAGM | +2% | 4.5 h PPP $152.28 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$156.53 | — |
| 9 Japan | iOS App Store | $126.23 ￥20,000 | $141.20 tax incl. · +12% SEAGM | +1% | 6.6 h PPP $212.45 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$194.52 | — |
| 10 India | iOS App Store | $135.71 ₹12,900 | $142.93 tax incl. · +5% SEAGM | +9% | 98 h PPP $644.23 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$215.33 | — |
| 11 Mexico | iOS App Store | $135.47 $2,499 | $143.94 tax incl. · +6% SEAGM | +8% | 20 h PPP $239.69 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$227.40 | — |
| 12 Malaysia | iOS App Store | $146.94 RM 599.90 | $146.94 tax incl. | +18% | 24 h PPP $444.70 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$263.45 | — |
| 13 Nigeria | iOS App Store | $149.98 ₦199,900 | $149.98 tax incl. | +20% | 221 h PPP $914.97 | Source Verified No gift cards | -$299.91 | — |
| 14 Turkey | iOS App Store | $141.18 ₺6.999,99 | $155.40 tax incl. · +10% SEAGM | +13% | 17 h PPP $332.46 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$364.89 | — |
| 15 Brazil | iOS App Store | $158.40 R$ 799,90 | $165.10 tax incl. · +4% SEAGM | +27% | 30 h PPP $307.89 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$481.37 | — |
| 16 Poland | iOS App Store | $153.96 599,99 zł | $171.27 tax incl. · +11% SEAGM | +23% | 12 h PPP $314.13 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$555.35 | — |
| 17 United Kingdom | iOS App Store | $159.75 £119.99 | $171.50 tax incl. · +7% SEAGM | +28% | 5.9 h PPP $181.53 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$558.07 | — |
| 18 Germany | iOS App Store | $168.25 149,99 € | $175.18 tax incl. · +4% SEAGM | +35% | 5.6 h PPP $208.61 | Source Verified Gift cards sold | -$602.29 | — |
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 11% below the US $20.00, and the most expensive, United Kingdom, is $26.63/mo (1.50×). The mean ($21.61) sits 4% above the median ($20.75), pulled up by the top quartile above $23.96. The standard deviation across 18 storefronts is $2.72 (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 $19.89 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 −7% 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 $21.18 landed, $3.48 a month above the floor (SEAGM +11.9% 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 (73.2× 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 $17.70 per month through iOS App Store (−11% vs the US). Payment route: No gift cards.
Japan via iOS App Store: $21.18 per month landed. Source: Apple Account balance can be funded by redeeming Apple Gift Card; SEAGM +11.9% vs face value.
Across 18 storefronts the median is $20.75 and the mean $21.61, with a standard deviation of $2.72. 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 2026-10-20 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.