Anthropic Max 20x returns 13.4x its price against 13.4x for Anthropic Max 5x, so on measured ceiling Anthropic Max 20x is the better value.
| Anthropic Max 20x | Anthropic Max 5x | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $200/mo | $100/mo |
| Agent | Claude Code | Claude Code |
| Ceiling | $2,679/mo | $1,339/mo |
| Multiple | 13.4x | 13.4x |
| Basis | from published cap | from published cap |
| Quota published | derived | derived |
The plan allows 11,000,000 credits per 5 hours and 83,333,300 credits per week.
The plan allows 3,300,000 credits per 5 hours and 41,666,700 credits per week.
A ceiling is what the plan allows, not what you will use. If you write code an hour a day, neither plan's cap is the thing that decides this and the cheaper one wins by default. The multiple matters when you are the kind of user who hits limits.
Prices and caps here change without notice, which is why this page is regenerated from the catalogue on every deploy rather than written once. Compare the raw entries at claude-max-20x and claude-max-5x.