How far does your AI coding plan really go?
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Tools tracked
Claude Code
Rolling 5-hour session window plus weekly limits on paid plans. Usage is shared across Claude web, desktop, mobile and Claude Code. Anthropic publishe…
OpenAI Codex
Codex and ChatGPT Work share one allowance. OpenAI publishes estimated local messages per 5-hour window for Plus (not fixed limits); weekly limits may…
Cursor
Each tier includes a pool of AI usage shared across Cursor and Grok; the allowance refreshes weekly. Third-party models are billed separately at API l…
GitHub Copilot
Monthly allowance of GitHub AI Credits (1 credit = $0.01). Chat, agent mode, code review, cloud agent and CLI consume credits; code completions are un…
All plans at a glance
| Plan | Price | What the vendor officially says | Real reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code Free | $0 | Claude Code is not included on Free (per the official comparison table). | 0 reports |
| Claude Code Pro | $20/mo monthly, or $17/mo billed annually ($200 up front) | Includes Claude Code. At least 5x the usage of Free per 5-hour session. Weekly limits apply. No fixed message count published. | 0 reports |
| Claude Code Max 5x | $100/mo | 5x Pro usage per 5-hour session; higher output limits; priority access at high traffic times; $100/mo in new API credits. Billed monthly only. | 0 reports |
| Claude Code Max 20x | $200/mo | 20x Pro usage per 5-hour session; higher output limits; priority access; $200/mo in new API credits. Billed monthly only. | 0 reports |
| OpenAI Codex Free | $0/mo | GPT-6 Luna at Standard speed in the desktop app, subject to rollout. | 0 reports |
| OpenAI Codex Go | $8/mo | For lightweight coding tasks. GPT-6 Luna at Standard speed in the desktop app, subject to rollout. | 0 reports |
| OpenAI Codex Plus | $20/mo | Official estimate of local messages per 5 hours: GPT-6.1 Sol 15–160, GPT-6.1 Terra 35–285, GPT-6 Sol 15–150, GPT-6 Astra 5–45, GPT-6 Luna 350–3,000. Weekly limits may also apply. Fast mode draws 2.5x included usage. | 0 reports |
| OpenAI Codex Pro ($100 / $200 / $500) | $100, $200 or $500/mo | Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit (per OpenAI). Ultrafast mode only on Pro $500. Per-tier weekly allowances are not stated on the pricing page. | 0 reports |
| Cursor Free | $0/mo | Limited agent and chat requests. | 0 reports |
| Cursor Plus | $8/mo | Basic shared usage pool. Grok models only. | 0 reports |
| Cursor Premium | $30/mo | 4x the usage of Plus. Cloud agents, Bugbot code reviews, third-party models at API list price (billed separately). | 0 reports |
| Cursor Super | $100/mo | 15x the usage of Plus. Priority model access at peak times. | 0 reports |
| Cursor Ultra | $200/mo | 50x the usage of Plus. Earliest access to products and models. | 0 reports |
| GitHub Copilot Free | $0 | Limited chat and agent usage; 2,000 completions per month; entry-level models. | 0 reports |
| GitHub Copilot Pro | $10/mo | $15/mo of total AI credits: $10 base + $5 variable 'flex' allotment (flex may change over time). | 0 reports |
| GitHub Copilot Pro+ | $39/mo | $70/mo of total AI credits: $39 base + $31 flex allotment. | 0 reports |
| GitHub Copilot Max | $100/mo | $200/mo of total AI credits per the plans page ($100 base + flex). | 0 reports |
Latest changes
- 2026-11-21 · OpenAI Codex · Scheduled: OpenAI states GPT-5.6 Sol promotional credit pricing is available 'at least through November 21, 2026'. Watch for a rate change after this date.
- 2026-10-29 · All tools · Baseline: LimitWatch baseline snapshot of official pricing pages for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Future changes will be diffed against this snapshot.
- 2026-10-14 · OpenAI Codex · Model retired: GPT-5.5 retired from Codex with ChatGPT sign-in at 12:00 PDT. API-key sessions not affected.