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Compare monthly costs of Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and more to find the best plan for you

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Tool / Plan	Monthly	Monthly	Annual	Notes
GH GitHub CopilotBest Value Pro	$10	$10	$120	Autocomplete + chat, no agent mode
WS Windsurf Pro	$15	$15	$180	Unlimited AI usage + Cascade agent
CC Claude Code (Max) Pro	$20	$20	$240	Standard usage, may be rate-limited at peak
CU Cursor Pro	$20	$20	$240	500 premium requests/month
GH GitHub Copilot Pro+	$39	$39	$468	Includes agent mode + advanced models
AG Augment Code Pro	$50	$50	$600	Optimized for large codebases
CC Claude Code (Max) Max 5x	$100	$100	$1,200	5x usage cap
CC Claude Code (Max) Max 20x	$200	$200	$2,400	20x usage cap, for heavy users
CU Cursor Ultra	$200	$200	$2,400	Unlimited premium requests
API Claude API (BYOK) Sonnet 4	$210 Usage-based (estimated)	$210	$2,520	Pay-as-you-go, no monthly fee
API Claude API (BYOK) Opus 4	$1,050 Usage-based (estimated)	$1,050	$12,600	Most capable model, for complex tasks

Prices are based on official announcements and may change. API costs are estimates based on usage level.

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