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Cheapest AI plan for a heavy Claude Code week

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Claude Max 5x ($100/mo) is the cheapest plan with published limits that fits this week in the likely case: 4 hours of interactive agentic coding, 15 quick questions and 2 PR reviews every weekday.

$100/moVisit Claude pricing for Claude Max 5x

Cheapest plan that fits

Claude Max 5x $100/mo

Cheapest plan whose likely week fits, sessions included. Safe even in the high case: Claude Max 5x $100/mo.

Visit Claude pricing for Claude Max 5x

Ranked by price only, among Claude and GitHub Copilot plans.

Plans for this week, ranked

PlanPrice/moFits?Runs dryOverflowOfficial site
Claude Max 5x$100Yes, even highnever–Visit Claude pricing for Claude Max 5x
Claude Max 20x$200Yes, even highnever–Visit Claude pricing for Claude Max 20x
GitHub Copilot Pro$10NoMon (Mon to Mon)$129.74Visit GitHub Copilot pricing for GitHub Copilot Pro
Claude Pro$20NoTue (Mon to never)$100.50Visit Claude pricing for Claude Pro
GitHub Copilot Pro+$39NoMon (Mon to Wed)$117.03Visit GitHub Copilot pricing for GitHub Copilot Pro+
GitHub Copilot Max$100NoTue (Mon to never)$87.01Visit GitHub Copilot pricing for GitHub Copilot Max

Plans that fit first, then by price. Prices link to the vendor's own pricing page.

Day by day on Claude Max 5x

ForecastClaude Max 5xHigh confidence

Clear skies all week.

Fits under the weekly cap even in the high case.

  1. Mon (Monday) ClearUnder the weekly cap $33.30$8.55–$103.75
  2. Tue (Tuesday) ClearUnder the weekly cap $33.30$8.55–$103.75
  3. Wed (Wednesday) ClearUnder the weekly cap $33.30$8.55–$103.75
  4. Thu (Thursday) ClearUnder the weekly cap $33.30$8.55–$103.75
  5. Fri (Friday) ClearUnder the weekly cap $33.30$8.55–$103.75
  6. Sat (Saturday) ClearNothing planned $0no API-$ work
  7. Sun (Sunday) ClearNothing planned $0no API-$ work
Cumulative API-$ through the week against the weekly cap of $550.
Weekly cap $550

Week total

Low
$42.75
Likely
$166.50
High
$518.75

API-$ equivalent against a weekly cap of $550 (inferred).

Off-days

No off-days needed. The week fits even in the high case.

5-hour sessions

2 windows × $78.60 (derived) = $157.20 a day.

Every day fits inside 2 windows in the likely case.

Overflow

No overflow, even in the high case.

Usage credits at standard API rates once you hit a limit.

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Methodology & sources

Each task is priced in API dollars (low, likely, high) and summed day by day against each plan’s weekly cap and 5-hour sessions. Only plans with a verified price and a published or measured capacity are ranked; see how the forecast works and what each task costs.

Not yet verified (17)

These vendors publish only multipliers or no number at all, so we cannot rank them. You can still calibrate one in the calculator with a reading from your own meter.