Actual Anthropic Pricing 2026

See what 160 teams actually pay for Anthropic, from real contracts tracked in SpendHound

February 25, 2026

How much does Anthropic cost in 2026?

Based on spend data from actual Anthropic customers, average SMB pricing for Anthropic is $24423 per year, while average enterprise pricing for Anthropic is $85044 per year.

SpendHound collects de-identified spend data from 1,000+ companies across thousands of software vendors. This is from 160 Anthropic customers reflecting actual pricing, not published rates or estimates.

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SMB Pricing

(50-1,000 employees)

$24423

per year

Enterprise Pricing

(1,000+ employees)

$85044

per year

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How much is Anthropic pricing changing in 2026?

Among contributing SpendHound companies, SMB Anthropic pricing increased by 347.28% year-over-year, while enterprise Anthropic pricing increased by 132.05% year-over-year .

The category overall continues to grow as companies invest in operational efficiency tools. However, finance teams are pushing back on Anthropic license costs, scrutinizing whether the per-user cost justifies the value across the organization.

347.28%

Year-over-year based
on 411 SMB customers

132.05%

Year-over-year based
on 68 Enterprise customers

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Is Anthropic cheaper compared to alternatives?

Evaluating Anthropic alternatives? Whether you’re comparing Anthropic vs. OpenAI, Anthropic vs. Midjourney, or considering another Anthropic competitor, actual customer spend data shows clear differences in how these tools are priced in practice.

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OpenAI vs. Anthropic pricing

SMB pricing for OpenAI averages $24405 per year, while enterprise pricing for OpenAI averages $561564 per year.

OpenAI

Anthropic

Delta

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$24405 per year

$24423 per year

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

$561564 per year

$85044 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

OpenAI

$24405 per year

Anthropic

$24423 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

OpenAI

$561564 per year

Anthropic

$85044 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

Midjourney vs. Anthropic pricing

SMB pricing for Midjourney averages $530 per year, while enterprise pricing for Midjourney averages $528 per year.

Midjourney

Anthropic

Delta

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$530 per year

$24423 per year

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

$528 per year

$85044 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

Midjourney

$530 per year

Anthropic

$24423 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

Midjourney

$528 per year

Anthropic

$85044 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

ElevenLabs vs. Anthropic pricing

SMB pricing for ElevenLabs averages $5650 per year, while enterprise pricing for ElevenLabs averages $11412 per year.

ElevenLabs

Anthropic

Delta

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$5650 per year

$24423 per year

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

$11412 per year

$85044 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

ElevenLabs

$5650 per year

Anthropic

$24423 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

ElevenLabs

$11412 per year

Anthropic

$85044 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

xAI vs. Anthropic pricing

SMB pricing for xAI averages $20525 per year, while enterprise pricing for xAI averages $442512 per year.

xAI

Anthropic

Delta

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$20525 per year

$24423 per year

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

$442512 per year

$85044 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

xAI

$20525 per year

Anthropic

$24423 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

xAI

$442512 per year

Anthropic

$85044 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

AlphaSense vs. Anthropic pricing

SMB pricing for AlphaSense averages $44754 per year, while enterprise pricing for AlphaSense averages $125124 per year.

AlphaSense

Anthropic

Delta

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$44754 per year

$24423 per year

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

$125124 per year

$85044 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

AlphaSense

$44754 per year

Anthropic

$24423 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

AlphaSense

$125124 per year

Anthropic

$85044 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

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OpenAI

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ElevenLabs

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xAI

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AlphaSense

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