Le Chat starts at $14.99/mo, Claude at $20/mo. Both have a free plan. Every plan from both vendors, the limits each one actually publishes, and what changed recently, with a source on every line.
Pick Le Chat if you want the lowest monthly bill. Beyond price and free access, the deciding factor is which models and features you need; we track the money, not the model quality.
| Fact | Le Chat | Claude |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free tier | Free tier |
| Cheapest plan | Pro · $14.99/mo | Pro · $20/mo |
| Top plan | Pro · $14.99/mo | Max 20x · $200/mo |
| Plans tracked | 2 | 4 |
| Yearly discount | None shown | up to 15% |
| Allowance periods | Not stated | 5-hourWeekly |
| Latest change | None logged | benefit added |
| Last checked |
| Tool | Plan | Price | Limits as stated & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chat | Pro | $14.99/mo | More messages and web searches (comparison: messages 'up to 6x free' / 'up to 5x free' rows); API credits included ($25.5/mo or $15/mo shown on page). uncertain Source: mistral.ai · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Le Chat | Team | $24.99/mo | 'Even higher limits'; project folders up to 40x free; team features. Source: mistral.ai · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Claude | Pro | $20/mo | More usage than Free per five-hour session plus a weekly limit across all models (resets at a fixed weekly time per account). Message counts not published; vary by message length, attachments, model. Claude Code included, sharing the same limits. Source: support.claude.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Claude | Max 5x | $100/mo | 5x the Pro per-session usage allowance; session limit resets every five hours; weekly limit across all models; separate weekly limit for Fable. Includes $100/month API credits. Source: support.claude.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Claude | Max 20x | $200/mo | 20x the Pro per-session usage allowance; five-hour session reset; weekly limit; separate Fable weekly limit. Includes $200/month API credits. Source: support.claude.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Claude | Enterprise | $20/mo | Usage billed at API rates. Source: claude.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Tool | Free? | What you get for $0 & source |
|---|---|---|
| Le Chat | Free tier | Free: limited messages and web searches; limited coding sessions. Exact counts not published. Source: mistral.ai · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Claude | Free tier | Free $0: chat on web/desktop/mobile, web search, file creation & code execution, memory, connectors, Artifacts, up to 5 Projects. Sonnet and Haiku models (no Opus); no Claude Code. Usage limits reset on a rolling five-hour session window; message counts not published. Source: claude.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
Anthropic's platform release notes: 'Claude Max and Team plans now include monthly API credits.' Credits don't cover interactive Claude Code and don't roll over.
Announced July 28, 2025, effective Aug 28: an overall weekly limit and an Opus weekly limit, both resetting every 7 days. Anthropic estimated <5% of subscribers affected.
Le Chat is cheaper to start: Le Chat Pro costs $14.99/mo, against $20/mo for Claude Pro. At the top end, Le Chat Pro is $14.99/mo and Claude Max 20x is $200/mo.
Le Chat: Yes. Free: limited messages and web searches; limited coding sessions. Exact counts not published. Claude: Yes. Free $0: chat on web/desktop/mobile, web search, file creation & code execution, memory, connectors, Artifacts, up to 5 Projects. Sonnet and Haiku models (no Opus); no Claude Code. Usage limits reset on a rolling five-hour session window; message counts not published.
Le Chat Pro ($14.99/mo): More messages and web searches (comparison: messages 'up to 6x free' / 'up to 5x free' rows); API credits included ($25.5/mo or $15/mo shown on page). Claude Pro ($20/mo): More usage than Free per five-hour session plus a weekly limit across all models (resets at a fixed weekly time per account). Message counts not published; vary by message length, attachments, model. Claude Code included, sharing the same limits.
Le Chat: no yearly discount on the plans we track. Claude: up to 15% off when billed yearly (Pro: $17/mo instead of $20).
7 Oct 2026, Claude: Claude Max now includes monthly API credits ($100 on Max 5x, $200 on Max 20x). 28 Aug 2025, Claude: Claude Pro and Max get weekly usage limits on top of 5-hour limits.