Standard usage tiers use the pricing shown in
Model pricing
Enterprise customers can
contact sales
for custom pricing
Academic and research discounts may be available
Enterprise pricing
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For enterprise customers with specific needs:
Custom rate limits
Volume discounts
Dedicated support
Custom terms
Contact the sales team at
sales@anthropic.com
or through the
Claude Console
to discuss enterprise pricing options.
Billing and payment
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Billing is based on actual monthly usage
All payments are in USD
Credit card and invoicing options available
Usage tracking available in the
Claude Console
Frequently asked questions
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How is token usage calculated?
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Tokens are pieces of text that models process. As a rough estimate, 1 token is approximately 4 characters or 0.75 words in English.

Concept
Details
Billing unit
Claude Consumption Unit (
CCU
)
CCU price
$0.01 per CCU (fixed; discounts apply at token-to-CCU conversion, not to the CCU price)
Conversion
Token usage rated in USD at standard per-model, per-feature rates (same as
Claude API pricing
), then converted to CCUs at $0.01 per CCU
Billing cadence
Hourly metering to AWS Marketplace; monthly invoices
Payment model
Arrears only (postpaid); no prepaid credits
Discounts
Applied as fewer CCUs metered
Tax
Pre-tax metering; AWS Marketplace handles tax
Cost visibility
Real-time breakdown in the Claude Console (access through the AWS Console); AWS Cost Explorer shows aggregated CCU
Inference geography
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For Claude 4.6 and later models, using
inference_geo: "us"
applies a 1.1x pricing multiplier.
