Which coding agent plan is the best value?
Claude Max (was Max 5x) (Anthropic, $100/mo) has the top AgentMPG estimated value score at 88/100 out of 18 plans tracked. The best plan for you depends on which agent you use and how heavily; see the picks by budget below. Scores are editorial estimates, not measurements.
Prices and limits last verified 2026-11-02 against each vendor's pricing page. 18 plans tracked. How we score.
No monthly fee (pay-as-you-go)
Pay-as-you-go API (OpenRouter, for Any agent (BYOK), usage-based) has the highest AgentMPG estimated value score in this range: 60/100, rank #17 of 18 overall. Pick the agent you want to use first (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and so on), then compare limits. Scores are editorial estimates, not measurements.
- Top pick Pay-as-you-go API · Any agent (BYOK)usage-based · 60/100
Under $15/month
Copilot Pro (GitHub, for GitHub Copilot, $10/mo) has the highest AgentMPG estimated value score in this range: 70/100, rank #10 of 18 overall. Also in this range: Cursor Plus (60). Copilot Pro has no crowd burn-rate reports yet, so its score is provisional. Pick the agent you want to use first (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and so on), then compare limits. Scores are editorial estimates, not measurements.
- Top pick Copilot Pro · GitHub Copilot$10/mo · 70/100
- #2 Cursor Plus · Cursor$8/mo · 60/100
$15 to $50/month
ChatGPT Plus (OpenAI, for Codex, $20/mo) has the highest AgentMPG estimated value score in this range: 80/100, rank #3 of 18 overall. Also in this range: Google AI Pro (76), Copilot Pro+ (74), Claude Pro (72), Windsurf Pro (68), Cursor Premium (62). Pick the agent you want to use first (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and so on), then compare limits. Scores are editorial estimates, not measurements.
- Top pick ChatGPT Plus · Codex$20/mo · 80/100
- #2 Google AI Pro · Gemini / Jules / Antigravity$19.99/mo · 76/100
- #3 Copilot Pro+ · GitHub Copilot$39/mo · 74/100
- #4 Claude Pro · Claude Code$20/mo · 72/100
- #5 Windsurf Pro · Windsurf$20/mo · 68/100
- #6 Cursor Premium · Cursor$30/mo · 62/100
$50 to $150/month
Claude Max (was Max 5x) (Anthropic, for Claude Code, $100/mo) has the highest AgentMPG estimated value score in this range: 88/100, rank #1 of 18 overall. Also in this range: ChatGPT Pro 100 (80), Copilot Max (70), Cursor Super (64). Pick the agent you want to use first (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and so on), then compare limits. Scores are editorial estimates, not measurements.
- Top pick Claude Max (was Max 5x) · Claude Code$100/mo · 88/100
- #2 ChatGPT Pro 100 · Codex$100/mo · 80/100
- #3 Copilot Max · GitHub Copilot$100/mo · 70/100
- #4 Cursor Super · Cursor$100/mo · 64/100
$150 to $300/month
Claude Ultra (was Max 20x) (Anthropic, for Claude Code, $200/mo) has the highest AgentMPG estimated value score in this range: 86/100, rank #2 of 18 overall. Also in this range: ChatGPT Pro 200 (80), Cursor Ultra (66), Windsurf Max (64). Pick the agent you want to use first (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and so on), then compare limits. Scores are editorial estimates, not measurements.
- Top pick Claude Ultra (was Max 20x) · Claude Code$200/mo · 86/100
- #2 ChatGPT Pro 200 · Codex$200/mo · 80/100
- #3 Cursor Ultra · Cursor$200/mo · 66/100
- #4 Windsurf Max · Windsurf$200/mo · 64/100
Over $300/month
ChatGPT Pro 500 (OpenAI, for Codex, $500/mo) has the highest AgentMPG estimated value score in this range: 72/100, rank #8 of 18 overall. ChatGPT Pro 500 has no crowd burn-rate reports yet, so its score is provisional. Pick the agent you want to use first (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and so on), then compare limits. Scores are editorial estimates, not measurements.
- Top pick ChatGPT Pro 500 · Codex$500/mo · 72/100
Deciding between two specific plans? See the head-to-head comparisons or the full plan details.