Claude API Payment: Credits, Auto-Reload and Invoicing
⚡ TL;DR Most orgs prepay credits on the Console Billing page; credits expire after a year. Max, Ultra and Team include monthly API credits. Invoiced orgs pay monthly in arrears.
How does paying for the API actually work? Here's the Claude API payment model.
Billing guide. 💳
💳 Claude API Payment with Prepaid Credits
Buy credits on the Console Billing page. You're charged for successful calls, though a request that times out mid-run may still bill.
🎁 Plan-Included Credits
Max, Ultra and Team include monthly API credits after linking a Console org. They're used first, expire each cycle, and don't work in Claude Code or the apps.
⏳ Expiry and Auto-Reload
Purchased credits expire one year after purchase and aren't refundable. Auto-reload buys more when your balance drops below a threshold.
💡 Pro tip Buy smaller amounts with auto-reload rather than a large block that may expire.
🧾 Invoicing
Organizations with a Sales arrangement are billed monthly in arrears at pay-as-you-go rates, via Stripe invoice.
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❓ Claude API payment FAQ
How do I pay for the Claude API?
With prepaid credits on the Console Billing page.
Do credits expire?
Purchased credits expire after one year.
Are credits refundable?
No.
Do any plans include API credits?
Max, Ultra and Team include monthly credits.
Can I be invoiced?
Yes, through an arrangement with Sales.
🙏 Credit: This article is based on public information from the Claude Help Center. Claude is a product of Anthropic. Source: support.claude.com.
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