Anthropic API consolidates Microsoft 365 and Outlook integrations
What happened
Between the May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026 captures of Anthropic's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Pro plan Microsoft Office integrations consolidated: Claude for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word (beta) replaced by Claude for Microsoft 365 and Claude for Microsoft Outlook. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Haiku 4.5 at $5 per MTok output + $1.25 per MTok cache write, Sonnet 5 at $2 per MTok input + $10 per MTok output, Opus 5 at $6.25 per MTok cache write + $0.5 per MTok cache read, Fable 5 at $12.5 per MTok cache write + $1 per MTok cache read and Opus 4.8 at $6.25 per MTok cache write + $5 per MTok input.
It lands 22 days after Anthropic's previous change, "Anthropic API launches Managed Agents at $0.08 per session-hour of runtime" (Apr 21, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Anthropic API Drops Tiered Pricing for Sonnet 4.6, Goes Flat Rate" (Apr 4, 2026), "Anthropic API simplifies pricing, removes volume-based tiers" (Mar 16, 2026) and "Anthropic API replaces Sonnet 4.5 with 4.6 at same price point" (Feb 18, 2026). Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window Google, OpenAI, X and Microsoft also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro · FeatureFeature change
Pro plan Microsoft Office integrations consolidated: Claude for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word (beta) replaced by Claude for Microsoft 365 and Claude for Microsoft Outlook.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Feature | Pro plan Microsoft Office integrations consolidated: Claude for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word (beta) replaced by Claude for Microsoft 365 and Claude for Microsoft Outlook. | Feature change | |
Values as written on Anthropic's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Anthropic's pricing page (anthropic.com) from May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page.
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Anthropic, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 2, 2026packagingAnthropic API: Fast mode for Opus 4.8 + Managed Agents pricing added
- Jun 19, 2026packagingAnthropic API shifts Opus 4.8 focus to enterprise agentic coding
- Jun 2, 2026packagingAnthropic API launches Opus 4.8 with new fast mode for lightning speeds
- May 13, 2026improvedAnthropic API consolidates Microsoft 365 and Outlook integrations · this change
- Apr 21, 2026packagingAnthropic API launches Managed Agents at $0.08 per session-hour of runtime
- Apr 4, 2026packagingAnthropic API Drops Tiered Pricing for Sonnet 4.6, Goes Flat Rate
- Mar 16, 2026packagingAnthropic API simplifies pricing, removes volume-based tiers
- Feb 18, 2026packagingAnthropic API replaces Sonnet 4.5 with 4.6 at same price point
- Week 7, 2026packagingAnthropic API rolls out tiered pricing for Opus 4.6 by context length
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- GoogleMay 12Google Workspace boosts promotional discount to 50% off for new users.
- OpenAIMay 11OpenAI API raises GPT-Realtime-2 text output 50%, adds translate
- XMay 5X debuts grok-4.3 at $1.25/$2.50 per 1M tokens, slashes grok-4.20 rates
- MicrosoftMay 5Microsoft Dynamics365 swaps Record updates for prebuilt Sales Close Agent
Questions about this change
Did Anthropic raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on Anthropic's pricing page between May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026?
Pro plan Microsoft Office integrations consolidated: Claude for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word (beta) replaced by Claude for Microsoft 365 and Claude for Microsoft Outlook. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Anthropic change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for Anthropic in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Anthropic API launches Managed Agents at $0.08 per session-hour of runtime" on Apr 21, 2026; Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.