Anthropic Max Plan Now Includes Memory Across Conversations, Enhancing User Experience and Functionality
What happened
Between the Oct 3, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026 captures of Anthropic's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Max plan now includes memory across conversations; Max plan now includes Claude in Excel; Pro plan now includes ability to create files and execute code; Pro plan enhanced to include Claude Code access on the web in addition to terminal. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Pro at $17, Enterprise (self-serve) at $20, Team (Standard seat) at $20, Max 5x at $100 and Team (Premium seat) at $100.
It lands the same day as Anthropic's previous change, "Anthropic API Cuts Flagship Opus Model Prices by 67% in Major Update to Version 4.5, Launching New Pricing Structure" (Jan 10, 2026). Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window Microsoft and OpenAI also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Max · FeatureAddedNo memorymemory
- Max · FeatureAddedNo ClaudeClaude
- Pro · FeatureAddedNo abilityability
- Pro · FeatureFeature added
Pro plan enhanced to include Claude Code access on the web in addition to terminal
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Feature | No memory | memory | Added |
| Max | Feature | No Claude | Claude | Added |
| Pro | Feature | No ability | ability | Added |
| Pro | Feature | Pro plan enhanced to include Claude Code access on the web in addition to terminal | Feature added | |
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 Oct 3, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where memory now appears.
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Anthropic, the last 90 days
Full history- Feb 9, 2026improvedAnthropic introduces Claude in PowerPoint under Max plan for enhanced features.
- Feb 9, 2026packagingAnthropic API unveils Opus 4.6 pricing with new >200K token tiers
- Week 2, 2026packagingAnthropic API ends holiday promo, drops 2x usage boost for paid subscribers
- Jan 10, 2026improvedAnthropic Max Plan Now Includes Memory Across Conversations, Enhancing User Experience and Functionality · this change
- Jan 10, 2026packagingAnthropic API Cuts Flagship Opus Model Prices by 67% in Major Update to Version 4.5, Launching New Pricing Structure
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- MicrosoftOct 19Microsoft Speech hides specific LLM models from Voice Live tier headers
- MicrosoftOct 19Microsoft 365 Copilot: Business plan relabeled as add-on
- MicrosoftOct 19Microsoft Teams Business Teams flags usage-based AI charges beyond license fees
- MicrosoftOct 19Microsoft Microsoft365 365 flags usage-based AI charges beyond license fees
- OpenAIOct 18OpenAI: Plan taglines reworded to 'Best for...' format: Free (trying out ChatGPT), Go (longer conversations), Plus…
Questions about this change
Did Anthropic raise prices in January 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 3, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on Anthropic's pricing page between Oct 3, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026?
Max feature: No memory → memory, added; Max feature: No Claude → Claude, added; Pro feature: No ability → ability, added; Pro plan enhanced to include Claude Code access on the web in addition to terminal. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 3, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Anthropic change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Anthropic in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Anthropic API Cuts Flagship Opus Model Prices by 67% in Major Update to Version 4.5, Launching New Pricing Structure" on Jan 10, 2026; Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.