Max and Team plans include monthly credits for the Claude Platform. Use them to build Claude into your own apps and agents with the Claude API. This article explains who's eligible, how to claim your credit, what it covers, and what happens when it runs out.
Monthly credits by plan
* On Team plans, credits for all seats are pooled into one monthly balance, capped at $500. For example, a team with three Standard seats and two Premium seats receives $260 a month. The pool is calculated from the seats on the plan when the credits are granted.
Eligibility
How to claim your credit
To claim your credit, you link a Claude Console organization to your plan. Credits go to that organization each month.
Before you begin, you need:
To claim your credit:
Your credits appear in that organization's balance, ready to use.
What the credits cover
The credits work with any available Claude model on the Claude Platform, including:
The credits don’t apply to:
How the credits work
What happens when your credits run out
If your plan changes
For Team Owners and Primary Owners
One claim for the whole team. One owner links a Console organization and claims the pooled credit, up to $500 a month.
The pool follows your seat count. It's calculated from the seats on your plan each time credits are deposited. For example, a team with three Standard seats and two Premium seats receives $260 a month. Adding another Premium seat would increase the next cycle’s credits to $360.
Control who spends it. Everyone with an API key in the linked organization can use the balance. To limit usage by project or teammate, set workspace spend limits in the Console.
Frequently asked questions
Why can't I use the credits for Claude Code?
The credits are for building your own apps and agents on the Claude Platform. They don't cover interactive Claude Code sessions or extra usage after you hit your plan's limits.
Why don't I see the offer yet?
We’re rolling out API credits over a few days so we might not have gotten to you yet. The offer appears after you've been on an eligible plan for seven days. If you're past seven days and still don't see it, check that you're on a Max or Team plan and that you have one of the required roles. If you think you should be eligible but don’t see the API credits, contact support.
Is this the same as the Agent SDK credits announced in June?
No. That credit isn't available. API credits cover the Claude API, Claude Managed Agents, and the Claude Agent SDK, and you claim it into a Console organization.
Can I split my credits across multiple organizations?
No. Credits go to a single Console organization.
I'm on a Pro plan. Can I get this credit?
No. The credits are available on Max and Team plans only.
Does this cover claude -p ?
API credits cover claude -p and the Claude Agent SDK when you run them yourself with an API key from your linked Claude Console organization, because that usage is billed as Agent SDK usage. When you're signed in with your Claude plan instead, claude -p and Agent SDK usage still draw from your plan's usage limits and don't use your API credits. Runs started by the Claude Code GitHub Action, an IDE extension or the Claude desktop app count as Claude Code usage, so API credits don't cover them, even with -p.