Claude Code itself is free to install. What you pay for is the Claude Opus 4.7 tokens it consumes. Below are the real numbers we see on enterprise SaaS builds so you can budget with confidence.
Updated: April 24, 2026
Claude Pro ($20/mo) gives you a generous daily cap for solo work. Claude Team ($30/seat/mo) adds shared billing and admin. Claude Enterprise negotiates custom pricing with SSO and audit. For unpredictable or heavy workloads, pay-as-you-go API credits are the most flexible option.
A typical 2-week B2B SaaS MVP burns $400–$900 of API credits on our team. That is about 40M input + 8M output tokens on Opus 4.7. Compared to the billable cost of a senior engineer for two weeks, the agent pays for itself 20–30×.
Use CLAUDE.md to avoid re-discovery. Use hooks so the agent doesn't waste turns on lint errors. Use sub-agents (Task) so the main session doesn't blow its context. Use Sonnet 4.6 for repetitive tasks via the model switcher.
By a wide margin when paired with a senior engineer. It does not replace the engineer; it multiplies their output.