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Business News | Anthropic Localises Claude Pricing in India; Pro at Rs 2,033, Team from Rs 2,399 Per Seat
Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. Anthropic has introduced Indian rupee-denominated pricing for its Claude subscription plans in India, with updated pricing now visible across individual and enterprise offerings on its onboarding page. The pricing includes GST for most plans and gives Indian users a clearer view of subscription costs in local currency. New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Anthropic has introduced Indian rupee-denominated pricing for its Claude subscription plans in India, with updated pricing now visible across individual and enterprise offerings on its onboarding page. The pricing includes GST for most plans and gives Indian users a clearer view of subscription costs in local currency. For individual users, the Claude Pro plan is priced at Rs 2,033.05 per month, billed monthly plus GST. The company also offers a yearly billing option that gives a savings of 17 per cent. The Pro plan includes everything available in the free tier along with higher usage limits, Claude Code, Cowork, Claude Design, unlimited projects, access to Research, memory across conversations, access to more Claude models, Claude in Excel and Claude in Chrome. Also Read | Claude AI Now Available in Indian Rupees as Anthropic Launches Localised Pricing for Its AI Model; Check Details. Anthropic has also listed the Claude Max subscription starting at Rs 11,999 per month, billed monthly and inclusive of GST. The Max tier includes all Pro features while offering users the choice of 5x or 20x more usage than Pro, higher output limits across tasks, priority access during periods of high demand, early access to advanced Claude features, and recommendations for Claude Code and Cowork workflows. For businesses with 2 to 150 users, Anthropic has introduced a Claude Team plan with two-seat options. The Standard seat is priced at Rs 2,399 per user per month, including GST, with a monthly billing option of Rs 2,999. The Premium seat costs Rs 11,999 per user per month, including GST, or Rs 14,999 when billed monthly, and offers five times more usage than the standard seat. Also Read | Is Dilip Joshi Leaving 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'? Makers Clear the Air on Jethalal Exit Rumors. The Team plan includes a 200,000-token context window, usage credits available at API rates, Claude Code, Cowork, centralised billing and administration, single sign-on (SSO) and domain capture, administrative controls for remote and local connectors, enterprise deployment for the Claude desktop app, organisation-wide enterprise search, Microsoft 365 and Slack integrations, and a commitment that customer content is not used for model training. The introduction of local pricing across Claude's subscription tiers could make it easier for Indian individuals, startups and enterprises to evaluate and adopt the AI assistant without having to calculate costs in foreign currency. With plans now clearly priced for different categories of users, Anthropic is offering options that cater to everyone from individual professionals to large organisations. (ANI)
Claude AI Now Available in Indian Rupees as Anthropic Launches Localised Pricing for Its AI Model; Check Details
Anthropic has officially introduced India-specific pricing for its Claude AI assistant, allowing users to pay for subscriptions in Indian Rupees rather than US dollars. This transition is designed to improve accessibility for the local user base and aligns with the company's ongoing strategy to strengthen its foothold in India, which now ranks as Anthropic's second-largest market globally. The localisation effort aims to eliminate the friction typically associated with international credit card transactions. Indian users can now access Claude's full suite of plans directly via web and mobile platforms with GST-inclusive pricing. This move places Anthropic in a more competitive position against other major AI firms, such as OpenAI and Google, which have also been aggressively expanding their enterprise and consumer offerings within the Indian market. Claude Fable 5: Anthropic Opens Most Powerful AI Model to Public With New Safety Guardrails.. Claude AI Subscription Plans and Local Pricing Under the new structure, the standard Claude Pro plan is priced at INR 2,000 per month with annual billing, or INR 2,399 for monthly billing. For power users and researchers, Anthropic has unveiled two 'Claude Max' tiers priced at INR 11,999 and INR 23,999 per month, which provide substantially higher usage limits. Enterprise options have also been localised, with the Claude Team plan starting at INR 2,399 per user per month on an annual basis, and a Premium Team tier available for INR 11,999 per user per month. Anthropic has confirmed that these figures include all applicable taxes, streamlining the payment process for both individual developers and business teams. India as a Strategic Growth Market The pricing adjustment follows a period of rapid growth for the company in the region. Recent data indicates that India accounts for 5.8% of Claude's global user base. Anthropic's expansion has been supported by the opening of an office in Bengaluru earlier this year and a strategic partnership with fintech firm Razorpay, which facilitates easier payments for businesses building AI-powered services. Anthropic Launches Claude Tag to Provide Context-Aware AI Assistance Within Slack Channels. The company's leadership has noted that its revenue run rate in India doubled within just four months earlier this year. As generative AI adoption continues to accelerate across the subcontinent, Anthropic's move to remove currency barriers signals that India has become a central component of the company's long-term international growth strategy. (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 14, 2026 01:50 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
Anthropic localises Claude pricing in India; Pro at Rs 2,033, Team from Rs 2,399 per seat - The Tribune
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Anthropic has introduced Indian rupee-denominated pricing for its Claude subscription plans in India, with updated pricing now visible across individual and enterprise offerings on its onboarding page. The pricing includes GST for most plans and gives Indian users a clearer view of subscription costs in local currency. For individual users, the Claude Pro plan is priced at Rs 2,033.05 per month, billed monthly plus GST. The company also offers a yearly billing option that gives a savings of 17 per cent. The Pro plan includes everything available in the free tier along with higher usage limits, Claude Code, Cowork, Claude Design, unlimited projects, access to Research, memory across conversations, access to more Claude models, Claude in Excel and Claude in Chrome. Anthropic has also listed the Claude Max subscription starting at Rs 11,999 per month, billed monthly and inclusive of GST. The Max tier includes all Pro features while offering users the choice of 5x or 20x more usage than Pro, higher output limits across tasks, priority access during periods of high demand, early access to advanced Claude features, and recommendations for Claude Code and Cowork workflows. For businesses with 2 to 150 users, Anthropic has introduced a Claude Team plan with two-seat options. The Standard seat is priced at Rs 2,399 per user per month, including GST, with a monthly billing option of Rs 2,999. The Premium seat costs Rs 11,999 per user per month, including GST, or Rs 14,999 when billed monthly, and offers five times more usage than the standard seat. The Team plan includes a 200,000-token context window, usage credits available at API rates, Claude Code, Cowork, centralised billing and administration, single sign-on (SSO) and domain capture, administrative controls for remote and local connectors, enterprise deployment for the Claude desktop app, organisation-wide enterprise search, Microsoft 365 and Slack integrations, and a commitment that customer content is not used for model training. The introduction of local pricing across Claude's subscription tiers could make it easier for Indian individuals, startups and enterprises to evaluate and adopt the AI assistant without having to calculate costs in foreign currency. With plans now clearly priced for different categories of users, Anthropic is offering options that cater to everyone from individual professionals to large organisations. (ANI) (This content is sourced from a syndicated feed and is published as received. The Tribune assumes no responsibility or liability for its accuracy, completeness, or content.)
Anthropic localises Claude pricing in India; Pro at Rs 2,033, Team from Rs 2,399 per seat
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Anthropic has introduced Indian rupee-denominated pricing for its Claude subscription plans in India, with updated pricing now visible across individual and enterprise offerings on its onboarding page. The pricing includes GST for most plans and gives Indian users a clearer view of subscription costs in local currency. For individual users, the Claude Pro plan is priced at Rs 2,033.05 per month, billed monthly plus GST. The company also offers a yearly billing option that gives a savings of 17 per cent. The Pro plan includes everything available in the free tier along with higher usage limits, Claude Code, Cowork, Claude Design, unlimited projects, access to Research, memory across conversations, access to more Claude models, Claude in Excel and Claude in Chrome. Anthropic has also listed the Claude Max subscription starting at Rs 11,999 per month, billed monthly and inclusive of GST. The Max tier includes all Pro features while offering users the choice of 5x or 20x more usage than Pro, higher output limits across tasks, priority access during periods of high demand, early access to advanced Claude features, and recommendations for Claude Code and Cowork workflows. For businesses with 2 to 150 users, Anthropic has introduced a Claude Team plan with two-seat options. The Standard seat is priced at Rs 2,399 per user per month, including GST, with a monthly billing option of Rs 2,999. The Premium seat costs Rs 11,999 per user per month, including GST, or Rs 14,999 when billed monthly, and offers five times more usage than the standard seat. The Team plan includes a 200,000-token context window, usage credits available at API rates, Claude Code, Cowork, centralised billing and administration, single sign-on (SSO) and domain capture, administrative controls for remote and local connectors, enterprise deployment for the Claude desktop app, organisation-wide enterprise search, Microsoft 365 and Slack integrations, and a commitment that customer content is not used for model training. The introduction of local pricing across Claude's subscription tiers could make it easier for Indian individuals, startups and enterprises to evaluate and adopt the AI assistant without having to calculate costs in foreign currency. With plans now clearly priced for different categories of users, Anthropic is offering options that cater to everyone from individual professionals to large organisations. (ANI)
Sam Altman, mid-fight with Elon Musk, is stirring the pot with Anthropic too
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, already embroiled in fights with Apple and Elon Musk, is now sparring with Anthropic. On Thursday, Anthropic posted a video on Claude's X account. The video was a collage of random pictures with voiceovers asking existential questions like "Can AI be trusted?" and "If it ends up taking like almost all the jobs, then what does it mean to work?" The video, captioned "There is hope in hard questions," was part of Anthropic's new social initiative: "Inviting hard questions." According to Anthropic, the initiative aims to answer people's most pressing concerns about AI. The company will "report the specific actions we're taking to address those questions," and be clear on where it might fall short of its goals, per its press release. "I thought this was satire, kept looking for the handle to be spelled c1audeai or something," Altman wrote in his repost of Claude's X post. "Hard questions are great but only if we deem you worthy enough to not silently downgrade you, or even get access at all," Altman added. Altman was likely referring to Anthropic's recent challenges with its frontier model, Fable 5. At release, Anthropic placed several guardrails on the model so that questions about cybersecurity, biology, and chemistry would be routed to its weaker models. The guardrails also meant that when Fable 5 detected people using it for AI development, the model's performance would be downgraded to prevent distillation attacks, which refer to training weaker models on the outputs of frontier AI models. Initially, affected users were not told that their requests wouldn't be fulfilled. Anthropic reversed course on June 10 and began notifying the users after AI researchers criticized the company for limiting research. Altman's public criticism of Anthropic comes after a series of feud-heavy days for the executive. Apple sued OpenAI on Friday, accusing it of poaching former Apple employees and accessing confidential documents. Altman also opened up a barely-healed wound with Elon Musk after the two started trading blows on X over the weekend. Talking about the Apple lawsuit, Musk called him "Scam Altman," to which Altman responded that Musk was the one scamming people with his plan to build data centers in space. Ever since Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei left OpenAI in 2020, the two startups and their leaders have been publicly at odds. From an awkward photo opp in February when they refused to hold hands during the India AI Summit, to announcing plans to take their companies public at the same time, Altman and Amodei's rivalry shows no signs of mellowing anytime soon.
Sam Altman Takes Dig At Anthropic Over AI Message, Accuses Claude Of Silent Downgrades
He tweeted, "hard questions are great but only if we deem you worthy enough to not silently downgrade you, or even get access at all." These comments seem to target complaints from some users who have questioned Claude's hanging access limits and performance. This latest exchange is far from the first public exchange of insults between OpenAI and Anthropic. The two tech giants have repeatedly criticised each other as competition in the AI industry continues to grow. Previously, Anthropic took aim at OpenAI after reports emerged that ChatGPT may eventually include advertising. The company released four commercials highlighting its own approach to AI.
Anthropic Study Finds Claude Is More Warm And Friendly When You Talk To It In Hindi: Here's Why
Research from Anthropic reveals that the personality of AI chatbot Claude changes based on the language used during interactions. The language you use to chat with AI may influence more than just the language of the response. According to new research from Claude-maker Anthropic, Claude's personality can change depending on the language you speak to it. The OpenAI rival found that when users interact with Claude in Hindi, the chatbot tends to be warmer, more encouraging and even more humorous than when the exact same type of conversation happens in English. The findings come from one of Anthropic's largest behavioural studies yet, which examined how Claude communicates across multiple languages. Here's everything you need to know.
NASA shifts SunRISE mission to SpaceX Falcon Heavy, drops Vulcan Centaur launch
New Delhi: NASA has switched the launch vehicle for its upcoming SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) mission, which will use a trio of SpaceX Falcon Heavy rockets instead of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur. This mission then will take off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a rideshare with the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command. NASA has not yet released a new launch date and will announce revised timing at a later date. Sunrise will examine radio bursts generated from the Sun prior to powerful outbursts of charged particles reaching Earth. These observations may help scientists better predict space weather and could be used to shield satellites, astronauts and other vital space systems from damaging space storms of solar energetic particles. Six small satellites will work as one giant radio telescope Sunrise is a constellation of six toaster-sized SmallSats that will be part of a flying formation, just above geosynchronous orbit, about 35,000 kilometres above the Earth. As a combined giant radio telescope, they will be able to pick up weak radio signals from the outer layers of the Sun's atmosphere, the corona. According to NASA, these radio signals reach Earth before the energetic particles that produce them. As the radio bursts are tracked, researchers hope to start predicting solar storms at a much earlier stage in the development of these storms, which can affect satellites, communication systems, and astronauts on space missions. Spacecraft ready for launch The six SmallSats have been assembled and tested at Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) at Logan, Utah. Until it is confirmed by NASA, the spacecraft will be kept in storage. Sunrise is part of NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Division's Mission of Opportunity programme. The University of Michigan leads the science investigation, with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), managed by Caltech, responsible for project and mission operations. The mission is part of NASA's Explorers Program, which is managed by the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Anthropic Launches India Pricing for Claude AI Plans
AI company Anthropic has introduced local pricing for its Claude AI subscription plans in India, allowing users to pay in Indian rupees instead of US dollars as it strengthens its presence in one of its fastest-growing markets. Under the revised pricing, Claude Pro is available at Rs 2,000 per month with annual billing or Rs 2,399 per month with monthly billing. The company has also launched two Claude Max plans priced at Rs 11,999 and Rs 23,999 per month, offering higher usage limits for developers, researchers and other power users. The updated pricing includes GST and removes the need for foreign currency transactions, making subscriptions easier for Indian users. However, payments through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) are not yet supported, with customers required to use credit or debit cards or Apple's and Google's app store billing systems. Anthropic said India accounts for 5.8 per cent of global Claude usage, making it the company's second-largest market after the United States. The free version of Claude will continue to be available. Claude Pro includes access to Sonnet 5, Opus and Fable 5 models, along with higher usage limits, Research mode, unlimited Projects, Memory, web search, file uploads, voice mode, Claude Code, Microsoft 365 integration, and support for Excel and PowerPoint. The Claude Max plans offer the same features with significantly higher usage limits, priority access during peak demand and early access to new models. Anthropic has been expanding its India operations after opening an office in Bengaluru earlier this year. It has appointed former Microsoft India Managing Director Irina Ghose to lead its India business and has partnered with Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services to boost enterprise AI adoption.
Sam Altman mocks Anthropic's 'hard questions' campaign -- 'I thought this was satire'
After an amusing exchange of words with SpaceXAI's Elon Musk, Sam Altman has now taken a fresh jab at another competitor - Anthropic. In his latest post on X, Altman dismissed a new promotional video from Anthropic, touting it as what he initially assumed to be satire, but it wasn't. The video, which asks Anthropic's users to pose the toughest of questions to AI, caught Altman's attention, leading him to call out Anthropic for silently downgrading its service and withholding access. In the post, Altman went on to say, "i thought this was satire, kept looking for the handle to be spelled c1audeai or something." In another follow-up post, he added, "hard questions are great but only if we deem you worthy enough to not silently downgrade you, or even get access at all". Altman's comment comes a day after his heated exchange of words with Elon Musk, who accused the OpenAI CEO of scamming people, with Altman calling out Musk for selling public market investors on "short-term data centres". What Anthropic's video says about AI The original Anthropic post promotes a cinematic advertising-style video and initiative inviting the public to submit their toughest, most uncomfortable questions about AI. Titled "There's hope in hard questions," the 90-second film features real voices from surveys and user conversations raising concerns such as: "Can AI be trusted?", "Will it benefit the majority of people?", impacts on jobs and society, misuse risks, and broader philosophical issues about humanity and technology. Anthropic positioned the campaign as a commitment to transparent AI. The video is based on extensive research, including a 52,000-person US survey and feedback from over 81,000 ClaudeClaude users, promising to publicly track progress on addressing these questions while admitting shortcomings. The company directs people to claude.com/hard-questions to participate. Altman accuses Anthropic of hypocrisy, gatekeeping Altman's response to Anthropic highlights the ongoing rivalry between the two AI safety-focused labs. Previously, Altman has criticised Anthropic for what he sees as an elitist approach, i.e., serving premium products to wealthier users while allegedly restricting broader access and controlling AI usage (such as blocking certain companies from their coding tools). This comes at a time when Anthropic is witnessing runaway success with its Claude Fable - an AI model that's considered among the most powerful ones available to humans today. OpenAI followed suit with its GPT-5.6 models, promising similar levels of AI processing performance. The timing of Altman's comments adds extra spice to Altman's slew of controversies, which reemerged after a while over a renewed public feud with Elon Musk. Over the weekend, Musk accused Altman of scamming, especially in light of an Apple lawsuit against OpenAI alleging trade secret theft. Musk posted jabs like "Scam Altman strikes again" and referenced alleged theft of "open source AI charity" and Apple's technology. Altman responded by highlighting benchmarks suggesting that OpenAI's latest model (5.6 Sol) as potentially the world's best, adding that "the most reliable way to tell is that elon is obsessed with me again." Musk retorted about upcoming orbital data centers and parole officer quips.
Anthropic launches India pricing for Claude AI Pro and Max plans
AI major Anthropic has started rolling out pricing in Indian currency for users in one of its key markets. Users of Claude are now seeing Indian pricing for Anthropic's AI chatbot across its Pro and Max variants. Anthropic's website now shows that Claude Pro costs ₹2,000 a month (~$21) on annual billing or ₹2,399 a month on monthly billing. Claude Max is available at ₹11,999 a month for Max 5x and ₹23,999 a month for Max 20x. The free tier still remains available. These prices include GST. In the US, the Pro plan is listed at $17, while the Max plan is listed at $100. This puts India's prices at a marginal premium, most likely due to currency conversion charges at Anthropic's end. With this, Anthropic is now priced the same as ChatGPT Plus in India, which is listed at ₹1,999/month. However, unlike its rival OpenAI, which allows UPI payments for its services, users can only pay for Anthropic via credit or debit cards and Play Store/Apple Store payment options. India emerges as a key growth market for Anthropic Anthropic's move follows the growing recognition of the Indian AI user base by global AI companies, which are now tailoring their products to offer convenient billing and payment options. While it is not special / lower pricing for Indian users, it addresses the friction caused by dollar pricing and currency conversion that Indian users faced earlier. India is Anthropic's second-largest market outside the US, accounting for 5.8% of total Claude.ai use, second only to the United States, as per Anthropic's disclosures in February, 2026. The company opened an office in Bengaluru earlier this year and appointed former Microsoft India executive Irina Ghose to lead its business here. Anthropic has been partnering with a slew of Indian IT firms, including Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys, in recent months to scale enterprise AI use cases. The company did not respond to queries on India pricing. Claude's responses vary across languages, says Anthropic Separately, Anthropic released an analysis on Monday denoting how the values Claude expresses vary across languages. When Claude speaks in English, it emphasises different values than when it speaks in Portuguese, Indonesian, or Chinese, the AI company said. "The largest variation is in the Warmth vs. Rigor axis, with Claude leaning toward expressing warmth-related values most in Arabic and Hindi and rigor-related values most in English and Russian," it added. Published on July 14, 2026
'Absolute carnage': Bank of Dave star slams 'colossal' airport queues
The Lancashire businessman shared footage of huge passport control queues after returning from Mallorca Manchester Airport has responded to a viral social media video posted by Bank of Dave star Dave Fishwick, which showed 'colossal queues' and 'absolute carnage' at passport control over the weekend. Fishwick, who inspired the Netflix film Bank of Dave, shared the footage on his X account on Sunday (July 12), cautioning fellow travellers about the longest queues he's 'ever, ever seen. '. The Lancashire businessman, who was awarded an OBE this year in the King's Honours List after being nominated by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, encountered the 'unbelievable' queues upon returning from Mallorca at the weekend. He said: "Absolute carnage at Manchester Airport today. Just arrived back from Mallorca and the queues are colossal. It's more than I've ever, ever seen before. "I've been flying for decades, I fly all over the world for lots of different reasons, and it's definitely the longest queues I've ever, ever seen. "So if you are going to land at Manchester from anywhere you're going in the world then please, please, please have a think about giving yourself plenty of time if someone's coming to pick you up or taxis are booked, because this is just unbelievable." The airport has since addressed the footage, stating that the lengthy queues were the result of multiple delayed flights arriving simultaneously within a brief window of time. Around 1,500 passengers entered immigration at the same time owing to the delays, resulting in peak waiting times of around 25 minutes, according to the airport. A Manchester Airport spokesperson told the M.E.N: "On rare occasions disruption to inbound flight schedules can cause immigration to become busier than usual. In these circumstances we deploy systems to help keep the flow of passengers moving, including implementing zig-zag style queues - which is what this video shows. "At the time in question, several out-of-schedule arrivals in a short period of time resulted in around 1,500 passengers arriving into immigration at a similar time. Our teams were deployed to manage queues with the result that wait times peaked at around 25 minutes." It comes after the Bank of Dave star was awarded an OBE in the King's Honours List - after being nominated by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Dave, from Burnley, has been honoured the OBE for services to finance, business and charity. His own rags to riches story, and subsequent David and Goliath battle against the banking industry to set up his own bank, has inspired two global Netflix films as well as spin-off books and even a musical that premiered in Salford in May.
Former Fed Chair Bernanke Joins Anthropic's AI Oversight Body
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Anthropic has hired former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to its long-term benefit trust (LTBT), an AI oversight body tasked with ensuring the company remains accountable to its broader public interest goals. In his role, Bernanke will provide guidance on the potential risks and societal impacts of AI, as well as how AI is changing the economy. He will also lead insight into Anthropic's economic research, in addition to other areas of the artificial intelligence company's work, Anthropic reported. "The potential of artificial intelligence is enormous, and so is the range of outcomes. How that potential plays out will depend, in part, on the institutions we build around it," Bernanke said. "Anthropic has created a unique governance structure to try to ensure that the long-run benefits of AI for humanity far outweigh the risks. I am honored to have this opportunity, and I will try to contribute in any way I can to this critical mission." Anthropic operates as a Public Benefit Corporation, a structure designed to pursue financial growth while also advancing broader societal interests. The LTBT was established to help preserve that balance over time by providing oversight and ensuring the company remains accountable in how it builds and deploys AI systems, "AI may have the most significant economic effects of any technology in modern history, and Anthropic has a dual responsibility to understand those effects and to act on them," said Daniela Amodei, Co-Founder and President of Anthropic. "Ben's career has run from studying how economies react to disruptive moments to helping steer the world's largest economy through one such time. His judgment will make us better at anticipating and responding to how advanced AI affects workforces and economies around the world." See Also: Avoid the #1 Investing Mistake: How Your 'Safe' Holdings Could Be Costing You Big Time Bernanke led the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014. Before joining the Federal Reserve, he spent more than two decades as an academic economist and earned a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2022. On the LTBT, Bernanke will be joining the CEO of the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Neil Buddy Shah, the CEO of the Center for a New American Security, Richard Fontaine, and Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, who joined Stanford University's Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences this month.
Anthropic Starts India Pricing For Claude AI, Pro Plan At Rs 2,000
The pricing update underscores India's growing importance for Anthropic File photo Anthropic has started introducing India-specific pricing for its Claude AI assistant, allowing users to pay for subscriptions in rupees instead of US dollars. The move is expected to make the chatbot more accessible to Indian users and marks another step in the company's growing focus on what it now describes as its second-largest market after the United States. Indian users are beginning to see local pricing across Claude's paid plans on the web and mobile apps, eliminating the need for dollar-denominated payments and reducing the friction associated with international transactions. The localisation comes as global AI companies race to expand in India, one of the world's fastest-growing markets for generative AI. Under the new pricing, Claude Pro will cost Rs 2,000 per month with annual billing, or Rs 2,399 per month if billed monthly. Anthropic has also introduced two Claude Max tiers priced at Rs 11,999 and Rs 23,999 per month, offering significantly higher usage limits for developers, researchers and power users. Businesses can subscribe to the Claude Team plan from Rs 2,399 per user per month on annual billing, while the Premium Team tier is priced at Rs 11,999 per user per month. All prices include GST. The pricing update underscores India's growing importance for Anthropic. The company says India has emerged as its second-largest market globally after the US, accounting for 5.8% of Claude's worldwide user base. Earlier this year, CEO Dario Amodei said Anthropic's revenue run rate in India had doubled in just four months, highlighting the rapid pace of AI adoption in the country. Anthropic has been steadily expanding its presence in India. In February, the company opened its first office in Bengaluru and has since increased its focus on developers and enterprises. The company has also partnered with fintech firm Razorpay to make Claude more accessible to businesses building AI-powered products and services. The latest move comes as competition in the AI assistant market intensifies. OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Perplexity have all stepped up their efforts in India through new products, partnerships and enterprise offerings. By introducing local currency pricing, Anthropic is lowering one of the biggest barriers to paid subscriptions while signalling that India is becoming central to its long-term growth strategy. How may i help you today Show full article Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world Anthropic, AI Adoption India, Generative AI Market
Sam Altman can't stop making fun as Claude maker Anthropic 'goes around America' to ask people 'hard question on AI'; says: I thought this was ...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has mocked rival Anthropic's new advertising campaign that asks people to share their concerns about AI. Anthropic launched the campaign under the theme "There's hope in hard questions," encouraging people to ask difficult questions about AI's impact on jobs, families, science and society. The Claude maker said it wants to better understand public concerns and will publicly track the steps it takes to address them. However, Sam Altman responded with a series of sarcastic posts on X (formerly Twitter), saying he initially thought the campaign was a parody."i thought this was satire, kept looking for the handle to be spelled c1audeai or something," Altman wrote in reply to Anthropic's post on X.Continuing his criticism of the campaign, Altman wrote in another post."hard questions are great but only if we deem you worthy enough to not silently downgrade you, or even get access at all"Anthropic said AI has the potential to improve people's lives by making work easier, speeding up scientific research and helping solve major medical and social challenges. At the same time, it acknowledged concerns about job losses, creative work, human agency and the misuse of AI. The company said it is launching a new initiative to better understand these concerns and has invited people to submit their toughest questions about AI.According to Anthropic, it has already surveyed 52,000 Americans about their hopes and concerns around AI, collected responses from 81,000 Claude users across 159 countries and 70 languages, conducted in-person focus groups and studied anonymised real-world Claude usage data.The company said it will publicly report the actions it takes to address these questions and be transparent about where it falls short of its goals.
Anthropic launches Claude AI subscription plans in India: Prices start at Rs 2,399, beats ChatGPT Pro
New Delhi: Anthropic has launched local pricing for the Claude AI subscriptions in India, where users can pay in Indian Rupees instead of USD. The foreign exchange charges and bill uncertainties will be eliminated from Indian customers' bills, simplifying the subscription process for developers, professionals, and business users. India is already Claude's second-largest market, accounting for nearly 6 per cent of its global users, making the localisation an important step for the AI company. The price, however, does reflect Anthropic's approach. Unlike OpenAI and Google, which have introduced affordable India-specific plans, Anthropic is positioning Claude as a premium AI service. Local billing makes it easier for 6 per cent more to use, but the company is hoping they'll pay more for the more advanced models and usage caps than for price alone. Claude Pro, Max and Team plans are now available in India Multiple subscription tiers have been introduced by Anthropic with GST-inclusive pricing. The monthly rate for Claude Pro is Rs 2399, and users who pay annual rates pay an effective monthly rate of Rs 1999 per month. AC2399 and models based on Claude's Sonnet 5, Opus and Fable 5 are included in the plan. Claude Max is offered in two versions for developers and heavy AI users. The Max 5x plan will charge you Rs 11,999 per month, while the Max 20x plan will cost you Rs 23,999 per month which also provides much higher usage limits and priority access. The company has also launched a Team subscription for businesses. Team Standard is priced at Rs 2399 per seat per month (billed annually), and Team Premium is priced at Rs 11999 per seat per month (billed annually). Anthropic says such plans will encompass enterprise-focused attributes, including a 200,000-token context window and guarantees that customer data won't be fed into training its AI models. How Claude compares with ChatGPT and Gemini The biggest difference remains affordabilities. If you are looking for the best AI features with a reasonable budget, both OpenAI's ChatGPT Go and Google's Gemini AI Plus feature a monthly subscription cost of Rs 399. Both ChatGPT Plus and Google's Gemini Pro are lower in price than a monthly subscription to Claude Pro, which is priced at Rs 1,999 and Rs 1,950, respectively. Anthropic does have an advantage at the high end. Claude Max 5x offers a lower price at Rs 11,999 per month as compared to ChatGPT Pro pricing by OpenAI at Rs 19,900 per month. Google doesn't have anything like this premium consumer option just now. Another area where Anthropic still trails is payments. OpenAI and Google have integrated UPI payment into their services in India, with Claude still accepting credit card and app store payments for its subscriptions. Overall, Anthropic's pricing in India is not as much about the price and more about the professional community that appreciates the larger context windows, advanced coding skills and higher usage limits. While ChatGPT and Gemini are the more budget-friendly options, Claude is pitching itself as more of a productivity app than an AI assistant for the masses.
Polymarket odds for 0 Fed cuts in 2026 dip to 80% on China export view
predict.info -- Premium Domain For Sale Domain only: USD 200,000. Prediction platform technology priced separately. predict.info Polymarket's 2026 "0 Fed Rate Cuts" Odds Dip After China-Export Disinflation Catalyst Polymarket traders are still pricing "0 Fed rate cuts in 2026" as the dominant outcome, even after a small dip to 80.15% implied odds on the ladder. The immediate trigger is a fresh macro take on disinflation pressure from Chinese exports, while the market lens is the per-rung Yes/No pricing and $42.19M in volume. Key Takeaways * Prediction: Polymarket's leading rung is 0 cuts (0 bps) at 80.15% Yes (19.85% No). * Basis: After an inflation-related catalyst, the ladder remains heavily skewed toward "no cuts," with only 13.5% on 1 cut and 4.25% on 2 cuts. * Timing: The contract resolves on 2026-12-31, so these odds reflect a full-year policy-path bet rather than a near-term meeting call. A PIMCO commentator said China's push up the manufacturing value chain could keep exports growing and gaining global share, which may dampen inflation pressure in emerging markets, help local currencies, and ease inflation conditions abroad. Ladder Pricing Snapshot: 0 Cuts at 80.15% (Yes) With $42.19M Volume and 1-2 Cuts at 13.5% / 4.25% This is a Polymarket ladder market, meaning each rung is its own Yes/No contract on a specific count of 2026 cuts, not a single "settlement price" bet. On the current board, 0 cuts trades at 80.15% Yes / 19.85% No, while 1 cut is 13.5% Yes / 86.5% No and 2 cuts is 4.25% Yes / 95.75% No, showing the distribution is concentrated at the low-cut end. The latest move is a modest softening in the leader (down from 82.1% to 80.15%) alongside large cumulative matched volume of $42.19M, which points to active two-sided positioning even as the top outcome stays intact. The historical summary flags moderate volatility with strengthening consensus and a +5.35 pp change over both 24h and 7d, consistent with a market that has recently drifted toward "no cuts," but can still reprice quickly when macro narratives shift. For readers comparing lenses: unlike a periodic forecast update, this ladder continuously translates policy-path disagreement into separate probabilities across cut counts, with extreme tails priced near zero (for example, 4 cuts at 0.55% Yes / 99.45% No and 12+ cuts at 0.5% Yes / 99.5% No). Watch whether the ladder's probability mass migrates from 0 cuts into 1-2 cuts (the most plausible alternative rungs) and whether the leader's pullback extends beyond a couple of percentage points while volume continues to build ahead of the 2026-12-31 resolution. Cross-Contract Watchlist: How the 2026 Rate-Cut Ladder Connects to CPI, Recession, and BTC Polymarket Markets Zooming out from the 2026 cuts ladder, traders often cross-check it against shorter-horizon Fed timing and adjacent policy-path bets that can move first. On Polymarket, "Fed Decision in July?" has "No change" leading at 64.5% on $53,245,199 volume (+7.0 pp), while "Fed Decision in September?" prices a "25 bps increase" at 51.0% on $2,458,405. For a longer-dated directional hedge, "Fed rate hike in 2026?" shows "Yes" at 69.5% on $3,958,597 (+3.0 pp), giving a quick read on whether positioning is shifting from 'no cuts' toward outright tightening across the platform's macro slate. Odds Trend By the Numbers * Platform: Polymarket * Market: How many Fed rate cuts in 2026? * Contract type: Price strike ladder: each rung has separate Yes/No; Yes means the spot price is above that USD strike at settlement. * Resolution window: Dec 31, 2026 (UTC) * Status: Active (open for trading) * Volume: ~$42,194,371 Top strike rungs +9 more strikes not shown
Anthropic admits Claude has multiple personalities, it is extra warm and friendly with Hindi users
Anthropic says Claude doesn't respond the same in every language, with Hindi users getting warmer and friendlier replies than English speakers. (Image created using AI by Divya Bhati) You might think asking Claude the same question in Hindi or English would only change the language of the reply. But a new study by Anthropic suggests it changes the chatbot's behaviour too. According to the company, Claude expresses different behavioural traits depending on the language users choose. In Hindi, for example, the AI is more likely to respond with humour, politeness and encouragement than it typically does in English. In its latest research, Anthropic analysed more than 309,000 anonymised Claude AI conversations across three Claude models- Sonnet 4.6, Opus 4.6 and Opus 4.7 -- and the 20 most commonly used languages on Claude AI. The conversations mostly involved advice, feedback and opinion-based questions, where there is no single correct answer. Instead of measuring accuracy, the company said it wanted to understand how Claude communicates with users. The results? Anthropic found that Claude came across as warmest when responding in Hindi and Arabic. In contrast, its responses in English and Russian were more analytical and focused on rigour. To make the results easier to compare, Anthropic grouped Claude's behaviour into four broad categories: Deference vs Caution, Warmth vs Rigor, Depth vs Brevity, and Candor vs Execution. According to the company, this helped researchers focus on Claude's behaviour rather than differences in the questions people asked. For Indian users, the biggest takeaway from the study is what Anthropic calls the Warmth vs Rigor axis. The company found that Claude expressed the highest levels of warmth in Hindi and Arabic. In Hindi, the AI was more likely to use polite language, humour and playfulness while affirming users' ideas and work. It also tended to offer reassurance without being asked, adapt its tone to a user's emotional state and encourage users to aim higher. "The largest variation is in the Warmth vs. Rigor axis, with Claude leaning toward expressing warmth-related values most in Arabic and Hindi and rigor-related values most in English and Russian," Anthropic said in its blog post. English, however, painted a different picture. Anthropic found that Claude was more likely to respond with rigour and caution, challenge assumptions, correct details without being prompted and back up its responses with evidence. Overall, the company said the biggest differences between languages lay in how warm or rigorous Claude appeared, while its other behavioural traits remained relatively consistent. The study also found that Claude's behaviour changed depending on the model being used. Sonnet 4.6 came across as the warmest, often using humour, matching a user's tone and offering reassurance without judgement. Opus 4.7, on the other hand, was more analytical. It was more likely to challenge assumptions, explain its reasoning, highlight potential risks and openly acknowledge its own limitations. Opus 4.6 sat somewhere in between, generally sticking closely to a user's request and getting straight to the point. Anthropic notes that the findings do not mean Claude has different beliefs. Instead, the company suggests the results reflected differences in how the AI responds across languages and models. Anthropic added that it is still investigating why these variations exist, but believes the research could help make future AI systems more consistent.
Govt denies reports of delaying OpenAI, Anthropic cybersecurity AI deployment
Report claimed a temporary pause, but the government rejected the claim. The Indian government has asked all ministries to prepare a list of the AI tools they need so these tools can be provided to them. A recent report claimed that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) advised ministries not to use cybersecurity AI models made by OpenAI and Anthropic for now. The report did not explain the reason for this advice. Furthermore, the report also claimed that the ban is at the timing of deployment and not on the tools. However, the Indian government has denied the report and said no such halt has been ordered. PIB debunks claim The Press Information Bureau (PIB), which is also the official fact-check agency for the Indian government, recently posted on its official X handle and stated that MeitY had not issued any direction or advisory asking ministries to stop the rollout or use of OpenAI or Anthropic's AI models. Furthermore, the agency also urged the citizens to rely only on official government websites and verified sources for authentic information. Also read: OpenAI asks court to make Elon Musk's xAI pay over Rs 9.5 crore after lawsuit dismissal What the report claimed about OpenAI and Anthropic AI tools According to the report, a department under MeitY had circulated an office memorandum asking ministries not to deploy cybersecurity models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic for the time being. It claimed the development came days after representatives of both companies met officials from several ministries to promote their AI tools. However, the report said it could not independently confirm how many ministries were approached or the level of those meetings. Not only that but it also claims that the Ministry of Finance had written to the department seeking approval to explore the use of agentic AI and OpenAI's GPT 5.5 model for cybersecurity work. And the ministry also outlined the possible applications of AI in the letter, including finding software vulnerabilities, strengthening cyber defence and supporting security operations. Also read: Sam Altman pokes fun at Anthropic's Claude commercial, says he thought it was satire The report also claimed that the department responded with a memorandum declining the proposal for now. However, a source quoted in the report said the response should not be considered a permanent ban. Instead, the concern was about deploying the technology too early rather than blocking its use altogether.
Anthropic is Keeping Free Claude Fable 5 Access Longer Than Planned
Anthropic has extended free access to its flagship Claude Fable 5 AI model for paid subscribers, delaying plans to move the model to a pay-per-use system. Claude Fable 5 was originally scheduled to require usage credits from July 13. However, according to an update on Anthropic's support page, subscribers on the Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans will continue to have access to the model at no additional cost until July 19, 2026. During this period, users can spend up to 50% of their weekly usage limit on Fable 5. Once the promotional period ends, users will either need to purchase usage credits to continue using Claude Fable 5 or switch to another Claude model. Anthropic has also extended the temporary 50% increase to Claude Code usage limits until July 19. Because of its advanced capabilities, Fable 5 consumes usage quota much faster than Anthropic's other Claude models. The extension appears to reflect growing competition in the AI market. OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol is included with a standard ChatGPT subscription, offers lower API pricing, and is reported to be more token-efficient. At the same time, Anthropic faces increasing pressure from lower-cost rivals such as GLM 5.2, Meta's Spark 1.1, and Grok 4.5, making it more difficult to rely on Claude Opus 4.8 alone to compete. Claude Fable 5 itself has had an eventful launch. Shortly after its debut in June, Anthropic temporarily withdrew both Claude Fable 5 and the more powerful Claude Mythos 5 after U.S. export controls restricted access to the models over cybersecurity concerns. Following the removal of those restrictions, Anthropic restored Fable 5 globally on July 1 with stronger security safeguards, while Mythos 5 remains available only to approved organizations through the company's Project Glasswing program. Anthropic has said the updated release includes improved cybersecurity classifiers that automatically fall back to Claude Opus 4.8 when certain high-risk requests are detected. The company also stated that it intends to bring Claude Fable 5 back as a standard part of paid subscriptions once computing capacity allows, but for now, the model will eventually move to a usage credit system after the promotional period ends.
