Claude Promo Code 2026: -50% Off Claude Pro (3 Months)

Three minutes, nothing to copy-paste:

1. Open the official link claude.ai/acquired (button on this page)

2. Create a Claude account (or sign in to an existing free account that never went paid)

3. Upgrade to Pro from this link: the 50% discount applies automatically at checkout, no "promo code" field

4. Pay $10/month for 3 months, instead of the usual $20/month

5. The price reverts to $20/month (or $17/month on annual billing) once the 3 months end — cancel before then if you don't want to continue

The offer is limited to accounts that never had a paid Claude subscription. A former Pro or Max subscriber isn't eligible, but can create a new account with a different email to use it.

If you'd rather test without a 3-month commitment, the Guest Pass is the other official route: a Pro or Max subscriber shares a referral link (claude.ai/referral/) that gives the new sign-up 7 days of Claude Pro free — advanced models, Projects, Claude Code included.

The rules are a bit stricter: a card is required at activation (you're not charged during the trial, but renewal is automatic at the full $20/month rate if you don't cancel before day 7), and each pass expires 7 days after the referrer generates it — an old link stops working. Passes are capped at 3 per referrer.

In practice, without a referrer on hand, the -50% link above stays the simplest and most durable way to start.

Claude is the AI assistant built by Anthropic, an AI company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI leaders (including Dario and Daniela Amodei). It's the main rival to ChatGPT and Gemini.

Claude's strength is its model family, in three tiers: Opus (the most capable, for complex reasoning and code), Sonnet (performance/speed balance) and Haiku (fast and light). Anthropic emphasises safety and answer reliability, plus long contexts (handling large documents).

In practice, Claude excels at writing, document analysis, reasoning and especially code — it powers Claude Code, the command-line development tool. A free tier exists but caps usage and access to the best models; that's exactly where the -50% 3-month deal or the Guest Pass pay off, letting you test at a lower cost.

The core question: what does Pro add over the free version?

In practice, the free tier is fine for occasional questions but saturates fast. Pro lifts those limits and opens the advanced models. Whether via the -50% 3-month deal or the 7-day Guest Pass, the goal is the same: judge for yourself whether the subscription is worth $20/month (or $10/month during the promo) for your real usage.

Here's the full pricing grid to compare before committing:

During the first 3 months of the -50% offer, the Pro price drops to $10/month before automatically reverting to $20/month (or $17/month annual). There's no hidden subscription: after that window (or the Guest Pass's 7 days), the standard rate applies unless you cancel. To spread the cost of a shared subscription, a platform like Spliiit lets you split some subscriptions — but check each service's terms before sharing.

• New accounts only, for both offers: neither the -50% deal nor the Guest Pass works for an account that already had a paid Claude subscription.
• -50% for 3 months: the price automatically reverts to $20/month (or $17/month annual) once the promo period ends — cancel before then if you don't want to continue.
• Guest Pass: a card is required at activation, renewal is automatic after 7 days, and an old link can expire.
• Official domains only: a genuine link starts with claude.ai/acquired (the -50% offer) or claude.ai/referral/ (Guest Pass). Any other URL should be avoided.
• No real "promo code" exists: codes like "CLAUDE2026" seen on some third-party sites don't exist on Anthropic's side — only the two offers above are official.

If activation fails, Claude support is reachable from the app.

The Guest Pass also rewards whoever shares the link. When a referee subscribes to Claude Pro after their trial week, the referrer gets $10 in Claude credit on their next bill.

The number of passes is limited: you can share up to 3, for a maximum of $30 in credit total. Passes are generated from the app settings, or via the /passes command in Claude Code for subscribers who use it.

It's credit on the subscription, not a cash payout: it reduces your next Claude bills. A classic win-win referral, where the referee tests for free and the referrer is rewarded if the trial convinces them.

The three big AI assistants are comparable on many tasks, but each has strengths:

• Claude (Anthropic): known for long-form writing, document analysis and especially code (Claude Code). More nuanced tone, long contexts.
• ChatGPT (OpenAI): the broadest ecosystem, built-in image generation, very versatile.
• Gemini (Google): tight integration with Google's ecosystem (Docs, Gmail, search).

The best way to decide is to test on your real tasks. That's exactly the point of the -50% 3-month deal or the 7-day Guest Pass: evaluate the Opus and Sonnet models on your usage, at a lower cost, before choosing your AI subscription. If you build tools on top of an AI, also look at data APIs like DataForSEO.