Question 1

Claude Max 5× vs Copilot Max for coding: which gives more building hours per dollar?

Accepted Answer

At p50 peak, Claude Max 5× returns 0.60 building h/week per $/month (60 h/week for $100/mo) and Copilot Max returns 0.22 building h/week per $/month (22 h/week for $100/mo), so Claude Max 5× gives more building hours per dollar; Claude Max 5× runs a benchmark-measured model for building (55.0/100 quality), the other does not; Copilot Max hours are guessed — treat them as a guess.

Question 2

What do Claude Max 5× and Copilot Max cost?

Accepted Answer

$100/mo and $100/mo. Comparisons only pair plans within 1.5× of each other on price.

Question 3

Can Claude Max 5× and Copilot Max run as terminal CLI agents?

Accepted Answer

Claude Max 5× runs as a CLI agent. Copilot Max runs as a CLI agent. The stack builder can require at least one CLI seat.

	Claude Max 5×	Copilot Max
Price	$100/mo	$100/mo
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), peak	60 (30–120)	22 (10–36)
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), off-peak	—	—
Building h/week per $/mo at p50 peak	0.60	0.22
Benchmark quality /100s	Fable 5.1 (max) (with fallback) · Claude Code · 62/100 planning · Sonnet 5.5 (high) · Claude Code · 55/100 building · Sonnet 5.5 (high) · Claude Code · 55/100 admin	not measured planning · not measured building · not measured admin
Source	community	guessed
Terminal CLI agent	Yes	Yes
Clock	no published off-peak discount	credit pool, no off-peak rate

Claude Max 5× vs Copilot Max, side by side