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How much coding do you get from Claude Max 5×?

Available models: Fable 5.1 / Opus 5.5 / Sonnet 5.5. $100/mo buys about 60 h/week of building at p50 peak (p10–p90 30–120) (source: community). Coding-agent quality scores (/100): 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. Building model cost: $1.24 per benchmark task at API prices. Catalog note: Fable p50 ≈ 3h (community). Official Sonnet 140–240 is the p90 ceiling. Oct 2026: includes $100/month of Platform API credits, separate from these hours.

Hours by role

p10 / p50 / p90, h/week, at the plan's own clock. Peak and off-peak differ only where the vendor publishes a night rate.

RoleBenchmark quality /100Peak p10 / p50 / p90 (h/week)Off-peak p10 / p50 / p90 (h/week)
PlanningFable 5.1 (max) (with fallback) · Claude Code · 62/1001 / 3 / 5—
BuildingSonnet 5.5 (high) · Claude Code · 55/10030 / 60 / 120—
AdminSonnet 5.5 (high) · Claude Code · 55/10035 / 70 / 130—

Clock: no published off-peak discount. Runs as a CLI agent. Source: community.

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Current coding-agent evaluations

The ranking uses the fixed setting named in each role above. These scores do not establish subscription hours. Model availability verified 2026-11-09: vendor documentation.

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