Putting Claude in the hands of scientists #
Scientists at academic and nonprofit research institutions around the world can now get Claude at no cost to start.
Made for scientific research #
A workbench built for science
Claude generates and tests hypotheses, writes code, and runs analyses on your data. It scales compute from your laptop to hundreds of GPUs on demand, and traces steps from data wrangling to publication.
Grounded in scientific research
Claude cites its sources, shows the math behind results, and pushes back when the evidence doesn't support the claim.
One plan that grows with you
Start free, bring your group into one shared workspace, and scale up as your projects demand it. Your research data stays yours.
How scientists use Claude #
Fusion of astronomical datasets
Create a map of the full sky in ultraviolet by combining and calibrating observations from different space telescopes. Use statistical techniques to fill in regions with missing data.
Analyze biological data end to end
Analyze molecular datasets like scRNA, WGS, ATAC, MS-Spec, and more from raw feature counts to biologically resolved results. Claude scales your analysis and fits quantitative models on demand.
Plan a synthesis route for any target
Run retrosynthesis on a drawn structure or SMILES, review each route for protecting-group strategy, selectivity, and step order, and land on a path from in-stock materials.
Optimize and verify quantum circuits
Claude rewrites fault tolerant quantum circuits and verifies changes, so work that used to take specialists months per circuit can run largely on its own.
Test hypotheses computationally
Run numerical experiments, compare results against theoretical predictions, and generate publication-ready figures in a fraction of the time it used to take.
Materials discovery and prediction
Work backward from target properties to candidate structures, validate them with first-principles simulations, and screen for what can be synthesized.
Claude connects to your tools #
Work across your literature databases, research platforms, and productivity tools in one place.
Products and programs to support scientists #
Claude Science
The Claude Science app is your workbench for rigorous scientific research. It runs analyses, searches databases, and traces steps from data wrangling to publication, so you can spend more time on science.
AI for Science
Anthropic’s grant program for ambitious research funds months of sustained work through extra usage credits. We’ve backed hundreds of projects so far across institutions and scientific domains.
Putting Claude in the hands of more scientists #
10,000 scientists around the world can now get Claude at no cost to start. Verified principal investigators qualify for a Claude Team subscription plan and then add their research team to Standard seats for free, or Premium seats for $15 per month.
Promotional pricing for 12 months for verified research groups.
Limited availability; terms apply.
Standard
regularly $20/month
- Access to Claude Science, Code, & Cowork
- Connectors to scientific databases and skills
- Shared projects and file creation
- Central billing and administration
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Minimum 1 seat
Premium
regularly $100/month
- 5x more usage*
- Higher limits for long-running analyses
Extra usage
When a project outgrows existing capacity, apply for extra usage credits through the AI for Science program.
*Extra usage limits apply. Prices shown don’t include applicable tax and may change at Anthropic’s discretion.
1–25 seats per group; contact us for larger groups. Annual billing available ($0 / $180 per seat).
Promotional pricing applies for 12 months from sign-up, and to charges after that date.
Read the full terms
Why scientists choose Claude #
More resources #
FAQ #
Principal investigators (PIs) or equivalent at accredited universities and nonprofit research institutes working in the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering, and related fields are eligible to apply.
If you are a for-profit company, contract research organization, or industry R&D team, please see our Team and Enterprise plans. The plan includes everything in Claude Team: shared projects, Claude Science, Code, Cowork, file creation, built-in connectors to research databases, single sign-on, and central billing and administration with a minimum purchase of 1 seat.
If you're at a for-profit organization or don't meet the eligibility criteria, Claude Team and Claude Enterprise offer the same capabilities at standard pricing. Visit claude.com/pricing to compare plans, or contact our sales team for help choosing the right fit. You'll confirm your institutional affiliation and tell us briefly about your research. Most applications are reviewed within 5-7 business days. You'll get an email when you're approved and can add seats right away.
Standard seats are free. Premium seats are $15 per month. This is promotional pricing for verified research groups, available for 12 months from when you sign up (or from Thursday, August 27, 2026) and offered to a limited number of groups. After 12 months, seats renew at the then-current price for this plan. We will notify admins before that happens.
AI for Science is Anthropic's grant program for ambitious research projects that need more credits than a seat provides. Groups on this plan can apply for extra usage or API credits to support months of sustained work. It's application-based and reviewed on merit.
If a group has no activity for 90 days, we may return it to standard Team pricing so the promotional seats go to active researchers. We'll email the admin before that happens. No. Claude does not train on your conversations, uploaded files, or research data. Your unpublished findings, grant drafts, and proprietary datasets stay private. Admins can configure data retention policies for their team.