Commercial transition
Previous stateAnthropic did not offer this separately named, verified-lab Claude team plan with the stated one-year free and discounted scientist-seat terms.
→New stateVerified principal investigators or equivalents at academic or nonprofit research institutions can add lab researchers within the initial 10,000-seat programme; standard seats are free and premium seats with 5x usage are $15 per month for one year.
Who is affected
Eligible principal investigators and researchers at verified academic or nonprofit research institutions.
Action required
Eligible lab leaders can complete Anthropic's verification form and choose standard or premium seats according to the published programme terms.
Evidence boundary
The record is limited to the named scientist plan, initial 10,000 seats, one-year term, eligibility and published seat prices. It does not reprice the general Claude Team plan or collapse separate AI for Science credits, model-safety policies or future expansion into this SKU event.
Timeline
- Scientist plan opened
Anthropic announced the initial 10,000 seats and the standard and premium seat terms.
Official sources
- Expanding our support for scientistsAnthropic · 2026-08-27 · Official Anthropic plan-availability, eligibility and pricing authority