The short answer
The Claude Team plan and ChatGPT Business (the old ChatGPT Team) cost the same: USD 25 per person a month, or USD 20 paid yearly, for at least two people. Both keep your data out of AI training, and both are good enough for almost any small business. Pick the one your team already likes using. If nobody has a favourite, I usually suggest Claude for teams that write a lot (quotes, reports, customer emails) and ChatGPT for teams that want the widest range of extras, like image making and voice.
What they cost
Prices are per person per month, in US dollars, excluding VAT. Both plans need at least two people.
| Claude Team | ChatGPT Business | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard seat, paid yearly | USD 20 | USD 20 |
| Standard seat, paid monthly | USD 25 | USD 25 |
| Heavy-use seat, paid yearly | USD 100 | USD 100 |
| Heavy-use seat, paid monthly | USD 125 | USD 125 |
| Team size | 2 to 150 people | From 2 people |
ChatGPT Team was renamed ChatGPT Business in 2025, so if you search for "ChatGPT Team pricing" today, that's the plan you'll land on. Both companies also sell a heavier "premium" seat for people who use it all day, and Enterprise plans with custom prices for big companies.
For a team of five on standard seats, paid monthly, that's about USD 125 a month for either one.
What you get with both
- No training on your data. On business plans, what you type isn't used to train the AI by default. On free and personal plans it can be, unless you switch it off.
- Shared projects. Save instructions, price lists and example texts once, and the whole team uses them.
- Admin control. One bill, one place to add and remove people, and control over which connections to other tools are allowed.
- Connections to your tools. Both can connect to Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack and more, so the AI can read your files and email when you allow it.
- More use than a personal plan. You hit the "come back later" limit less often.
Where they differ
Claude is, in my experience, the better writer. Drafts sound more natural with less editing, and it's good at long documents like contracts and tenders. Projects in Claude are simple to set up and share, which matters if nobody on the team is "the tech person". See Setting up Claude Projects for a small team.
ChatGPT has more extras in one place: image making, voice conversations, custom GPTs that anyone in the team can build, and a large library of ready-made GPTs. More people have tried it already, so there's less to learn.
Both can search the web, read files and spreadsheets, and work in Norwegian, Swedish, German and most other languages.
Do you need a team plan at all?
If you're one person, no. Claude Pro and ChatGPT Plus cost about USD 20 a month and do most of the same. Switch off "use my chats for training" in the settings.
From two people and up, the team plan is worth it for three reasons: data protection, shared projects, and being able to remove a person's access the day they leave.
How I'd choose, in practice
- Give two people a month on each tool, doing the same real tasks.
- Ask them which one they reached for on day 20, when the novelty had worn off.
- Buy that one for the team, paid monthly for the first three months, then switch to yearly.
Most teams don't need both. And the tool matters less than how you set it up: a team with good shared instructions on either tool will get far more out of it than a team that just has logins.
Questions people ask
How much does the Claude Team plan cost?
USD 25 per person a month paid monthly, or USD 20 paid yearly, excluding VAT, for 2 to 150 people. A heavier premium seat costs USD 125 a month, or USD 100 paid yearly.
Is ChatGPT Team the same as ChatGPT Business?
Yes. OpenAI renamed ChatGPT Team to ChatGPT Business in 2025. The price for a standard seat is the same as Claude Team: USD 25 a month, or USD 20 paid yearly.
Can I get Claude Team for one person?
No, the Team plan needs at least two people. One person can use Claude Pro, which costs about USD 20 a month.
When something else is better
If you want one assistant that knows the whole company's documents, with no per-person fee, or one that links to your own systems, a team plan may not be the best fit. That's what Team Raven is for. The AI workflow audit tells you which way fits your business before you buy anything.
Want help with this?
This is what I do for small businesses. See The AI workflow audit, or start with the 90-minute audit.