ChatGPT Business and Claude Team are per-seat plans with published prices. ChatGPT Enterprise and Claude Enterprise add SCIM directory sync, and are priced differently. This page puts the plans side by side and sets out which buyer situations favour each.
Every price and policy below comes from the vendors' own pages, with a link and the date we checked it. There is no single winner; the right choice depends on your data, identity and budget needs.
By Rob MacleanReviewed by Amanda KaburiseLast reviewed
The entry plans are priced alike. The Enterprise plans are not: one is quoted by sales, the other has a published seat fee with usage billed on top.
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| Standard seat, billed annually |
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| Standard seat, billed monthly |
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| Premium seat, billed annually |
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| Premium seat, billed monthly |
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| Seat minimums and limits |
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| API usage on the entry plan |
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| Enterprise pricing model |
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Prices in USD as of , excluding VAT. Check the vendor page before you buy.
On both platforms SCIM is Enterprise only, and neither offers data residency in South Africa. The differences are in where data can be stored and how billing works here.
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| SCIM directory sync |
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| Data residency |
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| Training on business data |
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| Audits and certifications |
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| Billing currency in South Africa |
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As of . Check the vendor page before you rely on it.
These are our recommendations, based on the facts above. Check each point against the tables before you decide.
We recommend the same six steps for both: pilot scope, identity and provisioning, admin and data policies, user enablement, measuring outcomes, and a scaling decision. Each guide sets out the vendor settings for its platform, with sources.
At the entry level the seat prices are the same. A ChatGPT Business Standard seat costs $20 per user a month billed annually; a Claude Team Standard seat costs $20 per member a month billed annually. The difference is at Enterprise level. ChatGPT Enterprise: No public price; contact OpenAI sales. Credit-based or token-based pricing is available. Claude Enterprise seat fee: $20 per seat a month, billed annually. Usage: All usage is billed on top at standard API rates; the seat fee includes no token allowance. Prices are in US dollars, excluding VAT, as of 30 October 2026.
Neither. ChatGPT Enterprise: Enterprise only, in ten regions: the US, EU, UK, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Singapore, India, Australia and the UAE. South Africa is not one of them. Claude: In the US. Default processing may route through the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. We recommend treating either as a cross-border transfer of personal information.
ChatGPT: ZAR is a supported billing currency for standard paid plans; Enterprise is billed separately. Claude: Varies by region; check at checkout. This page's prices are list prices in US dollars.
Single sign-on. ChatGPT: SAML SSO on Business and Enterprise. Claude: SSO and domain verification on Team and Enterprise. SCIM directory sync. ChatGPT: Enterprise only. Claude: Enterprise only.
ChatGPT: Not used for training by default; feedback you choose to share is the exception. Claude: Not used for training by default; feedback you choose to share and the Development Partner Program are the exceptions.
We recommend starting with one: pilot the platform that fits your data, identity and budget needs, and add the second only when a team has a measured reason. Running both means two admin consoles, two sets of data policies and two contracts to review.
Our AI workflow diagnostic takes about two weeks. It baselines one process, checks data and security feasibility, and ends with a go/no-go decision. It can conclude that you need no AI build at all.
Planning a rollout now? Book a call with Rob and Amanda.
