Comparison

Nexum Router vs Claude Code Max

Claude Code Max costs $100-$200/month and still enforces 5-hour rolling windows plus weekly caps. Nexum Router matches or beats the ceiling of the top $200/month tier for $5.50/week — about $24 a month, inside the same Claude Code CLI.

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Last updated: 2026-08-31

The short version

Claude Code Max (5x) is $100/month and Max (20x) is $200/month; both meter usage in 5-hour rolling session windows with separate weekly caps on top. Nexum Router gives you the same usage ceiling as that $200/month Max 20x tier or more, for $5.50/week — roughly one-eighth the price — with no windows and no caps, through a native Claude Code endpoint. You keep the exact same CLI workflow.

Nexum Router: $5.50/week (about $24/month), no 5-hour windows, no weekly caps
Claude Code Max: $100/month (Max 5x) to $200/month (Max 20x) with dual usage limits
Same-or-better weekly token throughput as the $200/month tier, for one-eighth the price
Set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to the router endpoint and keep working

What changes and what does not

Your terminal, your slash commands, and your workflow stay identical. What changes is the model behind the endpoint (frontier open models instead of Claude) and the ceiling on how much you can use it. The live leaderboard on the homepage shows real router throughput.

Same Claude Code CLI, different ceiling
One flat weekly price instead of monthly tiers
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