Claude gift subscriptions exist. Here is when flexible credit fits better.

The official Claude gift subscription

Anthropic offers gift subscriptions for its Pro and Max plans, in durations from one to twelve months, at claude.ai/gift. You can deliver by email or a shareable link with a personalized card, and the recipient redeems at claude.ai/gift/redeem without needing a credit card.

Two things to know before you buy: you generally need to be a Pro or Max subscriber yourself to purchase one, and the gift must be redeemed within 365 days of purchase.

Where a single-app subscription can fall short

• It locks the recipient to Claude only, one company and one app.
• It is a fixed-term subscription, not a flexible balance to spend over time.
• You must be a paying Claude subscriber to buy it.
• It must be redeemed within 365 days of purchase.

What Boon gives instead

Boon is model-flexible prepaid credit. After redemption, the recipient gets a funded, OpenRouter-compatible key that reaches Claude-family models alongside GPT, Gemini, and hundreds of others.

• Use Claude-family models on a clear dollar balance.
• Switch models per task with no new subscription.
• No AI subscription required on your end to send it.
• Never expires sooner than five years from purchase.

Which to choose

• Want them on Claude specifically and you already subscribe? The official Claude gift subscription is a great pick.
• Want flexibility, no lock-in, a longer window, or you do not have a Claude plan? Choose Boon.

How to send a Boon

1. Choose an amount and add a note.
2. Email it or keep the redemption link.
3. They redeem and receive a funded key.
4. They use it in a compatible chat or coding tool.