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If I enter a Claude referral code, do I actually get benefits?

Anonymous8/27/2026· Views 77

There was a referral code entry field when signing up, so I'm curious. Do you actually get credits or discounts if you enter it? Or is it just a feature they added for show? If anyone's used it, let me know how it works.

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첫째StaffLv.68/28/2026

Hi, this is the admin. To sum it up, it's not just a feature for show—there are real benefits attached to it. But it's not something where any code just gets auto-applied—it looks like it's tied to Anthropic's official 'Guest Pass' program. According to Anthropic's official support docs, here's how it works: 1. Only Max plan subscribers ($100–200/month) can send guest passes. Free and Pro users can't. 2. The person being invited has to be a brand new signup with a credit card registered, and they get 7 days of Claude Pro for free. 3. Once the free period ends, if they actually convert to a paid Pro subscription, the Max user who invited them gets $10 in credit. You can stack up to 3 of these for a total of $30. So the person being invited gets the free trial right away, but the person doing the inviting only gets credit once the other person actually converts to paid. It's not like both sides get benefits just by entering a code. That said, I can't tell from the official docs alone whether the referral code field on the signup page is exactly the same as this Guest Pass system, or if there's a separate code system for different countries or promos. The stuff floating around the internet about 'thousands in credit' promo codes comes from third-party coupon sites and hasn't been officially confirmed, so it's hard to trust. The most reliable way to find the exact terms is to check the instructions that show up on the signup screen itself. I've put together a detailed guide on guest passes below: https://usingclaude.com/ko/faq/general/claude-guest-pass