Gift AI without buying someone a subscription
Buying someone ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro on your card feels generous for a week and annoying for a year.
Better shapes
| Shape | Renews? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT gift card | No | Wallet for web purchases (source) |
| ChatGPT gift credits | No | 30-day claim, 12-month life (source) |
| Claude gift subscription | Term ends | Unavailable to buy now |
| Claude guest pass | Can convert | Trial, needs payment method |
| Brass prepaid pack | No | Multi-model, never expires |
Brass sells prepaid packs of $10 to $250 you can gift by email or as a card you print. Credits never expire. The recipient spends them across Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok and DeepSeek. US only, 18 and over; an unclaimed gift returns to you after 90 days.
Still shopping for the holidays? A Brass pack goes by email or as a card you print at home, so it is there the day you give it. Send a pack.
Sources
- Anthropic: How to gift a Claude subscription
- Claude pricing
- OpenAI: Buying and redeeming OpenAI gift cards
- OpenAI: Gifting credits in ChatGPT
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