Claude Pro vs Radvane
| Claude Pro | Radvane | |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | Flat $20/month (about KES 2,850 by card) | Pay as you go, from KES 150 |
| Payment | International card (often declined in Kenya) | M-Pesa (STK push) |
| Free start | Limited free tier | 50,000 credits on signup |
| Expiry | Monthly renewal | Credits do not expire monthly |
| Claude model | Claude (plan limits apply) | Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Frontier Pro tier) |
| Also included | Claude only | GPT-6 Sol/Luna, DeepSeek V4.1, Gemini |
| Warm follow-up on Sonnet 5.5 | Included in plan | ~10,600 to 15,900 credits (KES 3.2 to 4.8) |
Prices checked October 2026; Claude Pro pricing is set by Anthropic and may change. Heavy daily users may find a flat plan cheaper; light and moderate users usually pay far less per month on Radvane.
FAQ
Why does Claude Pro decline Kenyan cards?
Claude Pro bills in US dollars through an international card processor. Many Kenyan debit and virtual cards are blocked for foreign-currency online subscriptions, fail 3-D Secure or fraud checks, or are not enabled for recurring international charges. Radvane skips the problem: you pay by M-Pesa.
How to use Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 using M-Pesa?
Sign in, open + Top Up in the avatar menu, pick KES 150 to 1,300, approve the M-Pesa prompt, then choose Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GPT-6 from the model menu.
Do Radvane credits expire at the end of the month?
No. Credits are not tied to a billing month and are never reset. They stay on your balance until you use them.
How does prompt caching make follow-up messages cheaper?
The earlier part of your conversation is cached by the provider and re-read at a steep discount. Radvane bills the real discounted cost, so follow-ups cost far less than the first message.
Use Claude without a card
50,000 free credits, then M-Pesa from KES 150.
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