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Anthropic vs LangChain: startup credits compared

Side-by-side amounts, eligibility and access paths, both verified against the official program pages.

Anthropic$1,000 API credit + 1 year Claude Team (5 seats); up to $100K more via partner VCsVerified Nov 3, 2026LangChainUp to $10,000 in LangSmith credits (Scale) or discounted seats (Build)Verified Nov 3, 2026

At a glance

FactAnthropicLangChain
Value$1,000 API credit + 1 year Claude Team (5 seats); up to $100K more via partner VCsUp to $10,000 in LangSmith credits (Scale) or discounted seats (Build)
TypeCredits + discountCredits + discount
Duration1 year1 year
StagesPre-seed, Seed, Series APre-seed, Seed, Series A
RegionsGlobalGlobal
Max funding raisedNot stated$50,000,000
Max company age5 yearsNot stated
Ways to get it
  • Apply directly — $1,000 API credit + free year of Claude Team (5 Premium seats) + Startup Stack
  • Anthropic VC partner network — Up to $100K in additional API credits
  • AWS Activate — AWS Activate credits spendable on Claude models in Amazon Bedrock
  • Google for Startups Cloud Program — $10,000 partner-model credits (Scale / Scale AI tier) usable on Anthropic models in Model Garden
  • LangChain premier VC partners — $10K LangSmith credits for 1 year (Scale tier)
  • Y Combinator — $10K LangSmith credits valid for 2 years
  • Apply directly — Discounted seat pricing (Build tier)
Requirements
  • Founded in the last five years or funded in the last two
  • Evaluated on business traction, investment/funding and Claude integration and usage
  • Return the affidavit and release within 14 calendar days of request if selected
  • Scale: Series A or earlier (up to $50M raised) and backed by a premier VC partner
  • Build: first-time customer, under $10M raised, at least $25K seed funding
Not eligible
  • Companies established, operating or serving users in Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk or Luhansk
  • Persons or entities prohibited under U.S. or other applicable sanctions laws
  • Anthropic employees, officers, directors, agents and their immediate families
  • Existing paying LangSmith customers are not eligible for the Build tier
VerificationVerified· Nov 3, 2026Verified· Nov 3, 2026

Which should you pick?

Anthropic offers the larger headline amount ($1,000 API credit + 1 year Claude Team (5 seats); up to $100K more via partner VCs versus Up to $10,000 in LangSmith credits (Scale) or discounted seats (Build)). Both accept the same range of funding stages. If you qualify for both, there is usually no reason not to apply to both; the programs are independent.

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