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^{This question was asked in Quora and I have answered this question in Quora, shared in Twitter and additionally I am also submitting the same answer to this question as a backup in Steem blockchain.}

Currently, the RC cost for the free claim of a Steem account is 8.92 MM RC Mana. You can check the real time cost of RC mana for claiming a Steem account by visiting Steeminvite.com. For claiming a Steem account, you either pay 3 STEEM which is generally burned for creating the Steem account or you spend the RC required to claim a Steem account whose cost right now is 8.92 MM RC mana. ![st235.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmV19PPA85fArdx4pGjCCCGigXjQK87ZU4Zc6HovTrt974/st235.png) Head over to https://steeminvite.com. Click on "Login". Enter your Steem ID and Private Posting Key. Click on "Login Now". Then you get to know the exact cost of RC for claiming a free Steem account. You will also get to know what is maximum RC available now in your Steem account, based on which you can claim your free Steem account. ![st231.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmanJhA2FjaxpNPN2HtYskoYfDYbQiBfo4A9AS8Y5PL2RT/st231.png) ![st232.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmW3abq9QBPjBaoDiTW8one2EhA1CuZPcboxmcLvQFsrks/st232.png) ![st225.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmePv7cHohnPqf8R3UFHwAjt8DMuSyPatTtn7Jjv35YeNP/st225.png) If you don't have sufficient RC, then you can proceed with a payment of 3 STEEM to claim a Steem account. The approximate amount of SP that you need to claim a free STEEM account(with RCs) is 4500 SP. However the exact figure is dynamic and varies slightly. Thank you.

^{* [Answered in Quora](https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-cost-of-resource-credits-for-claiming-a-discounted-account-in-Steem-Blockchain/answer/Debashish-Behera-1)} ^{* [Shared in Twitter](https://twitter.com/Debz1983/status/1212533441251688448)} ^{* [Immutably backed up the answer in Steem Blockchain](https://steemit.com/promo-steem/@sacrosanct/what-is-the-cost-of-resource-credits-for-claiming-a-discounted-account-in-steem-blockchain)}