Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant with a long context window, nuanced reasoning and strong performance on writing and analysis.
Overview
Claude is an AI assistant built by Anthropic with an emphasis on helpful, harmless and honest responses. It supports long documents and extended conversations, making it well suited to working through contracts, research papers or large codebases in a single session. File and image uploads are supported. Claude is available as a web and mobile app; developers can access the underlying models through the Anthropic API. Paid plans provide higher message limits and access to the most capable model tiers.
Key features
- Extended context window for long documents and conversations
- File and image uploads
- Projects to organise related conversations and files
- Code generation and explanation
- Multiple model tiers balancing speed and capability
Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Monthly
- From $20/month
- Yearly
- $200/year billed annually
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Not on record
- Last verified
- Checked October 4, 2026
Pros
- Among the longest context windows available in a chat product
- Strong performance on nuanced writing and analysis
- Free tier available with no time limit
- Projects keep related chats and files organised
Cons
- Free tier has daily message limits
- No built-in image generation
- Web search requires a paid plan
Who should use it
- Working through long documents in a single session
- Nuanced writing and editing tasks
- Code generation and explanation
- Analysis that requires careful, step-by-step reasoning
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced · Individuals, Small teams, Mid-size teams, Enterprise
Who shouldn't
- Real-time web search on the free tier
- Image generation
Facts
- Category
- AI assistants
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, API
- Integrations
- Slack, Zapier, GitHub, Google Drive
- API
- Available
- Skill level
- Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
- Team size
- Individuals, Small teams, Mid-size teams, Enterprise
- Data and privacy
- We have no verified details on data handling. Read the vendor's privacy policy before uploading sensitive material.
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- ChatGPTAI assistants
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From $8/month - Google GeminiAI assistants
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From $9.99/month - Microsoft CopilotAI assistants
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Claude cost?
From $20/month. $200/year billed annually. Checked October 4, 2026.
Does Claude have a free plan?
Yes. Claude has a free plan.
Who is Claude best for?
Working through long documents in a single session; Nuanced writing and editing tasks; Code generation and explanation; Analysis that requires careful, step-by-step reasoning.
Which platforms does Claude run on?
Web, iOS, Android, API.
Does Claude have an API?
Yes, Claude offers an API.
What are the alternatives to Claude?
Tools often weighed against Claude include ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, Le Chat.