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Claude

by Anthropic

AI assistant known for long documents, careful writing and coding help.

Free plan

Overview

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, desktop and mobile. It handles long documents well, writes in a natural style, and is widely used for analysis, writing and programming.

What it does

Claude reads and summarises long files, drafts and edits writing, analyses data, answers questions with web search, and writes and debugs code. Projects let you keep documents and instructions together, and artifacts show things like documents, code and small apps alongside the chat.

Main features

  • Analysis of long PDFs and documents
  • Projects for organising files and instructions
  • Artifacts for documents, code and interactive pages
  • Web search
  • Coding help, including the Claude Code tool for developers

Pricing

Free plan with usage limits. Paid individual plans offer more usage and features; team and enterprise plans add administration and collaboration.

Prices vary by country, currency and billing period and change often, so we don't quote figures. See current prices on the official pricing page.

Strengths and limitations

Our view — editorial assessment, not a claim by the developer.

Advantages

  • Strong at reading and reasoning over long documents
  • Natural, well-structured writing
  • Good coding assistance

Limitations

  • Free plan usage limits can be reached quickly on long tasks
  • Some features are limited to paid plans
  • Like all assistants, it can make mistakes

Best for

  • Summarising reports and contracts
  • Editing long-form writing
  • Programming help

Alternatives to Claude

Claude FAQs

Is Claude free to use?

Claude has a free plan with usage limits, plus paid plans with more usage. Check Anthropic's pricing page for current details.

What is Claude good at?

Reading and summarising long documents, careful writing and editing, and programming tasks are its best-known strengths.

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