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Claude by Anthropic — AI Chat

Claude is the AI assistant built by Anthropic, a safety-focused AI company. Available at claude.ai, Claude is known for thoughtful, nuanced responses, exceptional performance on long documents, strong coding ability, and a safety-first design philosophy.

ModelContextStrengths
Claude 3.5 Haiku200K tokensFastest, cost-efficient
Claude 3.5 Sonnet200K tokensBalanced speed + intelligence
Claude 3.7 Sonnet200K tokensBest reasoning + coding
Claude Opus 4200K tokensMost powerful, deepest reasoning

Models in the Claude 4 generation (Sonnet 4, Opus 4) are the latest as of 2026.

  • Long documents — Paste an entire PDF, codebase, or report and Claude reads it all
  • Coding — Strong at writing, explaining, debugging, and reviewing code in any language
  • Writing — Precise, coherent prose without filler
  • Analysis — Breaks down complex arguments, financial reports, legal docs
  • Safety — Trained with Constitutional AI to refuse harmful requests gracefully
FeatureDescription
ProjectsPersistent workspaces with custom instructions and uploaded files
ArtifactsRender code, HTML, SVG, charts directly in chat
File uploadsPDFs, images, text files, code files
Voice modeSpeak to Claude and hear responses
Web searchClaude can search the web in real time (Claude.ai Pro)
Computer useClaude can control a computer to complete tasks (API beta)

Claude is one of the strongest AI assistants for software development:

  • Understands large codebases when pasted into context
  • Writes clean, well-structured code
  • Explains existing code clearly
  • Reviews and suggests improvements
  • Powers Claude Code — Anthropic’s terminal-based coding agent

For coding workflows in the terminal or IDE, see Claude Code.

PlanPriceFeatures
Free$0/monthClaude 3.5 Sonnet, limited messages
Pro$20/monthClaude 3.7 Sonnet, Opus, 5× more messages, Projects
Team$25/user/monthShared Projects, admin controls, longer context
EnterpriseCustomSSO, audit logs, data residency, custom fine-tuning
FeatureClaudeChatGPT
Context window200K tokens128K tokens
Code generationExcellentExcellent
Long documentsBest-in-classGood
Image generationNo (text only)Yes (DALL-E 3)
Web browsingYes (Pro)Yes (GPT-4o)
Plugin ecosystemLimitedExtensive
APIYes (Anthropic API)Yes (OpenAI API)
Safety focusVery highHigh