Claude

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding and research, which can search the web, run code and create documents and slides.

Claude is the AI assistant from Anthropic, available on the web, as desktop apps and on iOS and Android. It answers questions, writes and edits text, analyses files and data, and can search the web, run code and create files, with memory across conversations and connections to other apps and tools. Paid plans let people hand off tasks and get back finished documents, slides, spreadsheets and designs, and add Projects, more models, Claude Code for software work and Claude Science. Claude also works inside Chrome, Microsoft 365 and Slack. Anthropic offers its models, including Opus, Sonnet and Haiku, to developers through the Claude Platform API and cloud providers such as AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Foundry.

Claude at a glance

Best for: Software engineer, Writer, Researcher, Founder, Director, Product manager
Runs on: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, Slack, API
Pricing: Free plan; Pro $20/month ($17 billed annually); Max from $100/month; Team and Enterprise plans
Released: July 2023
Category: AI chat assistant
Website: claude.ai

Key features

Chat for writing, analysis and coding
Web search, code execution and file creation
Memory across conversations
Connectors to apps and tools
Finished docs, slides, sheets and designs from a request
Projects, Claude Code and Claude Science on paid plans
Claude in Chrome, Microsoft 365 and Slack

Use it for

Draft and edit long documents or reports
Analyse a spreadsheet or PDF and summarise findings
Write and debug code
Research a topic with web search

Companions

Tools that articles about Claude recommend using with it, each with its job.

Composio — Connects Claude to 1,000+ apps through one integration.
Make — Runs and manages Make scenarios from a conversation.
Canva — Create and edit visual content from Claude.
Figma — Brings design files and components into the chat.
Context7 — Up-to-date API documentation for coding questions.
Brave Search — Real-time web results through the Brave Search MCP server.

Companion to

Tools whose articles name Claude as a companion, each with its job for them.

Clay — Claude: AI agent layer
CodeRabbit — Claude: Planning
Elicit — Claude: Write and synthesise
Gamma — Claude: Outline and notes
Grammarly — Claude: Drafting
Granola — Claude: Write from transcripts
Grok — Claude: Deep analysis
HeyGen — Claude: Scripts
Jasper — Claude: Long-form editing
Microsoft 365 Copilot — Claude: Long-form analysis
n8n — Claude: Reasoning model
Gemini Notebook — Claude: Go beyond the sources
Notion AI — Claude: Reasoning and agents
Otter — Claude: Long-form synthesis
Perplexity — Claude: Write and synthesise
Scite — Claude: Write and synthesise
Superhuman — Claude: Reasoning
Surfer — Claude: Drafting
Synthesia — Claude: Scripts
v0 — Claude: Explore the idea
Veed — Claude: Scripts
Zapier — Claude: AI client

Alternatives to Claude

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ChatGPT — Provides tailored responses, image creation, and file uploads.
Microsoft Copilot — Free assistant built into Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365 apps
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Open WebUI — Run AI on your own terms with complete data privacy and self-hosting control.
Araveil — Automatically routes messages to the best AI model
Everywhere — Extracts on-screen context via a shortcut to deliver tailored AI strategies.
Cherry Studio — Unifies 300+ AI models and local backups in one open-source client.
Balsio: work chat for teams and agents — Connects your team, external partners, and AI agents in one chat.
Tabbit — AI browser with many model choices and data kept on the device
AnythingLLM — Runs fully on-device with no accounts, API keys, or token limits required.
Chorus — Compare multiple AI chat outputs side by side without switching browser tabs.

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