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Claude
Thoughtful AI assistant for writing, analysis and coding
Free plan
What you'd pay
verified Oct 2026Solo
$20/mo
Team of 5
$125/mo
Flat
PlanMonthlyAnnual, per monthUnitIncluded
FreeMonthly: $0Annual, per month: $0per account
- · Basic usage
- · Web, desktop and mobile apps
ProMonthly: $20Annual, per month: $17per account
- · Higher usage limits
- · Projects
- · Claude Code
MaxMonthly: $100Annual, per month: —per account
- · 5x Pro usage
Max 20xMonthly: $200Annual, per month: —per account
- · 20x Pro usage
TeamMonthly: $25Annual, per month: $20per seat (min 2)
- · Shared workspace
- · Admin controls
External ratings
verified Oct 2026Our scores
Value4/5
Ease of use5/5
Depth5/5
Support3/5
Text 5/5Image 1/5Video 1/5Agents 4/5
What it is
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant. It is known for careful, well-structured writing and long-document analysis, with Projects for shared context, Artifacts for working documents and code, and Claude Code for developers. Paid plans raise usage limits and unlock larger models.
Standout capability
Long-document reasoning and writing quality, plus Claude Code for developers
Best for
Writers and analystsDevelopersTeams drafting long documents
- Projects with shared context
- Artifacts for documents and code
- Claude Code for developers
- Long-context document analysis
Community sentiment
What people praise
Answers feel more considered and better written than rivals; the Max tiers are seen as good value for heavy professional use.
What people complain about
The $20 plan's five-hour and weekly usage caps interrupt real work, and there is no tier between $20 and $100.
Geo & compliance
- EU data hosting
- Unknown
- Not available in
- CN, RU
What we like
- Writing quality
- Strong reasoning on long inputs
- Clean, calm interface
Worth knowing
- Usage caps on the $20 plan
- Big price jump to Max
Alternatives to consider
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