AssistantsFree tier with limits

Claude

Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, long documents and coding help.

Official site: claude.ai ↗

Is it actually free? Free tier with limits

Free plan ($0): chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file creation and code execution, memory, connectors and Artifacts. Claude Code is not included on Free.

Pricing

Free; Pro $20/month ($17/month billed annually); Max from $100/month; Team and Enterprise plans available.

Best for

Long documents, careful writing and editing, and analysis you want explained step by step.

Not great for

Heavy daily use on the free plan; usage limits apply on every plan.

Real plays that use Claude

Comparisons

Alternatives

AssistantsFree tier with limits

ChatGPT

OpenAI's general-purpose AI chat assistant for questions, writing, files, images and voice.

Free? Free plan: unlimited everyday text chats (subject to abuse guardrails), with limited file uploads, image creation, voice chats, deep research, memory …

AssistantsFree tier with limits

Gemini

Google's AI assistant, built into the Gemini app and Google's apps.

Free? Free ($0 with a Google Account): Gemini app with a Flash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas and Gems. Paid p…

AssistantsFree tier with limits

Grok

xAI's AI assistant, available on grok.com, in the Grok apps and in X.

Free? Grok says it is free to try on the web and in the apps; SuperGrok and SuperGrok Heavy add higher limits. Specific free limits and prices were not show…

Research & searchFree tier with limits

Perplexity

An AI answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources.

Free? Free plan: use the automatic 'Best' model in Search plus a limited number of Pro Searches; you cannot pick advanced models manually.

Last checked 2026-10-13 · Source: claude.com pricing ↗ · How we verify · Report an error