Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, long documents and coding help.
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
- Agentic job-hunt pipeline
- Cut a $195,628 hospital bill to about $32,500 by checking it against Medicare rules
- Go from a 25 kg to a 70 kg squat in six weeks with Claude as your gym coach
- Understand flagged blood test results while you wait for your doctor
Comparisons
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