# Claude

> Anthropic's conversational AI assistant for analysis, writing, and coding

Claude is a conversational AI assistant created by Anthropic designed to help with complex reasoning, writing, coding, and problem-solving. It offers a capable free tier alongside paid plans that provide higher usage limits and specialized tools like Projects and Claude Code.

Website: https://claude.ai/

## What it is for

- Brainstorm and ideate concepts for creative or business projects
- Analyze and summarize long documents or complex data
- Write, review, and debug programming code
- Draft long-form written content, emails, and documentation

## Features

- Conversational chat interface across web, desktop, and mobile
- Web search, file creation, and code execution capabilities
- Memory retention across separate conversations
- App and external tool integrations
- Projects workspace for custom instructions and context (Pro)
- Access to model families including Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus

## Pricing

Freemium. Free tier available; Pro plan is $20/month ($17/month billed annually); Max plan from $100/month

## Details

- Type: Web app
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API
- For: Knowledge workers, developers, writers, and students needing an AI reasoning and writing partner
- Alternative to: ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot
- Tags: llm, chatbot, writing, coding, productivity, anthropic

## Why it was saved

- [@python4dev, 8 December 2024](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDT-PcuNNX9/): Serves as a free alternative to ChatGPT Plus for brainstorming, writing, and coding assistance.
- [@_baretto, 2 September 2024](https://x.com/_baretto/status/1830690820384501956): Turns a natural-language prompt into a working app with live preview.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Google Gemini](https://xiry.app/alternatives/google-gemini.md)
- [Alternatives to ChatGPT](https://xiry.app/alternatives/chatgpt.md)

## Related

- [10 ChatGPT Prompts for Learning and Productivity](https://xiry.app/resources/10-chatgpt-prompts-for-learning-and-productivity): A collection of fill-in-the-blank ChatGPT prompts for learning and writing. (List, Free)
- [Absolute Mode](https://xiry.app/resources/absolute-mode): A system prompt that removes conversational fluff and engagement-seeking behaviors from LLMs (Prompt, Free)
- [Claude Custom Writing Styles](https://xiry.app/resources/claude-custom-writing-styles): Create reusable brand writing personas in Claude from uploaded text samples. (Tip, Freemium)
- [DeepSeek](https://xiry.app/resources/deepseek): Open-weights AI models and chat interface for reasoning, coding, and research. (AI model, Freemium)
- [DeepSeek Chat](https://xiry.app/resources/deepseek-chat): Conversational AI assistant with open-weights reasoning and general language models (Web app, Freemium)
- [DeepSeek-R1](https://xiry.app/resources/deepseek-r1): Open-source reasoning model rivaling proprietary models in math, code, and logic (AI model, Open source)

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/claude

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