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About Claude
Claude is an AI assistant made by Anthropic. It is used through a conversation, and it handles writing, editing, analysis and code in the same place, with a desktop app alongside the browser version.
Claude does more than answer. It can search the web, create files and execute code, so a request can end with a finished artefact rather than instructions for making one. It generates code and visualises data, which means a set of numbers can go in and a chart or a working script can come out of the same exchange. Content creation sits alongside the analysis: drafting, editing and rewriting are handled in the same thread as the research that informs them.
Memory carries across conversations, so context set up in one session does not have to be rebuilt in the next. Claude also provides access to Research, and it integrates with Slack and Google Workspace services so that it can be reached from tools people already have open.
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Claude is free for everyone at its base tier. Pro costs $17 per month with the annual subscription discount and opens up more Claude models, so the choice of model is not fixed to a single default. Max starts at $100 per month, raises output limits across all tasks and includes early access to advanced features before they reach other plans. Anthropic notes that pricing and plans are subject to change at its discretion, so these figures describe the plans as published rather than a fixed commitment.
The difference between the tiers is mostly capacity and choice. The free tier gives access to the assistant itself, Pro widens the range of models available, and Max is aimed at people who reach output limits regularly and want newer capabilities as they arrive. Because file creation, code execution and web search are part of the assistant rather than separate add-ons, the same subscription covers drafting a document, checking a source and running the code that produces a figure for it.
Key features
- Creates files and runs code inside a conversation.
- Searches the web and gives access to Research.
- Remembers context across conversations.
- Generates code and visualises data.
- Writes, edits and creates content.
- Integrates with Slack and Google Workspace.
- Runs as a desktop app.
- Opens up more Claude models on the Pro plan.
- Raises output limits and adds early access to advanced features on the Max plan.
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Key facts
| Category | AI |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Upvotes | 5 |
| Listed | 22 August 2026 |
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