Claude
Anthropic's assistant for writing, long documents and code.
- Pricing
- Free plan + paid
- Paid plans from
- $20/month
- Category
- Chat assistants
- Facts checked
- 3 October 2026
Our verdict Strong pick for long documents and coding; Pro adds Claude Code.
Good
- Free plan on web, desktop and mobile
- Pro includes Claude Code
- Yearly billing lowers Pro to $17/month
Not so good
- Heavy use needs the $100 Max plan
What it can do
- Chat and writing
- Reads long documents and PDFs
- Projects
- Claude Code for programming
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