Anthropic Claude
AI assistant by Anthropic for safe, helpful, and honest conversations and coding.
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What is it?
Claude is an AI assistant created by Anthropic, designed to be helpful, honest, and safe. Named after Claude Shannon, it's used for natural conversations, coding help, writing, and reasoning tasks. Claude is known for its calm, thoughtful responses and strong safety alignment.
How to use it?
You can use Claude by signing up at https://claude.ai or through partner platforms like Notion, Slack, and Quora Poe. Just type your question or task, and Claude will respond with clear, structured answers. Developers can also access Claude via the Anthropic API for integrating AI into apps.
Why use it?
People use Claude for writing help, research, coding, brainstorming, summarizing, and more. It stands out for being safety-focused and easy to talk to—making it ideal for both casual users and businesses that need reliable AI assistance.
What can you do with it?
Claude can: - Hold detailed and thoughtful conversations - Write and improve essays, blogs, and business content - Help with programming tasks and code generation - Summarize long documents or transcripts - Solve logical problems or explain complex ideas - Be integrated via API into products and workflows
Pros
- Thoughtful and safe responses
- Strong at writing, reasoning, and summarizing
- Free tier available for casual use
- Developer-friendly with API access
- Integrated with popular tools like Notion and Slack
Cons
- Limited availability in some regions
- No native mobile app (browser-based)
- API pricing can vary based on model usage
- Less popular than ChatGPT, so fewer third-party tools
- Advanced features mostly on Claude 3 (Pro)
Pricing
Claude has a free tier for casual users at claude.ai. Claude Pro is available for $20/month (similar to ChatGPT Plus), which provides access to Claude 3 Opus—the most advanced model. API pricing depends on usage (tokens) and model type, billed via Anthropic’s developer platform.