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Claude
Anthropic's general assistant
Enki editor score
Exceptional
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Overview
Claude is Anthropic's assistant. It handles long documents and nuanced writing well, and its coding agent, Claude Code, runs in the terminal and in VS Code and JetBrains. Research mode and extended thinking tackle multi-step questions, and connectors built on the open Model Context Protocol link it to Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, and more. Desktop apps cover macOS, Windows, and Linux (beta), alongside web, iOS, and Android. There is a free tier; paid plans start at $17 a month billed annually, or $20 monthly.
Enki verdict
The pick for heavy writing and coding work, trading ChatGPT's multimedia breadth for depth where text and code matter.
Key features
Claude Code
A coding agent for the terminal, VS Code, and JetBrains.
Research
Multi-step research with extended thinking and citations.
Connectors
Links to your tools through the open Model Context Protocol.
Pros & cons
What we like
- Strong at long documents and careful writing
- Claude Code is a full coding agent in the terminal and IDE
- The only one of the big three with a Linux desktop app (in beta)
Worth noting
- No image or video generation
- Cheapest paid plan is $17 a month, and only when billed annually
Claude pricing
Is Claude free?
Yes. Claude's free plan covers everyday questions on web, desktop and mobile, within a usage limit that resets every five hours.
- Chat, web search, file creation and code execution
- Memory, connectors and Artifacts
- Sonnet and Haiku models; no Opus
- Up to 5 projects; no Claude Code or Research
Pro
$17/mo
billed annually ($200 up front); $20 billed monthly
- At least 5x the usage of Free per five-hour session
- Claude Code, Research and Opus
- Claude Design, Slides and Docs
- Claude in Chrome and Microsoft 365
Max 5x
$100/mo
billed monthly only
- Everything in Pro
- 5x the usage of Pro per session
- Higher output limits
- Priority access at high traffic times
Max 20x
$200/mo
billed monthly only
- Everything in Max 5x
- 20x the usage of Pro per session
- Early access to advanced features
Enterprise
$20/seat/mo
plus usage at API rates; billed annually
- Everything in Team
- SCIM, audit logs and role-based access
- Custom data retention
Price history
- Checked against Anthropic's pricing and help pages: Pro $17 a month billed annually or $20 monthly, Max 5x $100 and Max 20x $200 a month, Enterprise $20 per seat plus API-rate usage.
Source: Claude's official pricing, checked Oct 1, 2026. Prices can change; confirm at checkout.
Claude FAQ
- Is Claude free?
- Yes. The free plan includes chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file creation, memory and connectors, with Sonnet and Haiku. Usage resets on a rolling five-hour window; Opus, Claude Code and Research need a paid plan.
- How much does Claude Pro cost?
- Claude Pro is $17 a month with the annual discount, billed as $200 up front, or $20 a month billed monthly. Prices shown by Anthropic exclude tax.
- How is Claude Max different from Pro?
- Max is for people who use Claude all day. Max 5x ($100 a month) gives five times Pro's usage per five-hour session and Max 20x ($200) gives twenty times, along with higher output limits and priority at busy times. Max is billed monthly only.
- Is Claude Code included in Claude Pro?
- Yes. Claude Code comes with every paid plan and shares the plan's usage limits, so coding sessions and chats draw from one pool.
- What happens when I hit Claude's usage limit?
- Limits reset on a rolling five-hour window, and paid plans also have weekly limits. When you reach one you can wait for the reset, move to a higher plan, or on a paid plan turn on usage credits billed at standard API rates.
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