No. 03AI Chat · Writing · Coding

Claude

by Anthropic

Anthropic's assistant for careful reasoning and long documents.

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Website
claude.ai
Category
AI Chat
Pricing
Freemium
Free tier; Pro and Max plans add higher usage limits and priority access.
Reviewed
October 31, 2026

About Claude

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, positioned around careful reasoning, strong writing and the ability to work through long material. It is a general-purpose chat product, but it has a distinct reputation among writers, researchers and developers for prose quality and for handling lengthy documents without losing the thread.

Two features define the experience. Projects group related conversations, files and instructions into a persistent workspace. Artifacts render substantial outputs — code, documents, diagrams — in a side panel where you can iterate on them directly. Claude also supports file uploads, image understanding and code-focused workflows.

Anthropic publishes its usage policies and model documentation, which is worth reading if you plan to use Claude with sensitive material. As with any assistant, verify factual claims before relying on them.

Key features

  • 01

    Long-document work

    Analyse reports, contracts and transcripts that would overflow a typical chat window.

  • 02

    Artifacts

    Preview code, documents and diagrams next to the conversation and refine them in place.

  • 03

    Projects

    Keep instructions, reference files and related chats together in one workspace.

  • 04

    Writing quality

    Draft and restructure prose with deliberate control over tone and voice.

  • 05

    Coding support

    Explain, generate and review code across common languages.

  • 06

    File and image input

    Upload PDFs, spreadsheets, images and text for analysis.

Common use cases

  • 01

    Editing long-form writing

    Work through an essay or report chapter by chapter while keeping arguments consistent.

  • 02

    Reviewing documents

    Extract obligations, risks and open questions from contracts and policies.

  • 03

    Pair programming

    Talk through architecture, debug errors and review a diff before committing.

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