Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant offering extended context windows up to 200K tokens, vision capabilities, and artifact creation. Claude features Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Code Interpreter, analysis mode, and new Max plan at $100-200/month launched April 2025.

Key Features:

• 200K Token Context - Process entire books, codebases


• Claude 3.5 Sonnet - Latest, most capable model


• Vision Capabilities - Analyze images, charts, diagrams


• Artifacts - Create interactive content (code, documents, diagrams)


• Code Interpreter - Run Python, analyze data


• Analysis Mode - Multi-step reasoning for complex problems


• Extended Thinking - Deep problem-solving (Max plan)


• Project Organization - Manage conversations by topic


• Safe & Helpful - Constitutional AI training


• API Access - Integrate into applications

Pricing:

Free: Limited messages, Claude 3.5 Sonnet access

Pro: $20/month (5x usage, priority access, early features)

Max: $100-200/month (NEW April 2025, extended thinking, analysis mode)

Team: $30/user/month (business features)

API: Pay-per-token pricing

Platforms:

Web App, iOS, Android, API

Alternatives:

ChatGPT Plus/Pro, Poe, Google Gemini Advanced, Perplexity Pro

Note: Developed by Anthropic. New Max plan for power users. 200K context window industry-leading. Designed for researchers, writers, and analysts.