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Claude

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding on the web, desktop and mobile. Paid plans include Claude Code, and from September 16, 2026 Cowork's agent features are moving into regular Claude conversations. Developers, writers and analysts use it for long documents, code and multi-step tasks.

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Quick facts

VendorAnthropic
CategoryChat & search
PlatformsWebiOSAndroidmacOSWindowsLinuxCommand lineVS CodeJetBrains IDEsAPIBrowser extension
Free planYes
Pricing from$20/month
Last reviewed

Best for

  • Developers using Claude Code
  • Writers and analysts with long documents
  • Heavy daily users who need Max limits

Key features

Claude Code

An agentic coding tool for the terminal, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and the desktop app, included in every paid plan.

Cowork inside every chat

Since September 16, 2026, Cowork's task features work from any Claude conversation, rolling out to Pro and Max first, then Team and Free.

Claude Design, Slides and Docs

Paid plans turn a conversation into designs, slide decks and documents that you can edit, present or download as PowerPoint or PDF.

Research, memory and connectors

Memory across conversations and connectors to your apps come with every plan, while the Research mode needs a paid plan.

Claude in Chrome and Microsoft 365

Paid plans add a Chrome extension plus Claude for Excel, PowerPoint and Word, with an Outlook add-in in beta.

Usage credits

When a paid plan reaches its limit, usage credits keep Claude working at standard API rates instead of waiting for the reset.

Use cases

  • Upload a long contract or annual report and ask Claude to pull out obligations, risks and deadlines into a table.
  • Let Claude Code refactor a repository from the terminal, run the test suite and explain each change before you commit.
  • Turn a page of meeting notes into a slide deck with Claude Slides, then download it as a PowerPoint file.
  • Connect your work apps so Claude can draw on your own files while drafting a weekly status report.

Pricing

Pricing from
$20/month

Free costs $0. Pro is $20/month, or $17/month when billed yearly ($200 up front). Max 5x costs $100/month and Max 20x $200/month, billed monthly only. Team Standard seats are $25/month, or $20/month billed annually.

Ways to save

  • Paying for Pro yearly costs $200 up front, about $17/month instead of $20.
  • The Free plan already includes web search, memory, connectors and file creation, so light users may not need Pro.
  • Students can check whether their university has Claude's Education plan, which gives campus-wide access at discounted rates.
  • On Pro and standard Team seats, Fable 5 and 5.1 run only on usage credits, while Max can spend up to half its weekly limit on Fable at no extra cost.
Prices checked on Oct 12, 2026

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What is Claude?

Claude is Anthropic’s assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding. It runs in the browser, in desktop apps for macOS and Windows (Linux is in beta for Ubuntu and Debian), and on iOS and Android. Developers reach the same models through the Claude API.

Paid plans bundle Claude Code, Anthropic’s agentic coding tool, which works in the terminal, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and the desktop app.

What stands out

  • One app instead of two modes. Cowork’s task features are moving into regular conversations, so you no longer choose where a task belongs.
  • Output beyond chat. Claude Design, Slides and Docs turn a conversation into designs, decks and documents; Slides and Docs are in beta.
  • Training opt-out. Free, Pro and Max users can opt out of having their chats used for model training.

Limitations

Usage is measured per five-hour session plus a weekly cap, with no fixed message count, so long or complex work can hit the limit early. Anthropic also applies a peak-hours reduction to session limits; on May 6, 2026 it removed that reduction only for Claude Code on Pro and Max. Max is monthly-only, Free has no Claude Code or Opus, and the pricing page lists no individual student discount.

Claude FAQ

Yes. The Free plan costs $0 and includes chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, memory, connectors and file creation. It does not include Claude Code, Research or Opus models, and it has the lowest usage limits.

Claude Pro costs $20 a month, or $200 a year billed up front, which works out to about $17 a month. It adds more usage, Claude Code, Research, projects without the Free plan's five-project cap and more Claude models.

Both include everything in Pro. Max 5x costs $100/month for five times Pro's usage per 5-hour session, and Max 20x costs $200/month for twenty times. Both are billed monthly and get priority access at high-traffic times.

Yes. Claude Code is included in Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise, but not in Free. It shares one usage pool with chat, and on May 6, 2026 Anthropic doubled its five-hour limits on Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise.

On September 16, 2026 Anthropic announced that Cowork is now simply part of Claude, so its agent features work from any conversation. Pro and Max get the change first over several weeks, followed by Team and Free.

Every plan has a limit that resets on a rolling five-hour window, and paid plans add weekly limits. Web, desktop, mobile and Claude Code draw from the same pool, and Pro gives at least five times Free's usage per session.

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Reviewed on Oct 12, 2026

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