ChatGPT
OpenAIThe best-known general-purpose AI assistant: writing, analysis, code, images and web search in a single interface.
TextCodeImagesWeb search
Freemium · from €23/moView sheet →
Claude
Anthropic's assistant, renowned for its writing quality, reasoning and coding abilities (Claude Code).
Pricing
Freemium · from €20/mo
Platforms
Web, API, Mobile, Desktop
Publisher
Origin
United States · 2021
Overview
Claude is the assistant developed by Anthropic, a company founded around AI safety. It is particularly appreciated for the finesse of its writing, its ability to follow complex instructions and its intellectual honesty (it says what it doesn't know). For developers, Claude Code turns it into a formidable programming agent able to work inside a real code repository. Artifacts let you create documents and mini-applications right inside the conversation.
Editorial review
Strengths
- Top-tier writing and reasoning quality
- Excellent for code (Claude Code, agents)
- Fine-grained analysis of long documents
Weaknesses
- No image generation
- Web search less mature than competitors
Pricing
Free
€0
- · Standard model
- · Limited usage
Pro
€20/month
- · Advanced models
- · Projects & Artifacts
- · Extended limits
Max
from €90/month
- · Much higher limits
- · Priority access
- · Heavy Claude Code use
Prompt examples
Here is an email I find too curt [paste]. Rewrite it in three versions: warm but professional, very concise, and diplomatic to defuse a conflict. Explain in one sentence what you changed in each version.
Here is a function [paste the code]. Do a code review: potential bugs, unhandled edge cases, readability, performance. Then propose a corrected version with comments explaining each change.
News
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