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Overview

Purpose
Anthropic's chat assistant, strong at long-form writing, editing and reading long documents
Category
Writing
Pricing
Free plan available; Pro USD 17 per month billed annually, USD 20 billed monthly Official pricing (opens in a new tab)
China access
Not officially offered in mainland ChinaChecked 2026-10-27
Developer
Anthropic
Official site
https://claude.ai (opens in a new tab)

Main features

  • Long-form writing, editing and reading long documents
  • Web search, file creation and code execution
  • Memory across conversations; up to 5 projects on the free plan
  • Artifacts: create web pages, documents and slides within a conversation
  • Claude Code, Research and Opus models from Pro up

Best for

Suited to people who write a lot and work with long documents, such as drafting reports, reviewing draft contracts and summarizing several sources side by side. Developers can use Claude Code in the terminal with the Pro plan.

Things to know

  • Anthropic does not offer service in mainland China; visitors see a message that the region is not supported
  • The free plan only offers the Sonnet and Haiku models
  • Available on web, desktop, iOS and Android

FAQ

How to choose between Claude and ChatGPT?
Both are general chat assistants. For mainly long-form writing and document reading, consider Claude first; for voice, image generation and a broader set of features, consider ChatGPT. Neither can be used directly in mainland China.
Does Pro include Claude Code?
Yes. The official pricing page lists Claude Code as a benefit from Pro up.