What is Claude?
Claude is an AI assistant made by Anthropic. You can use it on the web at claude.ai, in desktop apps for Windows and Mac, and in mobile apps. Anthropic offers several Claude models — faster ones for everyday tasks and more powerful ones for complex work — and you can usually choose the model in the chat.
What Claude is known for
| Strength | Example |
|---|---|
| Natural, careful writing | Letters, articles, proposals that don’t sound robotic |
| Long documents | Read and compare long PDFs, contracts and reports |
| Reasoning and analysis | Think through a decision, spot gaps in a plan |
| Artifacts | Create documents, diagrams and small working apps beside the chat |
| Coding | Explain, write and fix code; build tools |
Plans (simplified)
| Plan | Suits |
|---|---|
| Free | Trying Claude, light daily use with message limits |
| Pro | Regular users: more usage, more models, Projects, research and more features |
| Max | Heavy users who need much higher limits |
| Team / Enterprise | Businesses: shared projects, admin controls, stronger data protection |
Usage limits reset over time. If you hit a limit on Free, wait or upgrade. Check claude.ai’s pricing page for current prices and features.