# Claude (Anthropic)

> Claude: Best for work on your own files and browser when you want to choose between approving each action and automated checks; local files and the browser need Claude Desktop open.
> Pricing: Free $0; Pro $17/mo billed annually ($200 up front) or $20 monthly; Max $100/mo (5x Pro usage); Ultra $200/mo (10x Pro weekly usage, no 5-hour limit for verified accounts); Team Standard $20/seat annual ($25 monthly), Premium $100 annual ($125 monthly); Enterprise $20/seat plus usage. ([source](https://claude.com/pricing), verified 2026-11-03).

- Canonical page: https://usewhichtool.com/tools/claude
- Last verified: 2026-11-03
- Publisher: Use Which Tool (https://usewhichtool.com), run by Sameer Chowdhry
- Cite as: Use Which Tool, "Claude (Anthropic)", https://usewhichtool.com/tools/claude (last verified 2026-11-03)


## Verdict

Best for work on your own files and browser when you want to choose between approving each action and automated checks; local files and the browser need Claude Desktop open.

Anthropic's help center says chat and Cowork are now one Claude that runs tasks in the cloud or on your desktop; Auto permission mode is the default on Pro, Max, Ultra and Team, and Manual mode asks before each action.

## Pricing

- Summary: Free $0; Pro $17/mo billed annually ($200 up front) or $20 monthly; Max $100/mo (5x Pro usage); Ultra $200/mo (10x Pro weekly usage, no 5-hour limit for verified accounts); Team Standard $20/seat annual ($25 monthly), Premium $100 annual ($125 monthly); Enterprise $20/seat plus usage.
- Price type: Free tier
- Official source: https://claude.com/pricing
- Verified: 2026-11-03
- Official site: https://claude.com/

## Use cases

- hand off a report, spreadsheet or deck and come back later
- schedule recurring tasks that run in the cloud
- organize files on your computer
- browse and fill in forms through Claude Desktop or Claude in Chrome

## Strengths

- Chat and Cowork now merged into one Claude that picks the tools a task needs
- Longer tasks can keep running in the cloud after you close your laptop
- A permission setting lets Claude ask before each action (Manual) or run automated safety checks instead (Auto, the default on Pro, Max, Ultra and Team)
- Free plan available

## Limitations

- Computer use is in beta and limited to Pro, Max and Ultra
- Local files, the built-in browser and computer use need Claude Desktop open
- Every task counts toward plan usage limits
- Model training is opt-out on Free, Pro, Max and Ultra, per the pricing page

## Categories

- [Assistants](https://usewhichtool.com/category/assistants)

## Alternatives (AI assistants)

| Tool | Price type | Pricing | Source | Verified |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Muse (Meta)](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/meta-muse) | Free tier | Free with a usage limit; Power $20/mo (500M Muse tokens per week); Maximum $100/mo (3B Muse tokens per week). Extra tokens can be bought separately and do not expire. | [official](https://www.meta.com/help/subscriptions/1021145227643680/) | 2026-11-03 |
| [Dots (OpenAI)](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/openai-dots) | Paid | No standalone plan. First dot included with ChatGPT Pro ($100, $200 or $500/mo, users 18+) and, subject to eligibility, Business Premium seats ($100/seat/mo annual, $125 monthly). Enterprise beta is off until an admin enables it. | [official](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001530-getting-started-with-your-dot) | 2026-11-03 |
| [Grok Bot](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/grok-bot) | Paid | Included with Premium $30/mo, Super $100/mo and Ultra $200/mo, plus Teams ($30+/user/mo) and Enterprise; not on Free or Plus ($8). Weekly usage pool shared with Grok and Cursor, with top-ups available. Taxes extra. | [official](https://x.ai/pricing) | 2026-11-03 |
| [ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/chatgpt-work) | Free tier | Free plan includes Work in the desktop app; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro $100, $200 or $500/mo; Business $20/user/mo (2+ users, annual; $25 monthly). Work and Codex share one usage allowance; extra credits can be bought. | [official](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing) | 2026-11-03 |
| [Manus](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/manus) | Free tier | Free: 300 refresh credits daily; paid from $20/mo (4,000 credits/mo), $40/mo (8,000) and $200/mo (40,000), each plus 300 daily credits; annual billing saves 17%; Team and Enterprise plans available. | [official](https://manus.im/pricing) | 2026-11-03 |
| [Lindy](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/lindy) | Free trial | Trial: $50 in free credits for 7 days, no card. Team is billed per active user by monthly credit tier; Lindy's pricing page currently shows visitors one of two starting tiers, $29.99/mo for 3,000 credits or $49.99/mo for 5,000 credits. Top-ups $10 per 1,000 credits; Enterprise custom. | [official](https://www.lindy.ai/pricing) | 2026-11-03 |
| [Motion](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/motion) | Free trial | Individuals: Pro AI $29/mo annual or $49 monthly (7,500 AI credits/mo); Business AI $39/mo annual or $69 monthly (15,000 credits). Teams: $19 or $29 per seat/mo annual ($29 or $49 monthly). Free trial available. | [official](https://www.usemotion.com/pricing) | 2026-11-03 |
| [Alexa+ (Amazon)](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/alexa-plus) | Free tier | Free text chat with limited daily usage; included with Amazon Prime in the US; Standard $19.99/mo without Prime. Prices differ in other countries. | [official](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCCNHWV5) | 2026-11-03 |
| [Claude Duet (Anthropic)](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/claude-duet) | Paid | No separate price: part of a Claude Pro plan ($17/mo billed annually or $20 monthly) Max ($100/mo) or Ultra ($200/mo), US only, by waitlist. Uses the same usage limits as the rest of Claude. | [official](https://claude.com/product/claude-duet) | 2026-11-03 |
| [Comet (Perplexity)](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/perplexity-comet) | Free tier | Free $0, with Comet included; Pro $17/mo billed annually; Max $167/mo billed annually or $200 monthly ($2,000 a year). | [official](https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/pricing) | 2026-11-03 |
| [Copilot Cowork (Microsoft)](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/copilot-cowork) | Paid | Needs Microsoft 365 Premium ($19.99/mo) or Pro ($99.99/mo). Cowork is a Premium or Pro feature in preview. | [official](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/learning/changes-microsoft-copilot-app) | 2026-11-03 |
| [Gemini (Google)](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/google-gemini) | Free tier | Free $0 (no tasks); Google AI Plus $4.99/mo; Google AI Pro $19.99/mo; Google AI Ultra $99.99/mo or $199.99/mo. Tasks need Pro or Ultra, per Google's help center. | [official](https://gemini.google/subscriptions/) | 2026-11-03 |

Full page: [Claude alternatives](https://usewhichtool.com/tools/claude/alternatives)

## Head-to-head

- [ChatGPT Work vs Claude](https://usewhichtool.com/compare/chatgpt-work-vs-claude)

## Cost by plan

| Price | What's included | Usage unit | When limits reset | Past the limit | Can you cap spend? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $0 | Not published | Usage limits per session and per week (no fixed message count) | Most limits use a rolling 5-hour window, plus weekly limits on paid plans. Ultra: weekly only for verified accounts. | Wait for the reset or upgrade. | Not published |
| $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually) | At least 5x Free usage per session | Usage limits per session and per week (no fixed message count) | Most limits use a rolling 5-hour window, plus weekly limits on paid plans. Ultra: weekly only for verified accounts. | Wait for the reset, upgrade, or turn on usage credits billed at standard API rates. | Yes, for usage credits: set a monthly spend limit in Settings > Usage. |
| $100/mo | 5x Pro usage; $100 monthly API credits | Usage limits per session and per week (no fixed message count) | Most limits use a rolling 5-hour window, plus weekly limits on paid plans. Ultra: weekly only for verified accounts. | Wait for the reset, upgrade, or turn on usage credits billed at standard API rates. | Yes, for usage credits: set a monthly spend limit in Settings > Usage. |
| $200/mo | 10x Pro weekly usage; $200 monthly API credits | Usage limits per session and per week (no fixed message count) | Most limits use a rolling 5-hour window, plus weekly limits on paid plans. Ultra: weekly only for verified accounts. | Wait for the reset, upgrade, or turn on usage credits billed at standard API rates. | Yes, for usage credits: set a monthly spend limit in Settings > Usage. |
| $20/seat/mo annual ($25 monthly) | Not published | Usage limits per session and per week (no fixed message count) | Most limits use a rolling 5-hour window, plus weekly limits on paid plans. Ultra: weekly only for verified accounts. | Wait for the reset, upgrade, or turn on usage credits billed at standard API rates. | Yes, for usage credits: set a monthly spend limit in Settings > Usage. |
| $100/seat/mo annual ($125 monthly) | Not published | Usage limits per session and per week (no fixed message count) | Most limits use a rolling 5-hour window, plus weekly limits on paid plans. Ultra: weekly only for verified accounts. | Wait for the reset, upgrade, or turn on usage credits billed at standard API rates. | Yes, for usage credits: set a monthly spend limit in Settings > Usage. |
| $20/seat/mo + usage at API rates | Not published | Usage limits per session and per week (no fixed message count) | Most limits use a rolling 5-hour window, plus weekly limits on paid plans. Ultra: weekly only for verified accounts. | Wait for the reset, upgrade, or turn on usage credits billed at standard API rates. | Yes, for usage credits: set a monthly spend limit in Settings > Usage. |

Sources: [Claude (Anthropic): official pricing page](https://claude.com/pricing) (checked 2026-11-03); [Claude help: Manage usage credits for paid Claude plans](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12429409-manage-usage-credits-for-paid-claude-plans) (checked 2026-11-03). "Not published" means the value was not found on these official pages.

## Questions

### Is Claude free?

Yes, it lists a free way to start. Free $0; Pro $17/mo billed annually ($200 up front) or $20 monthly; Max $100/mo (5x Pro usage); Ultra $200/mo (10x Pro weekly usage, no 5-hour limit for verified accounts); Team Standard $20/seat annual ($25 monthly), Premium $100 annual ($125 monthly); Enterprise $20/seat plus usage. (official pricing page, checked 2026-11-03)

### How much does Claude cost?

Free $0; Pro $17/mo billed annually ($200 up front) or $20 monthly; Max $100/mo (5x Pro usage); Ultra $200/mo (10x Pro weekly usage, no 5-hour limit for verified accounts); Team Standard $20/seat annual ($25 monthly), Premium $100 annual ($125 monthly); Enterprise $20/seat plus usage. (from claude.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-03).

### What is Claude used for?

Listed use cases: hand off a report, spreadsheet or deck and come back later; schedule recurring tasks that run in the cloud; organize files on your computer; browse and fill in forms through Claude Desktop or Claude in Chrome.

### What are the best alternatives to Claude?

Other AI assistants in this directory: Muse (Meta), Dots (OpenAI), Grok Bot, ChatGPT Work (OpenAI). We list them in data order, not ranked.

### Did you test Claude?

No. Verdicts are based on each vendor's public docs and pricing pages, not hands-on testing, unless a page says otherwise.

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