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Claude

Freemium

Anthropic's assistant for chat, files, research, and code. Claude Code is the terminal agent.

Official site · claude.com (opens in a new tab)

Quick answers

What is Claude best for?

Claude is rank 2 of 5 on Writing, rank 4 of 6 on Agents, and rank 4 of 5 on Research.

Does Claude have a free plan?

Yes. Claude is listed as Freemium.

What are the top alternatives to Claude?

On Writing, the other tools are Gemini, ChatGPT, Grok, Grammarly, and Jasper.

Latest releases

  1. Claude Personal Finance beta

    Anthropic is rolling out Personal Finance in Claude in beta, with read-only bank and card connections through Plaid, on Pro, Max, and Ultra plans in the US. The article date is November 5, 2026.

    Claude (opens in a new tab)

  2. Claude Duet research preview

    Claude Duet is a research preview, available by waitlist for US Pro and Max subscribers as a standalone app on iOS and Android and on claude.ai. For this preview it is included in Pro and Max and uses the same usage limits as the rest of Claude.

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  3. Claude Haiku 5.5

    Anthropic launched Claude Haiku 5.5, its fastest small model, for high-volume, cost-sensitive tasks.

    Claude release notes (opens in a new tab)

Scores

  • Writing · rank 2 of 5 · composite 80.5 · coverage 100%

    Composite 80.5 from 100% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Text Arena Elo.

    Claude score breakdown for Writing
    MetricValueWeightNormalizedSource
    Text Arena Elo1508Claude Opus 5.5 (High)1508±7 from 8,300 votes. Anthropic's pricing page says Opus is not on the Free plan.24%84.7Source for Text Arena Elo (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-15
    AA Intelligence Index58Claude Opus 5.5 (max with fallback)Intelligence Index 58 on the models leaderboard. The page did not print its own timestamp; this is the retrieval date. SWE-bench Verified on the Vals board has Claude Opus 5, not Opus 5.5, so that score is not used.12%72.5Source for AA Intelligence Index (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Free tierYesFreeFree is listed at $0. Opus is marked No on Free and Yes on Pro. Claude Code is marked No on Free and Yes on Pro.18%100.0Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Entry monthly price$20ProPro is $20 if billed monthly, or $17 per month with the annual plan. The monthly price is the one scored.18%50.0Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store rating4.72Claude by AnthropicApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.7217 and userRatingCount 279701 for Claude by Anthropic by Anthropic PBC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.16%94.4Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store reviews279701Claude by AnthropicApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.7217 and userRatingCount 279701 for Claude by Anthropic by Anthropic PBC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.12%77.8Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
  • Agents · rank 4 of 6 · composite 57.0 · coverage 80%

    Composite 57 from 80% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

    Claude score breakdown for Agents
    MetricValueWeightNormalizedSource
    GitHub starsNot available20%—Not available
    Free tierYesFreeFree is listed at $0. Opus is marked No on Free and Yes on Pro. Claude Code is marked No on Free and Yes on Pro.22%100.0Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Entry monthly price$20ProPro is $20 if billed monthly, or $17 per month with the annual plan. The monthly price is the one scored.22%50.0Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store rating4.72Claude by AnthropicApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.7217 and userRatingCount 279701 for Claude by Anthropic by Anthropic PBC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.14%94.4Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store reviews279701Claude by AnthropicApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.7217 and userRatingCount 279701 for Claude by Anthropic by Anthropic PBC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.10%77.8Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Changelog rows in 90 days11 dated note in the releases list2026-10-07 Claude Haiku 5.512%25.0Source for Changelog rows in 90 days (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-07
  • Research · rank 4 of 5 · composite 80.2 · coverage 100%

    Composite 80.2 from 100% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

    Claude score breakdown for Research
    MetricValueWeightNormalizedSource
    Free tierYesFreeFree is listed at $0. Opus is marked No on Free and Yes on Pro. Claude Code is marked No on Free and Yes on Pro.28%100.0Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    Entry monthly price$20ProPro is $20 if billed monthly, or $17 per month with the annual plan. The monthly price is the one scored.28%50.0Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store rating4.72Claude by AnthropicApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.7217 and userRatingCount 279701 for Claude by Anthropic by Anthropic PBC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.24%94.4Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
    App Store reviews279701Claude by AnthropicApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.7217 and userRatingCount 279701 for Claude by Anthropic by Anthropic PBC. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.20%77.8Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16