What is Claude?
Anthropic's assistant and the Claude models, Fable 5.1 included.
Who is Claude best for?
Claude is best for people who want Anthropic's AI assistant to work through long documents and code.
Long documents, careful reasoning and writing
Coding help across a whole project
Working with large files and a lot of context
How much does Claude cost?
Claude has a free plan, and paid plans start at $20 a month for Pro, with Max from $100 a month and Team from $25 per seat per month.
- Chat on web, desktop and mobile, with web search and file creation
- Sonnet and Haiku models, no Opus
- Up to 5 projects
- At least 5x the Free plan's usage per 5-hour session
- Claude Code, Claude Design, Slides and Docs
- Opus models and Research
- 5x Pro usage for $100, or 20x for $200
- Higher output limits on every task
- Priority access when traffic is high
- Premium seats at $125 a month with 5x the usage of a standard seat
- For 2 to 150 people, with SSO, central billing and admin controls
- No model training on your content by default
Paying yearly brings Pro to $17 a month ($200 up front) and Team seats to $20 (standard) or $100 (premium) a month. Max is billed monthly only. Enterprise costs $20 per seat per month, billed yearly, plus usage at API rates. On paid plans you can switch on usage credits, billed at API rates, when you hit a limit. The API is priced per token, for example $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens for Opus 5.5. Full pricing on claude.com. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best Claude alternatives?
Three tools on Recaply do Claude's job. All three are open source, so you can run them on your own server.
JanOpen SourceChoose it when you want an assistant that runs open models on your own computer, so prompts and chats never leave the machine
KhojOpen SourceChoose it when you want a chat assistant on your own machine that can run local models and search your own notes
LibreChatOpen SourceChoose it when your team wants Claude, GPT and Gemini models in one chat app on your own server, paid per token by API
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Articles about Claude
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New AI tools in November 2026: the launches worth a lookRoundupNew AI tools in November 2026, up to Nov 8: ChatGPT Images 2.6 makes GIFs, Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash makes video, plus six more launches and their prices.
How to write a good AI prompt: a step-by-step guideHow toHow to write a good prompt for ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini: say who it's for, name the task, set the limits and format. Six steps from the makers' guides.
What are agent skills? How SKILL.md works, tool by toolExplainerWhat are agent skills? Folders with a SKILL.md file that teach an AI agent one job. How they load, and where Claude Code, Codex and Cursor keep them.
AI tool prices in 2026: what 4,024 tools really costDataAI tool prices in 2026: the typical paid plan starts at $19.99 a month, and about four in five tools let you start free. Data from 4,024 tools.
Questions about Claude
What is Claude?
Anthropic's assistant and the Claude models, Fable 5.1 included.
Who is Claude for?
Claude is best for people who want Anthropic's AI assistant to work through long documents and code.
Is Claude free?
Yes. Claude has a free plan: chat on web, desktop and mobile, with web search and file creation.
How much does Claude cost?
Claude's paid plans are Pro at $20 per month, Max at From $100 per month and Team at $25 per standard seat per month.
Is there an open source alternative to Claude?
Yes. Jan, Khoj, LibreChat and Zola are open source tools that do the same job, so you can run your own.
What are the best Claude alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Jan, Khoj and LibreChat.
Where can I try Claude?
On its official website, claude.ai.
Is Claude Code included in Claude Pro?
Yes. Claude Code comes with every paid Claude plan, starting with Pro at $20 a month, and it draws from the same usage limits as your chats. The Free plan does not include it.
What happens when I hit Claude's usage limit?
Claude's limits reset on a rolling five-hour window, and paid plans also have weekly limits. When you hit one you can wait for the reset, move to a bigger plan, or on a paid plan turn on usage credits billed at API rates.
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