#8 in Chat AssistantsUpdated 2026-08

Claude

by Claude · AI assistant for coding, analysis and knowledge work

63.7 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, coding, data analysis and research. It runs on the web, iOS, Android and a desktop app, and can reach external data and tools through connectors and remote MCP. Claude Cowork adds delegated tasks that can be scheduled daily, weekly or monthly and returned as a document, deck or spreadsheet.

Best for: Individuals and small teams wanting one AI assistant for coding, analysis and document work
Pricing: Free tier, then Pro at $20/month or $17/month billed annually ($200 up front), and Max from $100/month; Team and Enterprise prices are not shown.
Runs on: WebiOSAndroidSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Free tier includes web search, memory and MCP connectors
Pro bundles Claude Code, Cowork, Design and Science
Four models, from Haiku for quick answers to Fable for long projects
Runs on web, iOS, Android and a macOS/Windows desktop app

Trade-offs

Usage limits apply on every plan, including Max
Team and Enterprise prices are not published on the pricing page
Model training is listed as opt-out, not opt-in, on all plans
Context window is 200k on every plan, including Max 20x

Pricing

Published plans from Claude’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Claude pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Free	—per user	—	Chat on web, iOS, Android and desktop Web search and memory across conversations Create files and execute code Connectors with remote MCP, plus extended thinking
Pro	$20per user	$17	Everything in Free, with more usage Includes Claude Code, Cowork, Design and Science Unlimited projects and access to Research More Claude models and Claude for Microsoft 365
Max	$100per user	—	Everything in Pro, from $100 per month Choose 5x or 20x more usage than Pro Higher output limits and priority access at busy times Early access to advanced features

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 60 out of 100
API quality: 55 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 68 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Customer sentiment: 79 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 50 out of 100
Operational trust: 65 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

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Openness: 25 out of 100

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