Claude

What it does

Claude is a general-purpose AI assistant for turning questions, documents, and data into useful work. You can ask it to explain a subject, compare research, improve a draft, analyze a spreadsheet, or build a presentation. It works with the material you provide and can bring in information from the web and connected apps, so a task can draw on more than the current conversation.

For longer jobs, Claude can carry out several steps across files and tools and return a document, spreadsheet, visual, or other artifact for you to review. Projects, reusable skills, and connectors help carry context and working instructions between tasks. Anthropic is bringing Cowork’s task execution into the main Claude experience; that rollout starts with Pro and Max, so availability can differ by plan.

It suits people who want one assistant for research, study, writing, and everyday business work. A free account provides an entry point, while paid plans add usage and access to capabilities such as scheduled work and Claude Code. The developer API is a separate product with its own usage billing.

What it can do

• Analyze uploaded documents and spreadsheets
• Research questions using the web and connected apps
• Draft and revise writing with context
• Create editable documents, presentations and visual artifacts
• Carry out and schedule multi-step work on eligible plans

Works with

• App connectors
• MCP tools
• Reusable skills

Example workflows

Research to decision brief

Provide a question and source documents, ask Claude to compare the evidence, then review its recommendation and citations.

Weekly reporting

On a supported paid plan, connect the relevant work apps and schedule a recurring summary or presentation.

Before you choose

• Features and usage limits depend on your plan and rollout status.
• Check important claims and outputs; access to a source does not guarantee a correct interpretation.

Listed under

• Productivity
• General assistants
• AI assistant
• Chatbot
• Coding
• Data analysis
• Enterprise
• Presentations

Get started

Try the Free plan; upgrade for longer tasks

1. Create a Claude account and choose a plan.
2. Upload a document or connect an app relevant to your task.
3. Describe the outcome and review the resulting files, calculations, and sources.

Claude subscriptions and API consumption are separate. Annual plans require upfront payment.

Source: claude.com/pricing, checked 28 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 28 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• The AI for problem solvers | Claude by Anthropic ↗claude.com
• Plans & pricing | Claude by Anthropic ↗claude.com
• Claude Cowork and chat are now one Claude | Claude by Anthropic ↗claude.com

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