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Claude

Anthropic's AI assistant, a benchmark for writing and coding.

Price: Pro plan from €18/month. Free plan available.
Platforms: Web · Windows · Mac · iOS · Android
Free plan: yes
API available: yes
Open source: no
Available in Spanish: yes

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What is Claude?

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant. It stands out for quality writing, long-document analysis and coding. Claude Code, its tool for developers, is one of the most highly rated in the industry.

Pros

  • Very natural writing, in Spanish too
  • Excellent for coding (Claude Code)
  • Handles very long documents

Cons

  • Stricter usage limits than ChatGPT on the free plan
  • No image generation

What Claude is like in practice

Where it stands out

It writes in Spanish with a naturalness nothing else matches: fewer filler phrases, less template structure and a tone it holds across a long text. And it handles documents dozens of pages long without losing the thread, citing specific passages without mixing them up. For writing and for analysing contracts or reports, those two things show every day.

Where it falls short

It does not generate images and has no full voice mode, so if you expected a tool that does everything you will come up short. Nor does it search the web by default: it answers from what it learned up to its cut-off date, which makes it a poor companion for anything depending on current data.

How its pricing works

The free plan has daily limits you reach quickly if you work with it, and that is the usual reason people who prefer it end up paying. Pro sits around €18/month, slightly below its direct competitor, and includes Claude Code, which on its own justifies the fee if you code daily.

Is Claude right for you?

Yes, if…

You write a lot and care that the text does not read like a template, work with long documents — contracts, reports, papers — or code. It performs notably well in Spanish, not like a translation from English.

No, if…

You need to generate images, want an assistant that searches the web by default, or plan heavy use without paying: its free plan is more restrictive than ChatGPT's or Gemini's.

Frequently asked questions

Is Claude free?

It has a free plan with daily limits. The Pro plan costs €18/month.

What is Claude Code?

An Anthropic tool that uses Claude to write code directly in your terminal or editor.

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