Overview
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, known for strong reasoning, careful/safety-conscious behavior, and long-context handling. Current paid tiers (as of mid-2026) are Pro ($20/mo), Max 5x ($100/mo) and Max 20x ($200/mo) for individuals, plus Team (Standard ~$25/seat, Premium ~$125–150/seat with Claude Code access) and custom Enterprise plans. The flagship model is Opus 4.8, with Sonnet and Haiku covering faster/cheaper use cases, and a separate top-tier "Mythos" class (Claude Fable 5/Claude Mythos 5) available via API for select use cases. Beyond chat, Claude includes Claude Code (a terminal-native agentic coding tool), Claude Cowork (a knowledge-work agent app), Artifacts for generating documents/apps/visuals inline, and connectors for Slack, Google Drive, and other workplace tools.