Claude
The best writer and thinker, with a strict free plan.
Free plan
- Best for
- Writing, analysis and long documents
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android, Windows
- Made by
- Anthropic
What’s good
- Claude Opus 5.5 is number 3 on LMArena text
- Natural writing that sounds least like an AI
- Pro adds Research, Claude Code and Claude in Chrome
Downsides
- Free plan hits its limit quickly
- No Research mode and no Opus on the free plan
- Cannot make images
At a glance.
- Best for
- Writing, analysis and long documents
- Price
- Free plan, then $20/mo
- For developers
- $4 in, $20 out per million tokens (Opus 5.5)
- Version
- Claude Opus 5.5Released 2026-09-22
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, API, Browser extension
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- Anthropic
- Website
- claude.ai
How it ranks.
- LMArena Text, style control (Claude Opus 5.5 High)#3 · 15092026-11-05
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for ai chat is Qwen Chat.