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ChatGPT vs Claude
ChatGPT scores higher overall (9.2 vs 8.9), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Side by side
| ChatGPT | Claude | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 9.2/10 | 8.9/10 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 | #3 of 10 |
| Price | Freemium · from $8/month | Freemium · from $20/month |
| Free version | Limited messages on the top model, then a lighter model; ads in some countries | Sonnet and Haiku models, web search, memory, Artifacts, connectors and voice |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android, Desktop app, Chrome extension |
| Made by | OpenAI | Anthropic |
| Answer quality | 9 | 9.5 |
| Ease of use | 9.5 | 8.5 |
| Features | 10 | 9 |
| Value for money | 8.5 | 8 |
| Platforms | 9 | 9 |
ChatGPT: what the AI does
- Image generation and editing
- Advanced Voice Mode
- Deep Research
- Custom GPTs
- Photo and file analysis
- An agent for multi-step tasks across connected apps
- Very versatile and easy to use
- Broadest feature set (voice, images, research, GPTs)
- Cheap $8 Go tier
- Huge, highly rated mobile user base
- Uneven reliability when citing web sources
- Free and Go tiers now show ads
- Tight free-tier message caps
Claude: what the AI does
- Artifacts and file creation with code execution
- Research mode (paid)
- Memory and connectors to your apps
- Claude Code and Claude in Chrome (paid)
- Very large context window
- Voice mode
- Top-tier answer quality on independent leaderboards
- Strong writing and coding
- Generous free features (connectors, memory, Artifacts)
- Large context window
- Easy to hit usage limits
- No image or video generation
- Opus models and Research are paid-only