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Claude

Anthropic's AI assistant — best-in-class coding, reasoning, and computer use

PriceFree / $20/mo Pro / $100/mo Max 5x / $200/mo Max 20xReviewed2026-03-29

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Claude by Anthropic consistently tops coding and reasoning benchmarks. claude-sonnet-4-6 brings 200K+ token context, Projects for persistent memory across sessions, and Artifacts for creating interactive content in-chat. Extended thinking mode reveals step-by-step reasoning for hard problems. Computer use enables direct desktop control for automating workflows. Claude Code brings agentic coding to the terminal — reading codebases, making multi-file edits, running tests, and handling git operations autonomously.

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claude-sonnet-4-6 is the best coding model available. Claude Code in the terminal is my daily driver — it understands project context, runs tests, and makes clean multi-file edits without hand-holding. Computer use closes the automation gap for anything without an API.

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Rate limits on the Max tier remain the biggest pain point. When capacity is available, it's the best model. When you're throttled mid-task, momentum dies. Extended thinking is impressive but adds latency — use it selectively.

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Extended thinking is a different cognitive mode — watching Claude reason through hard problems in real-time lets you course-correct before it goes wrong. Anthropic's safety-first approach is becoming a competitive advantage as trust in AI systems matters more.

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Projects turned Claude from a session tool into a persistent collaborator. I have separate projects for each client with relevant context — meeting notes, product specs, codebase summaries. The intelligence compounds with every conversation.

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