ChatGPT vs Claude
ChatGPT: ChatGPT is OpenAI's AI assistant for chatting, writing, research, image creation and coding help. It runs on the web, desktop and mobile, with paid plans adding more advanced models and higher usage.
Claude: Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant for chat, writing, research, file creation and coding. It runs on the web, desktop and mobile, and paid plans add Claude Code, more models and higher usage.
Free plan
- ChatGPT: Unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna (subject to abuse guardrails), plus limited uploads, image creation, voice chats, deep research, memory and Codex access.
- Claude: Chat on web, desktop and mobile; web search, file creation and code execution; memory across conversations; app connectors; Artifacts; up to 5 projects.
Paid plans
- ChatGPT: Go Price varies by country, Plus $20/month, Pro 100 $100/month, Pro 200 $200/month, Pro 500 $500/month, Business $20/month, Enterprise Contact sales
- Claude: Pro $20/month, Max 5x $100/month, Max 20x $200/month, Team (Standard seat) $20/month, Team (Premium seat) $100/month, Enterprise $20/seat + usage
Platforms
- ChatGPT: Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension, API
- Claude: Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, Chrome extension, API
Developer API
Sources
Checked on the vendors' websites: ChatGPT on 2026-10-06, Claude on 2026-10-06.
- https://chatgpt.com/pricing
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6950777-what-is-chatgpt-plus
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128-about-chatgpt-pro-tiers
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8542115-chatgpt-business-general-faq
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11989085-what-is-chatgpt-go
- https://chatgpt.com/download
- https://claude.com/pricing
- https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8325606-what-is-the-pro-plan
- https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11049741-what-is-the-max-plan
- https://claude.com/download