AI · €18/month (with Claude Pro)
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Claude
The AI you can actually think with, not just generate.
- Category
- AI
- Pricing
- €0/month · Freemium
- My rating
- 4.9 out of 5
In short
Claude is the most useful AI for serious work. It nuances, questions, and says when it doesn't know, which is rare.
- Ideal for
- Developers, entrepreneurs and creators who want a thinking assistant, not just a generator
- Use case
- Analysis, writing, code, brainstorming, reading long documents
Why I use it
- Before
- ChatGPT for everything reflection, writing, brainstorming and research. And Copilot in IntelliJ for inline autocompletion. Two subscriptions, two separate contexts.
- The problem
- On the real in-depth questions (architecture, auditing a whole module, an article draft) ChatGPT stayed on the surface or made things up. Too much confabulation on details I couldn't check quickly, and a context window too short to digest a long document.
- Why this tool won
- Claude holds 200k tokens without losing the thread, and above all says "I'm not sure" instead of inventing. It is a thinking partner, not a generating machine. And the tone is more nuanced, which helps me write in my own voice.
- Concrete result
- ~80% of my thinking hours (SaaS architecture, product brainstorming, writing) go through Claude. ChatGPT and Copilot left my stack the same week, replaced by Claude and Claude Code respectively.
How I use it every day
SaaS architecture
- Context
- When I design the structure of a new SaaS or a major feature.
- How
- I describe the product context and the constraints (stack, deadline, users) and ask Claude to challenge the approach. No direct generation: sparring.
- Result
- I leave sessions with 2-3 angles I hadn't seen, and often a technical debt avoided.
Long-form writing
- Context
- To structure an article or a newsletter issue before writing.
- How
- I paste a raw draft + scattered notes into a Project. I ask for an outline, then we iterate sentence by sentence.
- Result
- A 1500-word article goes from 4h to ~1h30, without losing my voice.
Code audit & PR review
- Context
- Before merging a PR or to understand legacy code.
- How
- I paste the full diff (up to several thousand lines) and ask for the likely bugs, regressions and questions to ask the author.
- Result
- I catch edge cases that CI doesn't see. My reviews are deeper in half the time.
Reading long documents
- Context
- When I have to digest technical docs, a contract, or a dataset.
- How
- Upload the PDF into a Project, then a conversation to extract the key points and test my understanding with questions.
- Result
- No linear reading of 80 pages: straight to the 5 decisions that matter.
What it costs
Entry price: €0/month. Prices taken from the official site, excluding tax.
| Plan | Per month | Per year | For whom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 | – | Discovery and occasional use |
| Pro · Recommended | €18 | – | Professionals who use AI daily |
| Max (5×) | €90 | – | Power users: code with Claude every day, write a lot |
| Direct API | Variable | – | Developers who integrate Claude into their apps |
Alternatives I ruled out
| Alternative | Why I did not keep it |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT (GPT-4o) | ChatGPT if you need web access or images. Claude for any serious cognitive work. Better at: Internet access (Browsing), built-in DALL-E, many plugins, brand recognition Worse at: Shallower reasoning on complex tasks, more hallucinations |
| Gemini (Google) | Gemini for Google workflows. Claude for everything else. Better at: Google Workspace integration, access to Google Search, multimodal Worse at: Less precise reasoning, less reliable for complex code |
Strengths and limits
Pros
- 200,000-token context window: loads an entire codebase or a book
- Projects: persistent memory and shared files per project (e.g. one project = one SaaS)
- Nuanced reasoning: says "I'm not certain" instead of confabulating
- Artifacts: generates and displays code, HTML, React, SVG in a dedicated panel
- Excellent understanding of French and Creole
Cons
- No real-time internet access (unlike Perplexity or ChatGPT with browsing)
- The message limit on the Pro plan can be reached during intense sessions
- No cross-project memory without manual setup
Compatibility
- macOS : compatible
- Windows : compatible
- Linux : compatible
- iOS : compatible
- Android : compatible
- Browser : compatible
- Chrome ext. : compatible
- API : compatible
- n8n : compatible
- Zapier : compatible
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude safe for sensitive data?
Anthropic does not reuse conversations for training if you are on the Pro plan. For truly sensitive data, use the API with a DPA agreement.
What is the difference between Claude Free and Pro?
The Free plan is limited in the number of messages per day and does not include Claude Opus. Pro gives 5× more messages, Projects (memory), and access to the Opus model.
Final verdict
My main assistant since 2024. Nothing beats it for analyzing a complex problem or revising a text in depth.
- I recommend it to
- Developers and entrepreneurs who want an AI to think, analyze and write seriously.
- Not suited for
- Use cases that need real-time web access or image generation.
- Value for money
- Excellent · 4.9 out of 5
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