FAQ
Claude FAQ
These are the direct questions readers usually ask before signing up, switching, or comparing Claude against alternatives.
Is Claude free to use?
Yes. Claude has a free plan that includes chat on web, iOS, Android, and desktop, plus web search, memory, and basic file and code workflows.
Is Claude good for coding?
Yes. Claude is now a serious coding option. Anthropic bundles Claude Code on paid plans and has continued shipping coding-focused model upgrades, especially since Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude 4.
What makes Claude different from ChatGPT and Gemini?
Claude is strongest when you care most about structured writing, long-document analysis, coding, and careful reasoning. ChatGPT is broader on native multimodal creation, and Gemini is tighter inside Google workflows.
Does Claude generate images?
Claude can analyze images and create documents or code, but native first-party image and video generation are not its core strengths.
Does Claude have an API?
Yes. Anthropic offers the Claude Platform with token-based pricing, tool use, prompt caching, batch processing, and MCP support.