Tools / Writing

Claude

Free plan

Anthropic's AI assistant for long documents, writing and code

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant. It works well with long inputs such as contracts, transcripts and reports, and can produce documents, code and small apps through Artifacts. Paid plans add higher limits, Projects for shared context and more models.

What freelancers use it for

  • →Summarising a long client contract and flagging risky clauses
  • →Drafting a proposal from a discovery call transcript
  • →Editing long-form articles while keeping your own voice
  • →Building a quick internal tool or calculator for a client

Key features

  • •Large context for long documents and transcripts
  • •Projects that keep reference files for each client
  • •Artifacts for documents, code and interactive pages
  • •File and image uploads
  • •Web search

Pros

  • +Strong at long-form writing and editing
  • +Handles large files in one conversation
  • +Clear individual plans with an annual discount

Cons

  • −Usage limits can run out during heavy work sessions
  • −Fewer built-in media tools than some competitors

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