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What is
Claude?
The writer's choice. An AI assistant from Anthropic designed for nuance, long-form content, and complex coding tasks.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- 01Less "robotic" and more human-like in tone.
- 02Uses "Artifacts" to preview code and documents live.
- 03Can read massive documents (hundreds of pages) at once.
Definition
Claude is built by Anthropic, a company formed by former OpenAI researchers with a focus on "Constitutional AI"—models that are helpful but harmless. It is powered by a Large Language Model (LLM).
While ChatGPT is a generalist, Claude is specialized. The latest flagship, Claude 4.5 Opus (Nov 2025), excels at tasks requiring empathy, nuance, and sustained attention to detail. For daily work, Sonnet 4.5 remains the speed/intelligence sweet spot.
Strengths
WRITING
It requires less prompting to sound natural and avoids "AI buzzwords."
CODING
Often produces cleaner, safer code than competitors.
ANALYSIS
Can digest 200k+ tokens (entire books or codebases) in one go.
SAFETY
Strict guardrails make it safer for enterprise use.
Feature: Artifacts
Claude's standout feature is Artifacts. When you ask it to write code, design a website, or create a document, it pops open a side window to render the result instantly.
WHY IT MATTERS
You don't have to copy-paste code to see if it works. You can play a game, view a chart, or read a formatted memo right in the chat interface.
The Verdict
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