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Claude
Claude
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Character.AI
Rating
4.8/5
4.5/5
Pricing Model Freemium Freemium
Starting Price Free tier Free tier
Pricing Details
Free

Free Plan

$0/month

  • Sonnet 4.5 access
  • Web, iOS, Android, desktop
  • Basic content generation and analysis
  • Web search capabilities
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Pro

$20/month

~$17/mo billed annually

  • Full model access (Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5)
  • 5x more usage than free
  • Claude Code terminal access
  • Google Workspace integration
  • Extended reasoning, projects, file execution
  • Priority access during busy periods

Max

$100–200/month

  • Max 5x: $100/mo (5x Pro usage)
  • Max 20x: $200/mo (20x Pro usage)
  • All Pro features included
  • Cowork collaboration features

Team

$25–150/user/month

  • Standard: $25/user/mo (annual) or $30 monthly
  • Premium: $150/user/mo (includes Claude Code)
  • SSO, admin controls, centralized billing
  • Microsoft 365, Slack integrations
  • 5-user minimum

Enterprise

Custom pricing

  • ~$60/seat/mo estimated (70+ user minimum)
  • Custom usage limits and SLAs
  • Advanced security and compliance
  • Dedicated support and onboarding

Prices verified February 2026. Claude Opus 4.6 launched Feb 5, 2026 with 1M token context window.

Free

$0/month

  • Core chat with AI characters
  • Create custom characters
  • Community character access
  • Standard response speed
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c.ai+

$9.99/month

$7.92/mo billed annually ($94.99/year)

  • Priority server access — skip the queue
  • Faster response times
  • Early access to new features
  • Supporter badge on profile

Prices verified February 2026. Annual billing saves ~20%.

Category Chatbots Chatbots
Description Safe, helpful AI assistant by Anthropic Create and chat with AI characters
Key Features
  • 200K context window
  • Constitutional AI safety
  • Document analysis
  • Code generation
  • Artifact creation
  • Create custom AI characters
  • Community character library
  • Multi-character rooms
  • Mobile apps
  • Voice chat (beta)
Pros
  • + Huge context window
  • + More nuanced responses
  • + Better at following instructions
  • + Strong coding abilities
  • + Vast library of community characters
  • + Free tier is generous
  • + Great for creative roleplay
  • + Active community
Cons
  • - Smaller plugin ecosystem
  • - No image generation
  • - Sometimes overly cautious
  • - Limited availability in some countries and regions
  • - Responses can be inconsistent
  • - Content filters can be restrictive
  • - No API access
  • - No document upload or file analysis capability
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