Claude
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Features
44 features across 19 categories
AI(2)
Enable extended thinking mode for handling complex problems
Access to Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku models with varying capabilities
Administration(3)
Administrative oversight and controls for connector management
Centralized billing and administrative controls for organizations
Set spending limits at user and organization levels
Analysis(1)
Process and analyze both text and image content
Analytics(1)
Analytics and reporting on usage patterns and metrics
Collaboration(2)
Real-time collaborative workspace for working with Claude alongside team members
Share projects and collaborate with team members
Compliance(4)
Comprehensive audit logging for compliance and monitoring
API for compliance monitoring and observability
Configure custom data retention policies for compliance
Compliance with HIPAA regulations for healthcare organizations
Conversation(1)
Maintain context and memory across multiple conversations for research continuity
Customization(2)
Deploy custom skills and capabilities across the organization
Customize Claude's behavior and settings based on user preferences
Deployment(1)
Deploy Claude desktop application across enterprise environments
Development(3)
Generate and work with code including visualization and execution capabilities
Run Python code in a sandboxed environment for data analysis
Create, edit, and execute code files in a sandboxed environment
Integration(7)
Browser extension for Chrome integrating Claude functionality
Integrated Claude functionality within Microsoft Excel
Integrated Claude functionality within Microsoft PowerPoint (research preview)
Integration allowing Claude to be used within Slack workspaces
Integrate any context or tool through connectors with remote MCP support
Browser and application extensions for desktop integration
Catalog and organize Google Docs within Claude
Interface(1)
Interact with Claude using voice input and output
Organization(2)
Create unlimited projects to organize chats and documents
Organize chats and documents into projects for better management
Output(1)
Create and display interactive, visual, and structured content outputs
Performance(3)
Process asynchronous workloads together for better efficiency with 50% cost savings
Guaranteed priority access during peak usage periods
Cache prompts to reduce redundant processing and costs
Platform(1)
Access Claude across multiple platforms including web browsers, iOS and Android mobile apps, and desktop applications
Privacy(2)
Private chat sessions that are not saved to conversation history
Opt-out of having your content used for model training
Search(2)
Search across organizational content and documents
Search the web to provide Claude with access to current information
Security(5)
Restrict access by IP address for enhanced security
Control access at the network level for enterprise security
Fine-grained role-based access control for enterprise users
Enterprise authentication and domain management capabilities
SCIM protocol support for identity management across domains
Pricing
Free
- ✓Chat on web, iOS, Android and Desktop
- ✓Generate code and visualize data
- ✓Write, edit, and create content
- ✓Analyze text and images
- ✓Ability to search the web
Pro
- ✓Everything in Free, plus:
- ✓More usage
- ✓Includes Claude Code and Cowork
- ✓Access to unlimited projects
- ✓Access to Research Memory across conversations
- ✓Ability to use more Claude models
- ✓Claude in Excel
Max
- ✓Everything in Pro, plus:
- ✓Choose 5x or 20x more usage than Pro
- ✓Higher output limits for all tasks
- ✓Early access to advanced Claude features
- ✓Priority access at high traffic times
- ✓Claude in PowerPoint (research preview)
Team
- ✓All Claude features
- ✓More usage than Pro
- ✓Claude Code and Cowork
- ✓Connect Microsoft 365, Slack, and more
- ✓Enterprise search across your organization
- ✓Central billing and administration
- ✓Single sign-on (SSO) and domain capture
- ✓Admin controls for remote and local connectors
- ✓Enterprise deployment for the Claude desktop app
Team Premium Seat
- ✓5x more usage than standard Team seats
- ✓Includes Claude Code and Cowork
Enterprise
- ✓Everything in Team, plus:
- ✓Enhanced context window
- ✓Google Docs cataloging
- ✓Role-based access with fine grained permissioning
- ✓System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM)
- ✓Audit logs
- ✓Compliance API for observability and monitoring
- ✓Custom data retention controls
- ✓Network-level access control
- ✓IP allowlisting
- ✓HIPAA-ready offering
- ✓Latest models access
Education
- ✓Student and faculty access
- ✓Comprehensive access for all university members at discounted rates
- ✓Academic research and learning mode
- ✓Dedicated API credits and educational features
- ✓Training and enablement resources
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Buying Claude saves ~$29,760 over 3 years vs building.
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Integrations
8 known integrations