Claude review
Planned: not yet tested
Anthropic's AI assistant for chat and everyday work, on web, desktop and mobile.
Quick answer
Anthropic describes Claude as a collaborator for real tasks, not just questions. Its overview page says Claude runs on web and mobile, with a desktop app for macOS and Windows. Its Privacy Center says consumer chats are used for model improvement only in listed cases. These are vendor claims, not our test results.
- Evaluation statusSelected for evaluation. No testing has started and no evidence is published.
- PricingUnverified. We publish a price only with a dated, linked source.
- Maker
- Anthropic
- Category
- Writing & productivity
- Deployment
- Cloud-hosted, Local device
- Status
- Planned
Overview
What it is, and what we have and have not verified.
What is Claude?
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, offered on the web, in a desktop app and on mobile. This entry covers the chat assistant, not Claude Code, which is queued separately as a coding tool.
This description helps you identify the product. It is not a finding. Vendor statements further down are sourced and dated.
Verified findings
- None yet. No independent testing has been completed.
Limitations from our testing
- None yet, because we have not tested this product.
Evaluation of Claude
Scores come only from recorded evidence, never from commercial relationships.
Insufficient evidence: no evaluation published.
Claude is at the “Planned” stage. No independent testing has been completed, so there is no score, no ranking, and no recommendation.
A score appears here only when every dimension of the methodology (version 0.1.0) is backed by independently measured or observed evidence. Missing evidence is shown as missing; it is never replaced with an average. How scoring works.
What we plan to assess
The six methodology dimensions, from our methodology. These are questions, not results.
- Capability & output quality: How well the product performs the tasks it is meant for, judged against a defined task set.
- Reliability & consistency: Whether results hold up when the same task is repeated and over time.
- Workflow fit & integrations: How well the product fits the tools, environments, and habits of its intended users.
- Pricing & value: What it costs for the usage a typical buyer in the category needs, and what limits apply.
- Privacy & security evidence: What documented, checkable evidence exists about data handling and security for the specific product and deployment.
- Support & documentation: The quality of documentation and the support a customer can expect.
What Anthropic says
Statements from the vendor's own pages. Each is a vendor-reported claim, not our finding.
Anthropic's documentation describes Claude Code as an agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files, and runs commands.
Anthropic's product page says Claude Code asks for permission before making changes to your files or running commands.
Anthropic says Claude Code is available in the terminal, in IDEs, in a desktop app, and in the browser.
Anthropic's product page says Claude Code is available for macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Anthropic's product page says Claude Code runs locally in your terminal and talks directly to model APIs.
Anthropic's data-usage documentation says cloud sessions run in Anthropic-managed virtual machines by default.
Anthropic's product page says usage limits apply.
Anthropic's documentation says most surfaces require a Claude subscription or a Console account.
Anthropic's data-usage documentation says that for consumer plans you choose whether your data may be used for training.
Anthropic's data-usage documentation says that for commercial plans it does not train generative models using code or prompts sent to Claude Code unless the customer opts in.
Anthropic's data-usage documentation states a standard 30-day retention period for commercial plans.
Anthropic's data-usage documentation says zero data retention is enabled per organization by the account team, for qualified accounts.
Anthropic's product overview page describes Claude as a collaborator for real tasks, not just questions.
Anthropic's product overview page says Claude runs on web and mobile (iOS and Android).
Anthropic's product overview page says the desktop app adds access to folders and applications on your own computer.
Anthropic's product overview page says Claude can be used with a Claude account or through cloud providers.
Anthropic's product overview page describes access controls for folders and tools.
Anthropic's product overview page describes administrative tools for Team and Enterprise plans.
Anthropic's Privacy Center article on model training (consumer products) says consumer chats are used to improve its models if you choose to allow it, among other listed cases.
Anthropic's Privacy Center article on model training (consumer products) says Incognito chats are not used to improve Claude.
These records are stated by the vendor and not independently verified. Pages change, so check each source for current wording. Absence of a statement here does not mean the vendor has not made one.
Pricing
Published only with a dated, linked source.
How much does Claude cost?
We have not verified a price for Claude, so we do not publish one. Check the vendor's pricing page for current plans.
Where to start
Go to the vendor for current access and documentation.
Links go to the vendor and are not affiliate links.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions people ask most.
Where can I use Claude?
Anthropic's product overview page says Claude runs on web and mobile (iOS and Android), and that the desktop app adds access to the folders and applications on your own computer.
Does Anthropic use my chats to improve Claude?
Anthropic's Privacy Center article on consumer products says it will use chats and coding sessions to improve its models if you choose to allow it, among other listed cases, and that Incognito chats are not used to improve Claude. Commercial products are covered separately.
Can I use Claude through a cloud provider?
Anthropic's product overview page says you can use a Claude account, or access Claude through Amazon Bedrock, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, or Microsoft Foundry.
Keep reading
Sources and further reading
Where the vendor statements on this page come from.
- Anthropic official siteVendor. Product positioning.
- Anthropic Privacy Center: model training (consumer products)Vendor documentation.
- AnthropicVendor page captured October 10, 2026.
- AnthropicVendor page captured October 10, 2026.
- AnthropicVendor page captured October 10, 2026.
Independent. Commercial relationships, where they exist, are disclosed and never affect an evaluation. Affiliate disclosure.