The most capable, reliable, and human-centric AI assistant for business.

What is Claude 4?

Claude 4 is a state-of-the-art AI model developed by Anthropic, an AI safety and research company founded by former OpenAI research executives. The model is built upon a transformer-based neural network architecture, designed with a focus on constitutional AI principles that guide its behavior toward being helpful, honest, and harmless. Its key capabilities include advanced reasoning, sophisticated content creation, complex code generation, and detailed analysis of long documents and uploaded files. This makes it particularly valuable for enterprise users, researchers, and developers tackling intricate tasks like technical documentation, legal contract review, and large-scale data synthesis. For businesses, Claude 4 integrates into workflows through its API, automating and enhancing knowledge-intensive processes. Its ability to process vast context windows allows for deeper analysis of internal documents, directly impacting productivity and decision-making. For a comparison with other enterprise-focused tools, you can review IBM Watson on AI Plaza at https://ai-plaza.io/ai/ibm-watson. A detailed technical overview of the model’s architecture and capabilities is available in Anthropic’s official research papers.

Key Findings

  • Advanced Reasoning: Handles complex business logic and nuanced analysis with exceptional depth and clarity.
  • Enterprise Security: Provides robust data protection with enterprise-grade encryption and strict access control policies.
  • Natural Conversations: Engages in fluid, contextual dialogue to understand and resolve intricate business inquiries seamlessly.
  • Creative Collaboration: Generates innovative ideas, drafts marketing copy, and brainstorms solutions alongside your human team.
  • Code Generation: Writes, debugs, and explains software code in multiple programming languages for technical projects.
  • Document Processing: Analyzes, summarizes, and extracts key information from lengthy reports, contracts, and uploaded files.
  • Task Automation: Streamlines repetitive workflows by scripting custom actions and integrating with business applications.
  • Multimodal Understanding: Interprets and discusses the content of images, charts, and technical diagrams provided.
  • Long Context: Maintains coherence and recall across very long documents, conversations, and complex project histories.
  • Custom Instructions: Adapts its tone, style, and responses based on your specific business guidelines and requirements.

Who is it for?

Marketer

  • Crafting campaign copy
  • Analyzing customer sentiment
  • Generating content ideas
  • Optimizing SEO descriptions
  • Translating marketing materials

Project Manager

  • Drafting project status reports
  • Identifying potential risks
  • Clarifying meeting action items
  • Creating a communication plan
  • Standardizing process documentation

Startup Founder

  • Refining investor pitch deck
  • Analyzing market competition
  • Drafting a partnership proposal
  • Brainstorming product features
  • Preparing for media interview

Pricing

Free @ $0

  • Free for everyone
  • Chat on web, iOS, Android, and on your desktop
  • Generate code and visualize data
  • Write, edit, and create content

Pro @ $17/month (annual subscription)

  • More usage than Free
  • Access Claude Code on the web and in your terminal
  • Access to unlimited projects to organize chats and documents
  • Connect Google Workspace: email, calendar, and docs

Max @ From $100/month per person

  • 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

Team Standard seat @ $20/month (annual billing)

  • All Claude features, plus more usage than Pro
  • Includes Claude Code and Cowork
  • Connect Microsoft 365, Slack, and more
  • Central billing and administration

Team Premium seat @ $100/month (annual billing)

  • 5x more usage than standard seats
  • Includes Claude Code and Cowork
  • Connect Microsoft 365, Slack, and more
  • Enterprise search across your organization

Enterprise @ Contact sales

  • Everything in Team, plus enhanced context window
  • Role-based access with fine grained permissioning
  • Audit logs and compliance API for observability and monitoring
  • HIPAA-ready offering available and network-level access control

Opus 4.5 Input @ $5/MTok

  • Most intelligent model for building agents and coding

Output @ $25/MTok

Prompt caching Write @ $6.25/MTok

Prompt caching Read @ $0.50/MTok

Sonnet 4.5 Input ? 200K tokens @ $3/MTok

  • Optimal balance of intelligence, cost, and speed

Input > 200K tokens @ $6/MTok

Output ? 200K tokens @ $15/MTok

Output > 200K tokens @ $22.50/MTok

Haiku 4.5 Input @ $1/MTok

  • Fastest, most cost-efficient model

Output @ $5/MTok

Prompt caching Write @ $1.25/MTok

Prompt caching Read @ $0.10/MTok

Opus 4.1 Input @ $15/MTok

Output @ $75/MTok

Prompt caching Write @ $18.75/MTok

Prompt caching Read @ $1.50/MTok

Sonnet 4 Input @ $3/MTok

Output @ $15/MTok

Prompt caching Write @ $3.75/MTok

Prompt caching Read @ $0.30/MTok

Opus 4 Input @ $15/MTok

Output @ $75/MTok

Prompt caching Write @ $18.75/MTok

Prompt caching Read @ $1.50/MTok

Haiku 3 Input @ $0.25/MTok

Output @ $1.25/MTok

Prompt caching Write @ $0.30/MTok

Prompt caching Read @ $0.03/MTok

Web search @ $10/1K searches

  • Give Claude access to the latest information from the web
  • Doesn’t include input and output tokens required to process requests

Code execution additional hours @ $0.05/hour per container

  • Run Python code in a sandboxed environment for advanced data analysis
  • 50 free hours of usage daily per organization
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