Claude vs Open Assistant
Claude
claude.aiOpen Assistant
open-assistant.orgSide by side
| Figure | Claude | Open Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 1 |
| Spec score · AI chatbots and assistants | 9.2 (#5) | 7.7 (#50) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Claude connectors can link to services such as Asana, Linear, Notion, PayPal, Square, Plaid, Intercom, Zapier, and Workato. | Yes |
| Support | Claude Help Center articles provide product guidance, setup instructions, and troubleshooting information. | The site provides a contact email, [email protected], for help. |
| Web search | Claude can search the web and provide responses with citations and source links. | Yes |
Plans
Claude
- FreeFree
- ProPrice not published
- Team Standard seatPrice not published
- Team Premium seatPrice not published
- Enterprise$20 a year
- Pro (monthly)$20 a month
- Team standard seat (annual)$20 a year
- Team standard seat (monthly)$25 a month
- Max 5x$100 a month
- Team premium seat (annual)$100 a year
In their own words
Claude
Claude is an AI assistant built by Anthropic to help users with work. It is available on web, Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, through an API and as an extension. Claude can search the web, accept file uploads, create and edit spreadsheets, presentations, Word documents and PDFs, and analyze data using code execution. It can also create and share documents, dashboards, diagrams and interactive tools as artifacts; artifact storage is limited to 20 MB and text only. Connectors can link Claude with services including Asana, Linear, Notion, PayPal, Square, Plaid, Intercom, Zapier and Workato. Research, available on paid plans, runs multiple searches and returns answers with citations. Usage limits reset on a rolling five-hour window, and paid plans have additional weekly limits; usage also varies by conversation length, model and features. The Free plan includes limited usage and up to five projects. Pro costs $20 a month or $17 a year, billed $200 up front. Team plans add central billing and administration; Enterprise includes further access controls.
Open Assistant
Open Assistant has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.