Anthropic API
Call Claude models from your own code to build AI applications, agents, and automations.
Compared with the next best
Anthropic API next to the top 3 in Tech stack, ranked on features, a free plan and how open they are to AI.
| 14 points compared | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts at | $20/mo | $10/mo | $20/mo | |
| Free plan | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API access | Yes | Yes | ||
| Built-in AI | Yes | Yes | ||
| Document/source grounding | Yes | Yes | ||
| Image generation | No | Yes | ||
| Integrations & API | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | ||
| Native desktop app | Yes | Yes | ||
| Real-time collaboration | Yes | Yes | ||
| Team workspaces | Yes | Yes | ||
| Web search with citations | Yes | Yes | ||
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