The verdict
On the data we hold, Relevance AI comes out ahead. Here is why, point by point.
What the data says
- Relevance AI covers more of the features we compared: 5 of 5, against 4.
- Only Claude has a free plan to start on.
- Claude starts lower, at $16.67/mo against $19/mo.
- Both have an API and an MCP server, so either works with AI employees.
- In our AI agents ranking, Relevance AI places 4 and Claude 5 of 11.
Side by side
| 9 points compared | ||
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | $16.67/mo | $19/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | Yes |
| Document/source grounding | Yes | Yes |
| Image generation | No | Yes |
| Multi-agent workflows | Yes | Yes |
| Team workspaces | Yes | Yes |
| Web search with citations | Yes | Yes |
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Plans and pricing
Claude
- FreeFree chat on web, desktop and mobile with limited usage.Free
- ProIndividual plan: $20 billed monthly or $17 a month billed annually ($200 upfront).$20/mo
- Max 5xFive times Pro usage, billed monthly only.$100/mo
- Max 20xTwenty times Pro usage; page showed $100+, assumed $200 a month.$200/mo
- Team Standard seat2-150 people: $25 per seat monthly or $20 a month billed annually.$25/mo/seat
- Team Premium seat5x usage of standard: $125 per seat monthly or $100 a month billed annually.$125/mo/seat
Relevance AI
- Pro$29 monthly or $19 per month billed annually; 2,500 Actions and 2 build users per month.$29/mo
- Team$349 monthly or $234 per month billed annually; 7,000 Actions, 5 build users, 45 end users.$349/mo
Prices as the vendors list them. They change often; the final price is on their sites.
Who each is for
Choose Claude if…
Founders and small teams who want an AI assistant for long documents, writing, research, analysis and coding, with connectors to the tools they already use.
Choose Relevance AI if…
Go-to-market and operations teams that want to build their own AI agents for research, outreach and follow-up work, and need triggers, integrations and oversight without writing a full application.
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