Claude alternatives

Looking past Claude? Here are 12 alternatives, ranked by our fit score for the jobs Claude is used for (writing, coding, research). Prices come from each tool's own pricing page.

1. #1Cursor

   freemium

   Price not verified · Free tier available

   Strongest for: coding

   AI-first code editor for building whole features by prompt.

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2. #2Perplexity

   freemium

   Price not verified · Free tier available

   Strongest for: research

   Answers with cited sources; great for fast research.

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3. #3ChatGPT

   freemium

   Price not verified · Free tier available

   Strongest for: writing

   General-purpose assistant; the default starting point for most text tasks.

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4. #4Grammarly

   freemium

   From £10/mo (Pro) · Free tier available

   Strongest for: writing

   Reliable grammar and tone fixes everywhere you type.

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5. #5GitHub Copilot

   freemium

   From $10/user/mo (Pro) · Free tier available

   Strongest for: coding

   In-editor code completion that most developers already trust.

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6. #6Windsurf

   freemium

   From $20/mo (Pro) · Free tier available

   Strongest for: coding

   Agentic AI code editor; its pricing now sits on Devin's site.

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7. #7Google Gemini

   freemium

   From £4.49/mo (AI Plus) · Free tier available

   Strongest for: research

   Best fit if you live in Google Workspace.

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8. #8Jasper

   paid

   From $59/seat/mo (Pro) · No free tier

   Strongest for: writing

   Marketing-team copy tool with brand voice controls.

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9. #9Replit

   unknown

   Price not verified

   Strongest for: coding

   Browser-based IDE with an AI Agent that builds and hosts apps.

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10. #10LangGraph

    freemium

    From $39/seat/mo (LangSmith Plus) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    Open-source library for controllable, stateful agents in Python/JS.

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11. #11CrewAI

    freemium

    From Enterprise: custom (Basic is free) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    Framework and studio for multi-agent 'crews' that work together.

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12. #12OpenAI Agents SDK

    unknown

    Price not verified

    Strongest for: coding

    OpenAI's code-first agent framework; recommended successor to Agent Builder.

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