Claude

Chat, code, and search docs with 200K-token context

Freemium Beginner-friendly Web

About

Ask questions, draft content, and run coding sessions without switching tools. Teams use it to analyze long documents, code from the terminal with Claude Code, and pull context via Google Drive, email, and calendar connectors. It stands out for a 200,000-token context window and a built-in web Research tool on the free tier.

Editor's Take

We recommend Claude if you need to keep long documents, web research, and workspace context in a single chat—especially useful for drafting briefs, extracting decisions, and iterating on content without switching tools.

Key Features

Paste a long brief (up to 200,000 tokens) → get a structured summary and follow-up answers in one thread
Open the web Research tool → receive a consolidated readout you can refine without leaving chat
Enable Claude Code in your terminal → get step-by-step fixes, commands, and file edits
Create a Project (unlimited) → keep related chats, tasks, and artifacts organized by topic
Connect Google Drive, email, and calendar → pull relevant documents and context directly into conversations

Use Cases

A product manager summarizing a long PRD from Google Drive and extracting open decisions
A backend engineer debugging a failing migration inside their terminal using Claude Code
A chief of staff drafting a weekly brief using context from email threads and calendar invites

Try It Like This

1
Summarize a 100‑page PDF
Sign up for the free tier and upload or paste the PDF text into a chat → ask for a structured executive summary, key takeaways, and a one‑page action list → follow up in the same thread with targeted questions (e.g., ask for risks or open decisions) using the long context window to preserve document context.
2
Draft weekly brief from email and calendar
Connect your Google email and calendar from the settings so Claude can pull relevant threads and invites → create a Project for the weekly brief and ask Claude to draft a summary sorted by priority and meetings attended → refine the draft in the same Project, asking Claude to reword paragraphs or extract action items.
3
Turn meeting photo into notes and tasks
Upload a photo of a whiteboard or slide deck into the chat → ask for a structured set of notes, decision points, and a prioritized task list derived from the image → copy those items into a Project or ask Claude to generate email-ready task assignments.
4
Research current topic from the web
Open the built‑in web Research tool from the chat toolbar (available on the free tier) → ask Claude to produce a consolidated readout with source links and a short summary you can refine without leaving chat → request follow‑ups like pros/cons, suggested next readings, or a short presentation outline.
5
Ask for code help in terminal
Enable Claude Code and connect it to your terminal following the setup prompts → paste an error or failing command and ask for step‑by‑step fixes, suggested commands, and file edits → apply the suggested fixes and iterate in the same thread until the issue is resolved.

Pros & Cons

Pros

200,000‑token context window lets you paste very long briefs or multiple documents into a single chat without losing context.
Built‑in web Research tool is available on the free tier, enabling consolidated web readouts and source links without leaving chat.
Connectors for Google Drive, email, and calendar allow the assistant to pull relevant documents and meeting context directly into conversations.

Cons

Korean language support is not documented, so multilingual users should verify language quality before relying on it for Korean content.
Claude Code requires enabling and configuring terminal access, which adds a setup step for users who want in‑terminal coding help.

Getting Started

1 Go to claude.ai and sign up; start on the Free plan.
2 Create a Project, open a chat, and (optionally) connect Google Drive or enable web Research.
3 Paste a long document or describe a coding task and see a summarized brief or terminal-ready commands in under 5 minutes.

Pricing

Plan	Price	Includes
Free	$0	Limited daily usage; access to web Research tool; trial access to large context window
Pro	$20/month or ~$17/month annually	~5× free usage; ~45 messages per 5-hour window; 200,000-token context windows; Claude Code; unlimited Projects; connectors for Google Drive, email, and calendar
Max	$100 or $200/month	Designed for power users; 5× or 20× Pro usage limits; highest priority access; earliest access to new models and features
Team	$25/user/month annually or $30/month	5-user minimum; all Pro features plus administrative controls and unified billing