Our pick for most teams
87.6/ 100
- Price
- From $25/user/mo · $240/user/yr
- Free plan
- Free: usage resets on a rolling five-hour window; up to 5 projects; Sonnet and Haiku only
ChatGPT vs Claude: Claude fits most teams of 5
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Beginner and working programmers needing code generation and debugging
86.8/ 100
- Price
- From $25/user/mo · $240/user/yr
- Free plan
- Free tier: limited messages with uploads, limited image creation, voice, deep research, memory and Codex; unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-14
- 4 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Claude: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Beginner and working programmers needing code generation and debugging
- Content creators drafting posts and long-form text in different tones
- Visual learners who benefit from charts and diagrams
- Not for
- Budget-limited users who want advanced features on the free plan
- Users needing built-in image, video or audio generation
- People needing predictable usage limits
- The catch
- Strong writing and coding assistant, but usage limits are hard to predict and the free plan is constrained.
Data last verified: 2026-10-18
ChatGPT: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Writers, marketers and creatives drafting content
- Quick research, brainstorming and summarizing long texts
- Developers wanting starter code and debugging help
- Not for
- Anyone who will publish output without fact-checking
- Users needing real-time information on the free tier
- Tasks requiring highly specialized expertise or emotional empathy
- The catch
- Versatile general-purpose assistant, but it can hallucinate and the best features require a paid subscription.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
Claude
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $6,000
On the Team (Standard seat) plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $1,500
- Paid yearly, one year
- $1,200
Paying yearly saves $300 a year (20%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18ChatGPT
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $6,000
On the Business (Standard seat) plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $1,500
- Paid yearly, one year
- $1,200
Paying yearly saves $300 a year (20%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
| Claude | ChatGPT | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 87.6 | 86.8 |
| Cheapest plan | Team (Standard seat) | Business (Standard seat) |
| Free plan | Free: usage resets on a rolling five-hour window; up to 5 projects; Sonnet and Haiku only | Free tier: limited messages with uploads, limited image creation, voice, deep research, memory and Codex; unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails |
| Works with (apps) | 7 | 4 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Claude
- Score out of 100
- 87.6
- Cheapest plan
- Team (Standard seat)
- Free plan
- Free: usage resets on a rolling five-hour window; up to 5 projects; Sonnet and Haiku only
- Works with (apps)
- 7
ChatGPT
- Score out of 100
- 86.8
- Cheapest plan
- Business (Standard seat)
- Free plan
- Free tier: limited messages with uploads, limited image creation, voice, deep research, memory and Codex; unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails
- Works with (apps)
- 4
Feature by feature, on the same list
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Chat interfaceClaude: YesChatGPT: Yes
File uploadClaude: YesChatGPT: Not verified
- ChatGPT
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Web browsingClaude: YesChatGPT: Yes
Understands imagesClaude: YesChatGPT: Not verified
- ChatGPT
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Voice modeClaude: YesChatGPT: Yes
Follows your standing instructionsClaude: Not verifiedChatGPT: Yes
- Claude
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- ChatGPT
- User preferences on all plans; org-wide instructions on Team and Enterprise Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Remembers your preferencesClaude: YesChatGPT: Yes
Code executionClaude: YesChatGPT: Yes
- ChatGPT
- File creation and editing on all plans; Claude Code not on Free Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Team workspaceClaude: YesChatGPT: Yes
- ChatGPT
- Team plan adds project sharing and collaboration; not on Free/Pro/Max Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Connects to your other apps (API)Claude: Not verifiedChatGPT: Not verified
- Claude
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- ChatGPT
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
What you risk by starting
Claude
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Claude.
- Refund policy
- Payments are generally non-refundable except where the Consumer Terms say otherwise; EEA/UK customers can request a refund in-app within 14 days
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
ChatGPT
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of ChatGPT.
- Refund policy
- Canceling stops future renewals but does not automatically refund previous charges; eligibility depends on purchase and location; request via OpenAI Support (web/Google Play) or Apple (App Store)
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
- Getting your data out
- Export via Settings > Data controls or the Privacy Portal ('Download my data'); ZIP of chat history and account data, can take up to 7 days; not available for Business/Enterprise/Healthcare workspaces (help.openai.com/en/articles/7260999)
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Where these facts come from
ChatGPT
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8792828-chatgpt-business-overview · checked 2026-10-14https://chatgpt.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7232927-how-do-i-request-a-refund-for-chatgpt-subscription · checked 2026-10-14What to do next
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