Claude vs ChatGPT

When to Choose Claude

• Long documents: 200K tokens vs ChatGPT's standard context (though GPT-5.1 is catching up)
• Nuanced writing: Often preferred for creative and thoughtful content
• Instruction following: Very careful about following complex guidelines
• Analysis: Excellent for legal, research, and business documents

When to Choose ChatGPT

• Coding: GPT-5.1 is the current state-of-the-art for code generation
• Plugins: Access to web browsing, data analysis, and third-party apps
• Free tier: Unlimited GPT-3.5 and limited GPT-4o access
• Speed: GPT-5.1 offers near-instant responses

Bottom Line

Use Claude for writing and analysis. Use ChatGPT for coding and when you need plugins. Both are excellent—try both!