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Family of language models from Anthropic that excels at long documents, careful reasoning, coding and reliable, safe output.
Claude is strong at reading long documents and codebases and at careful, traceable reasoning; that suits generating, completing and debugging code with AI assistance.
- GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
- GDPR: Strong
- QualityQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of about 20 points is noticeable, a few points is noise. How we measure
- 1506Elo, independent
- Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
- 9,0
- Entry price
- $0
What Claude does in IT & software development
- Generating, completing and debugging code with AI assistance
- Automatically reviewing pull requests and detecting security vulnerabilities
- Automatically creating technical documentation and API specifications
- Streamlining project planning, issue management and sprint workflows
- Reading long documents and codebases
- Careful, traceable reasoning
- Leading in software development
- Reliable, safe output
Claude has a strong published GDPR profile and, with the right business settings, is usable in IT & software development.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: StrongSource code is trade secret and intellectual property. Check whether AI coding assistants store your code or use it for model training (an opt-out or business plan is required). Use on-premises or privacy-compliant variants for sensitive projects. AI-generated code sometimes contains security vulnerabilities or errors, so always have a developer review it, especially production code.
Data is stored in the US by default; EU data residency is possible via AWS Bedrock or Google Vertex AI (EU region). Business tiers and the API do not train on your input; consumer tiers do, unless you opt out.
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Questions about Claude for IT & software development
- Is Claude suitable for IT & software development?
- Yes. Claude is strong at reading long documents and codebases and at careful, traceable reasoning, which suits IT & software development well. Always assess the specific task and keep a professional in the loop.
- May I put confidential data into Claude?
- Source code is trade secret and intellectual property. Check whether AI coding assistants store your code or use it for model training (an opt-out or business plan is required). Use on-premises or privacy-compliant variants for sensitive projects. AI-generated code sometimes contains security vulnerabilities or errors, so always have a developer review it, especially for production code. By default data is stored in the US; EU data residency is possible via AWS Bedrock or Google Vertex AI (EU region). Business tiers and the API do not train on your input; consumer tiers do, unless you opt out.
- How much does Claude cost?
- There is Free ($0), Pro ($20 / month), Max (from $100 / month), Team / API (from $20 / seat). Check current prices on the official site.
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