The app is free for all Claude users, including those on the existing free and $20/month Pro plans.Anthropic introduced a new "Claude Team" subscription plan alongside the app aimed at businesses and organisations.
Priced at $30 per user monthly, the team plan allows groups of 5 or more to share access to the full suite of Claude AI models.
"The Team plan and Claude iOS app are the first steps in making this vision a reality, marking the beginning of a transformative journey that will redefine the nature of work.
However, the company has lagged behind competitors like OpenAI, Google , and Perplexity in offering a mobile app to make its technology more widely accessible to everyday users.The new iOS app and team plan aim to change that.
By expanding access to Claude, Anthropic hopes to gain ground on its more well-known rival.
Anthropic , creator of the Claude AI chatbot , launched a new iOS mobile app and team subscription plan to expand access to its artificial intelligence technology and compete more directly with rivals like OpenAI 's ChatGPT.The Claude AI iOS app , slated for Android release soon, allows users to interact with the AI chatbot and upload photos for image analysis on the go.It syncs chat history across web and mobile versions. The app is free for all Claude users, including those on the existing free and $20/month Pro plans.Anthropic introduced a new "Claude Team" subscription plan alongside the app aimed at businesses and organisations. Priced at $30 per user monthly, the team plan allows groups of 5 or more to share access to the full suite of Claude AI models. It offers higher usage limits, a larger 200,000 token context window for processing long documents and complex conversations, and administrative tools compared to the individual Pro plan."We're entering a paradigm shift in how businesses and individuals interact with AI," said Daniela Amodei, co-founder and president of Anthropic. "The Team plan and Claude iOS app are the first steps in making this vision a reality, marking the beginning of a transformative journey that will redefine the nature of work."Anthropic released the powerful Claude 3 model family in March, which beat OpenAI's GPT-4 on several key benchmarks. However, the company has lagged behind competitors like OpenAI, Google , and Perplexity in offering a mobile app to make its technology more widely accessible to everyday users.The new iOS app and team plan aim to change that. Anthropic wants Claude to integrate deeply into users' work and personal lives as a constant "sage partner" to help solve challenges. Upcoming features allow business teams to connect Claude to internal data and collaborate on AI-powered projects."People are asking for this," said an Anthropic product manager, Scott White. "We're excited to be at the forefront of deploying AI responsibly while keeping safety an extremely high priority."Founded by former OpenAI employees, Anthropic has differentiated itself by focusing on AI safety. Its "constitutional AI" imbues Claude with principles to act as an ethical guardrail.The launch puts Anthropic in more direct competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT, which has dominated the nascent AI chatbot market since releasing its mobile app and business subscription plan last year. By expanding access to Claude, Anthropic hopes to gain ground on its more well-known rival."To make Claude a true AI assistant, it's crucial that we meet users where they are – and in many cases, that's on their mobile devices," said White. "We're putting the power of Claude directly into people's hands."
