{"id":6038,"date":"2026-09-03T08:26:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/anthropics-claude-what-you-need-to-know-about-this-ai-tool-cnet\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T08:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:26:51","slug":"anthropics-claude-what-you-need-to-know-about-this-ai-tool-cnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/anthropics-claude-what-you-need-to-know-about-this-ai-tool-cnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic’s Claude: What You Need to Know About This AI Tool – CNET"},"content":{"rendered":"
Claude is Anthropic\u2019s family of AI tools and models.Joseph Maldonado\/CNET<\/figcaption>

Claude AI is a family of artificial intelligence models that can act as a chatbot and an AI assistant, much like OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT and Google\u2019s Gemini.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Named after Claude E. Shannon, sometimes referred to as the \u201cfather of information theory,\u201d Claude was designed to assist with writing, coding, customer support and information retrieval<\/p>\n

Claude was developed by Anthropic, a San Francisco-based company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI employees focusing<\/a> on AI safety and research. Dario Amodei, the co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, had served as vice president of research at OpenAI. His sister Daniela Amodei serves as Anthropic\u2019s president<\/p>\n

Anthropic has drawn significant investment from prominent tech players. Amazon had invested $8 billion by 2024 and added another $5 billion in 2026, with plans for up to $20 billion more. AWS remains Anthropic\u2019s primary cloud and training partner. Google has also invested in Anthropic, while Microsoft and Nvidia have since committed billions more<\/p>\n

And what a difference a year can make. Anthropic says its annualized revenue has surpassed $30 billion, up from about $9 billion at the end of 2025. The company is reportedly eyeing an initial public offering by the end of 2026<\/p>\n

Its latest generation of models includes Claude Sonnet 5, Opus 5 and Fable 5<\/p>\n

So what can Claude do now? Here\u2019s everything you need to know, including the models, plans, pricing and latest updates<\/p>\n

As an AI assistant, it can answer questions, generate written content like stories and poems, translate languages, write code and even help you change a tire. It is available on desktop<\/p>\n

Claude uses large language models trained on a massive dataset of text and code to understand and generate human-like language.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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You can also upload files, including documents, spreadsheets, PDFs and images, which it can summarize, analyze or use as context for a conversation<\/p>\n

Unlike ChatGPT, Gemini andGrok, Claude still doesn\u2019t have a native image or video generator. It can analyze images and help create visual layouts, designs and interactive content, but it can\u2019t generate standalone images or videos from a prompt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Each Claude model has a specific knowledge cut-off date. For example, Opus 5 and Sonnet 5 include training data up to May 2026 and January 2026, respectively. Anthropic continually updates Claude\u2019s data to enhance its capabilities<\/p>\n

For a while, Claude lagged behind rival chatbots because it couldn\u2019t access real-time information from the web. Web search has been available across free and paid plans since March 2025<\/p>\n

Knowledge cutoffs still matter because web search supplements core training data rather than replacing it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Claude has changed considerably since this article was first published. It can now work outside of the chat window, with a directory of more than 200 Connectors that link it to apps and services like Instacart, Uber, Spotify and Google Workspace. Claude can connect to Microsoft 365 and work directly inside apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Where Claude stands out is its consistency. It can handle everything from casual questions to complex work while delivering reliably detailed responses, which is one reason we named it CNET\u2019s best chatbot of 2026<\/p>\n

Our editors found Claude Code impressively fast at generating code, although, like its rivals, it doesn\u2019t always manage to fix the errors it creates<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll see more features when you open Claude. Projects let you keep related chats and source material in one place, while Artifacts give you a separate workspace for things Claude creates, like documents, code, diagrams and interactive content. Similarly to ChatGPT\u2019s and Grok\u2019s Skills, Claude\u2019s Skills let you save instructions for tasks you do often so you don\u2019t have to explain them each time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Claude has dipped its toes further into agentic AI with Cowork. It\u2019s available on selected paid plans and can handle longer, multi-step jobs without you guiding it through every step. Cowork first looks for a direct connection to the app it needs. If there isn\u2019t one, it can now use its built-in browser<\/a> to open sites and fill out forms without taking over your own browser.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Claude brings a similar agentic approach to Slack with Claude Tag. The tool can join your Slack workspace as its own user, and you decide which channels, tools, data and codebases it can access<\/p>\n

The initial version of Claude was released in March 2023. Over the years, Anthropic expanded Claude into Haiku, Sonnet, Opus, and two of its most advanced models, Mythos and Fable. Each serves different needs, and availability depends on more than your subscription tier<\/p>\n

Claude Sonnet 5 is currently the default model on the free plan and is designed for everyday tasks. You can also choose some older models, though access and usage limits vary. Haiku is the only other available free model that gives you quick answers for simple, repetitive tasks<\/p>\n

Paid subscribers get access to more powerful models like Opus 5 and Fable 5. Opus 5 handles advanced tasks like mathematics, coding and logical reasoning. Fable 5, which Anthropic calls its first generally available \u201cMythos-class\u201d model, is built for especially difficult tasks that can take a long time to complete. It can also use its own notes to keep track of what it\u2019s doing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Fable 5 had an unusual start. Anthropic temporarily suspended access shortly after launch because of US government export restrictions affecting Fable 5 and Mythos 5. It restored global access in July after those restrictions were lifted<\/p>\n

Mythos 5 is Anthropic\u2019s most capable model for cybersecurity<\/a> and biology research. It isn\u2019t generally available and is limited to a small group of vetted organizations through Anthropic\u2019s trusted access programs<\/p>\n

Anthropic\u2019s distinguishing feature compared to other generative AI developers is its focus on \u201cethical\u201d alignment and safe interactions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The \u201cconstitutional AI\u201d framework aligns Claude\u2019s behavior with human values. This approach uses a predefined set of principles, or \u201cconstitution,\u201d to guide how the AI responds and reduce harmful or biased outputs while keeping its answers useful. The constitution includes guidelines from documents like the UN\u2019s Universal Declaration of Human Rights<\/p>\n

Afraz Jaffri<\/a>, a senior director analyst at Gartner, told CNET the transparency around Anthropic\u2019s approach \u201cdoes provide a certain degree of confidence in usage of the model in environments where responses need to reach a high threshold of safety, such as in educational settings.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Jaffri cautioned that Claude users shouldn\u2019t rely solely on Anthropic\u2019s built-in safeguards, and recommended using external guardrail tools to monitor prompts and responses as an added layer of protection. \u201cAs shown by their own research, even with ethical alignment, their Opus 4 model exhibited uncharacteristic behavior by blackmailing an engineer who had threatened to turn the model off<\/a>,\u201d Jaffri said.<\/p>\n

Anthropic says newer Claude models no longer blackmail in its original evaluation after changes to its safety training<\/p>\n

Jaffri added that limited transparency around Claude\u2019s training process means extra safety checks are still necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery possible scenario cannot be fully covered in testing,\u201d he told CNET, noting that systems like Computer Use and Claude Code need additional guardrails in place to offset unexpected behavior<\/p>\n

Anthropic is also taking steps to make AI-generated content easier to identify. The company plans to add watermarks to text from future Claude models, not to yuck anyone\u2019s yam, but to comply with the EU AI Act. The watermark won\u2019t change how Claude writes or shows up in the text \u2014 as some watermarks already do in AI-generated videos and images \u2014 but it could help indicate whether Claude was likely involved in creating it. With AI slop and deepfakes already flooding the internet, more people want to know when the content was made with AI.<\/p>\n

Despite Anthropic\u2019s efforts around safety and transparency, Claude hasn\u2019t avoided trouble<\/p>\n

Anthropic has been sued over allegations it misled Claude Max subscribers about usage limits, while another mishap briefly exposed parts of Claude Code\u2019s ith authors whose pirated books had been downloaded and stored for AI training<\/p>\n

Anthropic offers several Claude plans<\/a>, including a free option to try it without commitment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Claude Pro costs $20 per month and offers higher usage limits, access to paid-only models, and features like Claude Code and Cowork. The Max plan starts at $100 per month, with a $200 tier for much heavier use<\/p>\n

Anthropic also offers Team and Enterprise plans for businesses. What you get varies by plan, especially for Claude\u2019s most advanced models, Cowork and usage limits<\/p>\n

Additionally, Anthropic provides access to its AI models through an API, with pricing based on usage<\/p>\n

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