What's Included in Claude's Free Tier? Everything You Get for $0

Anthropic just made Claude's free tier surprisingly powerful. Here's exactly what you get without paying a dime.

The 4 Major Features Now Free

1. File Creation

Create professional documents directly in your conversations:

• Excel spreadsheets with formulas
• PowerPoint presentations with slides
• Word documents with formatting
• PDFs ready to share

Just describe what you need, and Claude generates a downloadable file instantly.

2. App Connectors

Connect Claude to your favorite productivity tools:

• Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Calendar)
• Slack
• Notion
• Figma and Canva
• Asana and Monday
• WordPress and Wix
• Zapier
• Stripe and Square

No more copying and pasting between apps—Claude works directly with your existing workflow.

3. Custom Skills

Teach Claude to work your way:

• Save formatting preferences
• Set your writing tone
• Create reusable templates
• Apply brand guidelines consistently

Set it once, and Claude remembers for all future conversations.

4. Extended Conversations

Chat without hitting frustrating limits. Claude automatically compacts older parts of the conversation so you can keep working on complex projects without starting over.

What Else Is Free?

• Claude Sonnet 4.5 model access
• Voice search capabilities
• Image search and analysis
• No advertisements (unlike ChatGPT's free tier)
• Longer conversations with more exchanges

What Requires Paid Plans?

Pro ($20/month) and Max ($100-200/month) add:

• Higher daily usage limits
• Claude Opus 4.5 (most advanced model)
• Extended thinking mode
• Memory across conversations
• Priority access during peak times