ChatGPT remains the go-to AI chatbot for many, but it’s by no means the only one to consider. If you’re looking for something new, Claude is the perfect alternative for all kinds of projects.
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Better Initial Prompts
ChatGPT occasionally gives you initial prompts. You’ll often see these when using Custom GPTs, which are arguably the most underrated ChatGPT feature. These prompts are ideal for generating ideas when you’re not thinking clearly, and often, they can trigger follow-up thoughts and additional prompts.
But while ChatGPT is good at doing this on Custom GPTs, it isn’t otherwise great. You often don’t get starting prompts when starting new conversations, which can be annoying if you want to stimulate your mind with ideas. This is one area that even Copilot does better than ChatGPT.
Claude offers multiple prompts for the start of each conversation. Even more useful is how the tool segments these into different categories. You have Claude’s choice, for example, which gives some niche topics like “Discover a new perspective”.
When using Claude, you’ll also find a Life stuff section. Here, you can ask for morning routine tips, celebration plans, and more.
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Easier-to-Comprehend Answers
ChatGPT is really good at providing detailed answers. I love the Deep Research feature, for example. Even with basic conversations, you can get lots of detail by just asking the tool to give you outline-based responses.
But while I like how much detail ChatGPT can go into with its answers, I’m not a fan of its information layout sometimes. I like seeing content in table format, but some responses can feel cluttered. As a result, it’s occasionally difficult for me to keep up.
Meanwhile, Claude presents its answers in an easily digestible format, more often than not. Thanks to this, I find it much easier to follow along with everything; as a result, I have more clarity.
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Solid Writing Customization Features
While ChatGPT is great at many things, I don’t think writing is one of them. Even its newer models are not as convincing as the marketing messages try to portray. ChatGPT Canvas is a solid tool for working with, but at the same time, the customization features aren’t as good as those of other AI tools.
Claude has a lot of great tools for writing. For example, you can change the style. In addition to preset options, such as Concise, Explanatory, and Formal, you can create and edit your own styles. These are somewhat similar to instructions in ChatGPT, but with what I think is a bit more clarity.
Writing with Claude is also nice because you can pick from preset suggestions. The tool has an option to edit your content, and it’s also possible to develop content calendars and instructional content.
While I still don’t see myself ever using AI to write anything, Claude is a great tool for outlining ideas. I would recommend using it over ChatGPT almost all the time.
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Nicer Interface & Appearance Customization
ChatGPT’s interface has certainly gotten better since the app’s early iterations. For example, I think Projects is an absolute must-use feature. But at the same time, I still think it lacks in areas where other AI tools—namely Claude—do not.
Besides Projects, ChatGPT doesn’t offer a huge amount of interface customization. For the whole time I’ve used the app, this has been one of my biggest annoyances. I was happy when I started using Claude for this reason.
Sure, Claude lacks a Projects-style feature (and I definitely think it should add something like this). But in terms of tweaking the interface, it’s great. For example, you can choose from different fonts.
In general, I think the colors in Claude’s interface—and its overall design—work much better than ChatGPT. To me, ChatGPT feels a bit utilitarian, while Claude is genuinely fun to use.
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GitHub Integration
Coding is one of the most common reasons people use Claude, and in my opinion, it’s more accommodating for this than ChatGPT. As a baseline, you have the option to choose prompts and code within Claude Artifacts. Beyond that, though, the tool integrates with GitHub.
With the GitHub integration, you have the choice to connect your repositories to the app. You can simply select the ones you want to add before importing them to Claude. As a result, it’s much easier to meet all your coding needs.
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The Ability to Batch-Delete Chats
Projects has certainly helped me clean up my ChatGPT interface, but I really don’t like how I still can’t batch-delete chats. Removing my chats is tedious, and as a result, it’s easy for my non-Projects conversations to sit around long after I will ever need them.
Batch-deleting chats is the easiest way to solve this problem, which is why it bothers me that ChatGPT still doesn’t have this feature. Claude, on the other hand, does. All I have to do is tick the box next to each discussion and select Delete Selected when I’m ready to remove them.
Despite its many benefits, ChatGPT misses out in a couple of ways compared to Claude. Not having an option to batch-delete chats is one reason, but I also wish ChatGPT had better prompting and easier-to-understand conversations.
