Claude alternatives
If Claude is not the right fit, these solve similar problems.
ChatGPT
The most widely used assistant, with image generation and a large plugin ecosystem.
The safest default if you only want one subscription. Its advantage is breadth rather than depth in any single area.
from $20/mo
Cursor
Editor built around AI, with codebase-wide context rather than single-file autocomplete.
Worth switching editors for if you work in large codebases daily. For occasional scripting, an autocomplete plugin in your existing editor is enough.
from $20/mo