Claude
Claude is an LLM developed by Anthropic, available via web interface, mobile apps, and API. It is designed for safety and accuracy, with extended context windows supporting long documents.
Definition
Claude uses transformer architecture trained with constitutional AI and RLHF. Multiple versions exist, including Claude 3.5, each with different capability levels and context window sizes. Claude's strength is in reasoning, detailed analysis, and handling long documents without hallucination.
Claude is accessible through Claude.ai, mobile apps, and API for developers. It supports function calling for tool use and extended context windows enabling processing of entire books or codebases. Claude's design prioritizes honesty and refusing harmful requests over user satisfaction.
Why it matters for AI visibility
Claude is used by millions for research and answer generation, making your brand's visibility in Claude search a priority. Claude's emphasis on accuracy and citation means it prioritizes well-sourced, verifiable content. Brands that emphasize evidence and transparency benefit from being cited by Claude.
Related terms
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI safety company that developed Claude, an LLM emphasizing accuracy, harmlessness, and long-context understanding. Claude powers Claude.ai and is available via API.
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