Claude

Name: Claude
Price: 20 USD
Rating: 4.72 (293019 reviews)
Author: Anthropic

Anthropic

Free · from $20/mo

MLX Score4.1

PriceFreewith paid plans

RunsIn the cloud

DeveloperAnthropic

LicenceClosedsource

CategoryChat

Mac13+macOS or later

Claude chats, writes, analyses files, searches the web, runs code and remembers across conversations. The desktop app can also hand off longer tasks.

Anthropic offers downloads for Apple silicon and Intel Macs; the Homebrew cask needs macOS 13 or later. The iPhone and iPad app needs iOS 18.

The free plan has usage limits. Pro costs $20 a month ($17 billed yearly) and Max starts at $100 a month. The AI runs on Anthropic's servers.

How to Get It

Homebrew

brew install --cask claude

iPhone & iPad App StoreOpen

WebsiteVisit

Official downloads only. MLX never re-hosts an app, and never runs a command for you.

4.1out of 5

App Store ratingahead of 64%

Homebrew installs (90 days)ahead of 100%

App Store: 4.7 from 293,019 ratings · read 2026-11-02Homebrew: 45,545 installs in 90 days · read 2026-11-02

Ranked against the chat & assistants listings, from real public data only. How the score works.

Developer: Anthropic
Category: Chat & assistants
Price: Free · from $20/mo (Pro; $17 a month billed yearly. Max from $100 a month.)
Your data: Runs in the cloud
Licence: Proprietary
Mac: macOS 13 or later
iPhone and iPad: iOS 18.0 or later
Links: Website
Facts checked: 2026-11-01

claude.com/pricing · free plan, Pro $20 / $17 yearly, Max $100 · checked 2026-11-01claude.com/download · Mac (Apple silicon and Intel) and iOS downloads · checked 2026-11-01formulae.brew.sh/cask/claude · macOS 13 requirement, bundle id · checked 2026-11-01apps.apple.com/us/app/id6473753684 · iOS 18 requirement, App Store id · checked 2026-11-01Icon from App Store