Side-by-side comparison · AI Browsers & Agents
Brave vs Claude in Chrome vs Microsoft Edge
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Business owners who want an AI helper in the browser but don't want their browsing or chats stored or used for training.
Pick it if: Claude subscribers who spend their day in web apps and want the repetitive clicking done for them.
Pick it if: Windows and Microsoft 365 users who want AI help with reading, comparing and researching in the browser they already have.
Claude in Chrome scores highest overall, but Brave gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | Brave | Claude in Chrome | Microsoft Edge |
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| In one line | A privacy browser with Leo, a free AI assistant that doesn't keep your chats. | Anthropic's Chrome extension that lets Claude click, type and fill in forms for you. | Microsoft's free browser with Copilot built in to read pages, compare tabs and do tasks. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Paid | Freemium |
| Starting price | $14.99/mo | $20/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | No | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | No | Yes | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Brave | Claude in Chrome | Microsoft Edge |
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| Overall rating | 3.9 | 4.1Winner | 3.9 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Brave | Claude in Chrome | Microsoft Edge |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | No | Yes |
| Desktop app | Yes | No | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | Yes | Yes |
| API access | No | No | No |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | No | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | No | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | No | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | No | No | Yes |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | No | Yes | No |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | Yes | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 7/ 17 | 10/ 17 | 12/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Brave | Claude in Chrome | Microsoft Edge |
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| Plans | FreeOur pick Free Everyday summaries and questions while you browse. | ProOur pick $20/mo, or $17/mo billed yearly Anyone trying browser tasks for the first time. | FreeOur pick Free Most people: summaries, tab comparisons and Journeys. |
Leo Premium $14.99/mo, or $149.99/yr Daily users who want better answers and fewer limits. | Max $100/mo People running browser tasks most days. | Microsoft 365 Premium $19.99/mo, or $199.99/yr US households and sole traders who want the agent and Office apps in one bill. | |
Ultra $200/mo All-day agent users. | Microsoft 365 Copilot (business) See website Companies on Microsoft 365 business plans. | ||
Team From $20/seat/mo billed yearly, or $25 monthly Teams of 2 to 150 who want admin control. | |||
Enterprise From $20/seat/mo yearly plus usage, 20-seat minimum Larger companies with security rules. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Start free. If you hit the daily limits or the answers feel thin, Premium at $14.99 a month gets you Claude-level quality inside a private browser. If you already pay for ChatGPT or Claude, you may not need Premium at all, since those work in any browser. | Pro is enough to see what it can do for you. Browser tasks use your limits faster than chat, so if you hand it real work every day you'll likely need Max. Teams should use the Team plan so an admin can control which sites Claude can use. | Stay on free. The side panel, tab comparisons and Journeys cover what most business owners need, and they cost nothing. Microsoft 365 Premium is only worth it if you're in the US and already want Office for the household; don't buy it just for the browser agent, which Microsoft still calls experimental. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Brave, Claude in Chrome or Microsoft Edge?
Claude in Chrome scores highest overall in our ratings (Brave 3.9/5, Claude in Chrome 4.1/5 and Microsoft Edge 3.9/5). Brave is best for summarising pages, PDFs and Google Docs privately and quick answers with Brave Search sources. Claude in Chrome is best for pulling numbers out of dashboards and portals with no export and Tidying Google Drive, Gmail and other web apps. Microsoft Edge is best for summarising long pages and PDFs and comparing products or quotes across open tabs.
Which is cheaper, Brave, Claude in Chrome or Microsoft Edge?
Brave: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $14.99/mo. Claude in Chrome: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $20/mo. Microsoft Edge: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.99/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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