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ChatGPT Work vs Claude in Chrome

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

ChatGPT Work

4.0

From $20/mo

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Best overall

Claude in Chrome

4.1

From $20/mo

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At a glance

ChatGPT Work4.0

Pick it if: ChatGPT users who want admin, inbox, research and reporting jobs done for them without building automations.

Claude in Chrome4.1

Best overallEasiest to use

Pick it if: Claude subscribers who spend their day in web apps and want the repetitive clicking done for them.

Overview

Attribute	ChatGPT Work	Claude in Chrome
In one line	ChatGPT's agent mode: hand it a whole task across your email, apps, files and browser.	Anthropic's Chrome extension that lets Claude click, type and fill in forms for you.
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Starting price	$20/mo	$20/mo
Free plan	Yes	No
Works with Claude Code	No	Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

Attribute	ChatGPT Work	Claude in Chrome
Overall rating	4.0	4.1Winner
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.	4.0	4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.	4.5	4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.	4.0	4.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.	4.0	4.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.	3.5	3.5

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

Attribute	ChatGPT Work	Claude in Chrome
Access & platform
Free plan	Yes	No
Mobile app	Yes	No
Desktop app	Yes	No
Browser extension	No	Yes
API access	No	No
Teams & business
Team workspace	Yes	Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO	Yes	Yes
Connects to other apps	Yes	Yes
Open source or self-hosted	No	No
AI abilities
Works with your files	Yes	Yes
Understands images	Yes	Yes
Makes images	Yes	No
Makes video	No	No
Writes code	Yes	Yes
Runs agents or automations	Yes	Yes
Learns your brand or style	No	Yes
Works in many languages	Yes	Yes
Capabilities score	12/ 17	10/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

Attribute	ChatGPT Work	Claude in Chrome
Plans	Free Free Trying a task or two on desktop.	ProOur pick $20/mo, or $17/mo billed yearly Anyone trying browser tasks for the first time.
	PlusOur pick $20/mo Handing off a few jobs a week.	Max $100/mo People running browser tasks most days.
	Pro From $100/mo Anyone running agent tasks every day.	Ultra $200/mo All-day agent users.
	Business See website Teams that want shared admin and no training on their data.	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	Try it on Plus with a couple of real jobs. If you hand it work most days you'll run out of credits, and that's when Pro or extra credits make sense.	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.

Key features

Attribute	ChatGPT Work	Claude in Chrome
Standout features	Works across your apps Its own browser Scheduled and triggered tasks Finished outputs Runs in the cloud Desktop app access	Acts on the page Works across tabs Cowork in the side panel Background tasks Safety checks Works with Claude Code

Pros and cons

Attribute	ChatGPT Work	Claude in Chrome
Pros	Handles multi-step work across email, calendar and files, not just chat Runs in the cloud, so scheduled tasks don't need your computer on No separate subscription if you already pay for ChatGPT Asks before important actions, and you can redirect it mid-task Hands back finished documents, decks and spreadsheets	Works in the Chrome you already use, with your logins Included with any paid Claude plan Handles websites that have no connector or API Your skills and connectors work in the side panel Anthropic publishes its prompt-injection test results
Cons	Long tasks burn through credits quickly, especially on Plus Long or complex jobs still go wrong and need checking Reads a lot of your email, calendar and chat, which some teams won't accept Only one Gmail account at a time for now	Desktop Chrome only: no Edge, Brave, Safari or phone Web pages can hide instructions to trick it, and the risk isn't zero Browser tasks use up your Claude limits quickly Slower than doing a short task yourself Not on the free Claude plan

Who each one is for

Attribute	ChatGPT Work	Claude in Chrome
Best for	Sorting inbox and calendar admin across connected apps Weekly reports and reviews on a schedule Research that ends in a finished document or deck Repetitive web jobs like comparing suppliers or filling in forms Prep notes before meetings and calls	Pulling numbers out of dashboards and portals with no export Tidying Google Drive, Gmail and other web apps Updating a CRM from your calendar and emails Researching competitors across many sites Testing a website you built with Claude Code
You'll find it used by	Business owners Operations teams Marketers Analysts Sales teams	Marketers Operations teams Sales teams Founders Web developers

Questions people ask

Which is better, ChatGPT Work or Claude in Chrome?

Claude in Chrome scores highest overall in our ratings (ChatGPT Work 4.0/5 and Claude in Chrome 4.1/5). ChatGPT Work is best for sorting inbox and calendar admin across connected apps and weekly reports and reviews on a schedule. 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.

Which is cheaper, ChatGPT Work or Claude in Chrome?

ChatGPT Work: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo. Claude in Chrome: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $20/mo.

Which is easier to use, ChatGPT Work or Claude in Chrome?

Claude in Chrome rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Claude subscribers who spend their day in web apps and want the repetitive clicking done for them.

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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