Anthropic Introduces Paid Subscription Plan Claude Pro for its AI-driven Text Analysis Chatbot. Claude Pro costs $20 per month in the US and £18 in the UK, allowing users to send more messages and gain early access to new features. Anthropic's ultimate ambition is to create a "next-generation algorithm for self-teaching artificial intelligence," aimed at building virtual assistants to help with tasks such as replying to emails, conducting research, and generating art and books. Anthropic also faces fierce competition from Cohere, AI21 Labs, and OpenAI.