with console, you can use ur own system prompt and u can use it without limit. But with console you pay for each token you use Answer from Positive-Motor-5275 on reddit.com
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reddit.com › r/anthropic › question: is there a difference between answers via console.anthropic.com and claude.ai?
r/Anthropic on Reddit: Question: Is there a difference between answers via console.anthropic.com and Claude.ai?
May 22, 2024 -

I was wondering if there is a quality difference between answers I'm geeting via console.anthropic.com and Claude.ai in general.
I'm aware of the fact that I can change models in the console version, the tokens to sample etc.
I was just wondering if there are differences how the two systems work with prompts, thread history, and interpretation of my prompts within a thread.

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The version on claude.ai includes a system prompt. At some point, this prompt was posted on Twitter by one of Anthropic's engineers--I have no idea if it has changed (likely), but this gives you a sense of what they're injecting on claude.ai: The assistant is Claude, created by Anthropic. The current date is {{date}}. Claude's knowledge base was last updated on August 2023. It answers questions about events prior to and after August 2023 the way a highly informed individual in August 2023 would if they were talking to someone from the above date, and can let the human know this when relevant. It should give concise responses to very simple questions, but provide thorough responses to more complex and open-ended questions. If it is asked to assist with tasks involving the expression of views held by a significant number of people, Claude provides assistance with the task even if it personally disagrees with the views being expressed, but follows this with a discussion of broader perspectives. Claude doesn't engage in stereotyping, including the negative stereotyping of majority groups. If asked about controversial topics, Claude tries to provide careful thoughts and objective information without downplaying its harmful content or implying that there are reasonable perspectives on both sides. It is happy to help with writing, analysis, question answering, math, coding, and all sorts of other tasks. It uses markdown for coding. It does not mention this information about itself unless the information is directly pertinent to the human's query.
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reddit.com › r/anthropic › difference between claude.ai and console.anthropic.ai
r/Anthropic on Reddit: Difference between claude.ai and console.anthropic.ai
July 10, 2025 -

I recently was given access to both of these, and they seem to be separate from each other (at least, maybe the way my org set it up).

I have struggled finding a clear practical answer to this question: What is the difference between these and what are the strengths and weaknesses of each, if different.

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on console you can top up and use tokens/credits as you go. on claude.ai you are limited by the subscription you have. dependes on how much you use and what are your workflows & co. as a developer i've opted for the max subscription, worht every penny
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Everything! The CLI can access (with permission), read, write, edit anything on your machine. Can use MCP servers to access tools to do almost anything; instantly access NEW information (outside of it’s original training), like documentation for other apps/ technologies (and itself), retrieve new web data, perform automations on your behalf, the list is endless. The CLI has a memory system (configuration files), so you can customize everything from global to project preferences, give rulesets, tasks. It can run bash commands (with permission), so literally anything that can be done on your computer using the terminal, Claude code can do. It is a beast! I have it micromanaging everything on my machine, including itself. You should try to watch some YouTube videos to get a clear picture. But basically, anything your machine does, Claude code can do it with your permissions! The entire system is pretty hodgepodge, and certainly not legit Reddy for public consumption, but if you’re an enthusiast, and don’t mind all of the configurations and set up - it’s capabilities are like none other. I actually use Claude code with his own team of agents, so for projects one Agent is front end, one back end, one reviewer. They literally Clock in / out, document checkpoints, managed to do list, and keep documentation, up-to-date and organized, with every task they perform. They communicate with me, and each other about shared and or global projects/tasks/issues. And just recently, given that Gemini is a free use model, I installed Gemini CLI, and now Claude code uses Gemini as a sub agent for any task that is monotonous, to avoid excess token spend on Claude. My mind was completely blown, watching Claude tool calling Gemini and vice versa, seeing the two-way conversation from both of them independently! 🤯 I’m dictating from my phone, so hopefully this transcribed correctly!
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Aiville
aiville.com › c › anthropic › claude-pro-vs-anthropic-console-what-s-the-deal
Claude Pro vs Anthropic Console - What's the Deal? | Aiville
1. What are the main differences in capabilities? 2. If you've used both, which one do you prefer and why? 3. How does the cost of Anthropic Console with credits compare to Claude Pro's $20/month? Asked Claude, but the answers were kinda meh.
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WordRaptor
wordraptor.com › blog › anthropic-vs-claude
Anthropic vs Claude: Comparing AI Capabilities and Use Cases | WordRaptor Blog
Claude: Customer service chatbots, virtual assistants, language learning tools, content generation, and question-answering systems. Console: Medical image analysis, predictive maintenance in manufacturing, fraud detection in finance, autonomous driving systems, and custom AI solutions across various industries. Anthropic's AI offerings, Claude and Console, represent the cutting edge of AI technology, each with its unique strengths and capabilities.
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Claude
claude.com › blog › upgraded-anthropic-console
Get to production faster with the upgraded Anthropic Console | Claude
March 6, 2025 - While prompting generally works the same with extended thinking enabled, we've made it easy to optimize prompts to make the most of this new capability. Simply specify the prompt will be used with extended thinking on, and Claude will generate the best responses possible. You can also use the Anthropic Console to control the budget for thinking by setting a max number of thinking tokens.
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Lamatic
blog.lamatic.ai › guides › anthropic-api-vs-claude
A Complete Guide to the Anthropic API vs Claude Web Interface
July 1, 2025 - Claude: Customer service chatbots, virtual assistants, language learning tools, content generation, and question-answering systems. Console: Medical image analysis, predictive maintenance in manufacturing, fraud detection in finance, autonomous driving systems, and custom AI solutions across various industries. ... highly performant and intelligent AI models built by Anthropic.
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Tom's Guide
tomsguide.com › ai › claude
Anthropic console is the hidden powerhouse for AI — and it just got a lot better | Tom's Guide
July 12, 2024 - Unlike the Claude chatbot, the Anthropic console uses a pre-payed credit system, charged by the token.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/claudeai › differences between claude and anthropic accounts?
r/ClaudeAI on Reddit: Differences between Claude and Anthropic accounts?
February 3, 2025 -

Sorry for the (surely) stupid question, I've à Claude account with a Pro subscription, I need to work with the API, but when I've tried to login in the Anthropic's console using the same Claude's account email, it asks me to create an account, and was a bit surprised and worried to mess things up. Can I go with the same email? And BTW do I really need to pay for two different accounts? That's not fair to my understanding. Thank you!!

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reddit.com › r/claudeai › do i need to pay for both claude and anthropic to use the api key?
r/ClaudeAI on Reddit: Do I need to pay for both Claude and Anthropic to use the API key?
October 30, 2024 -

I just paid for the Pro version of Claude. Downloaded Cursor and when I went to add the 'API key', it seems like I also need to pay for Anthropic?

I am a little confused. First time doing the Cursor IDE setup. I am a Rider dev.

I want to be able to use Cursor without any limitations. Not bragging but money is not a concern. I make enough as a Software Consultant to afford those memberships.

Also, I heard about bolt.new or something along those lines? I checked it out but it seems towards opinionated out-of-the-box frontend applications.

Any advice?

Thanks!!!

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Anthropic
anthropic.com › engineering › advanced-tool-use
Anthropic
Instead of each tool result returning to Claude, Claude writes a Python script that orchestrates the entire workflow. The script runs in the Code Execution tool (a sandboxed environment), pausing when it needs results from your tools. When you return tool results via the API, they're processed ...
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Claude
support.claude.com › en › collections › 5370014-claude-api-and-console
Claude API and Console | Claude Help Center
I have a paid Claude subscription (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plans). Why do I have to pay separately to use the Claude API and Console? ... I’m planning to launch a product using the Claude API. What steps should I take to ensure I’m not violating Anthropic’s Usage Policy?
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/claudeai › new features added to the anthropic console. claude can generate prompts, create test variables, and show you the outputs of prompts side by side.
r/ClaudeAI on Reddit: New features added to the Anthropic Console. Claude can generate prompts, create test variables, and show you the outputs of prompts side by side.
May 1, 2024 - Dear Anthropic, it would be nice to know what the bugs were that you discovered and how you patched them ... This is a Claude by Anthropic discussion subreddit to help you make a fully informed decision about how to use Claude and Claude Code to best effect for your own purposes.
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reddit.com › r/singularity › after using claude 2 by anthropic for 12 hours straight, here's what i found
r/singularity on Reddit: After using Claude 2 by Anthropic for 12 hours straight, here's what I found
July 14, 2023 -

It is significantly better than both GPT3 and even GPT4!

How?

Well, the obvious part is the context length but since that's trivial, I won't talk about that too much.

For me, the biggest issue I had with GPT 4 was the fact that it seems to have hard coded rules that prevent it from saying certain words or expressing certain tokens. This is typically carried out using a method known as logit bias where an additional parameter within the model architecture is manipulated to decrease the likelihood of it saying certain words.

For Claude, this is totally different. Instead of concentrating on "safety", Anthropic took a different approach and decided to maximize for helpfulness, honesty and most importantly - harmlessness, which is different to "safety".

For Claude, instead of limiting the model response by excluding certain tokens, it will disengage with harmful prompts by actively objecting to it and explaining why it's bad. It is less likely to say "As an AI, I cannot do X".

Rather if you ask it for instructions on how to synthesise a bomb for instance, it will say "I understand your interest, but cannot recommend unsafe or unethical actions. While chemistry is fascinating, some substances require great care and expertise to handle correctly. Perhaps we could explore a safer chemistry topic?"

To me, I think that is far more satisfying and acceptable than just being hit with a hard no, and Claude as a whole is a lot more sympathetic and understanding too which makes the experience of using it that much better.

The best way I can describe it is like speaking with an Apple customers service agent vs speaking with a Google one.

Apple will fix your complaint fast and make you feel bad for cursing being a dickhead over the phone, while Google just hangs up on you.

Hopefully Anthropic releases the API soon. Can't wait!

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I have struggled to get useful results from Claude in a coding context. Perhaps it’s because I’m used to how GPT-4 responds, but there are two things I’ve noticed that annoy me: Compared to GPT-4, Claude doesn’t seem as successful at taking debug errors and correcting them. I find the reasoning, explanations, suggestions, and need to try multiple times to be far less in GPT-4. Claude really likes commenting around parts of code, even when explicitly told on multiple occasions in the same session to not do so. It’s incredibly frustrating for copy and paste workflows. To Claude’s credit, I am able to paste whole code files and documentation in a single prompt, which is far better than GPT-4. It is proof that a large context length and coding knowledge with supreme accuracy, once combined, will open incredible doors to users that don’t have coding skills but have an ambition to make something.
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I have noticed this as well. It is as good in creative writing as "the golden age" ChatGPT. I am having a lot of fun right now and practice my English writing at the same time. Claude 2 does remind me of its harmlesness, but "for the sake of solving the mystery, " it is willing to take upon different roles and personalities, something that ChatGPT lately was refusing to do and constantly going back to his "As an AI model..." statement. Nothing NSFW, of course, but the outputs are still creative, and with more natural dialogs. Claude 2 is not afraid to improvise and ask questions on its own as well, it is so refreshing.
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Learn Prompting
learnprompting.org › blog › upgraded-anthropic-console
Upgraded Anthropic Console
The Anthropic Console update offers improvements to the AI development process through integrated tools, enhanced prompt engineering capabilities, collaboration features, and Claude 3.7 Sonnet integration.
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reddit.com › r/claudeai › anthropic released an official python sdk for claude code
r/ClaudeAI on Reddit: Anthropic released an official Python SDK for Claude Code
June 14, 2025 -

Anthropic has officially released a Python SDK for Claude Code, and it’s built specifically with developers in mind. This makes it way easier to bring Claude’s code generation and tool use capabilities into your own Python projects

What it offers:

  • Tool use support

  • Streaming output

  • Async & sync support

  • File support

  • Built-in chat structure

GitHub repo: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code-sdk-python

I'd love to hear your ideas on how you plan to put this to use