Let’s cut to the chase: I switched from ChatGPT to Claude. It’s not that ChatGPT isn’t good — it is. But for my needs, Claude has some edges that make a real difference in my day-to-day life.

Here are three main reasons why I made the switch…

1

Claude actually gets what I’m saying.

I’m not a complete AI novice, but I’m not exactly exploring ChatGPT’s GPT store in my spare time. I fall squarely into that intermediate user category—knowing what answer I want, but not always sure of the right cues to get it.

ChatGPT often makes me feel like I need to learn more about instant engineering or that I need to use a special GPT to get the answers I want. I had to write long prompts and sometimes ask him to role play before getting satisfactory answers.

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2

Claude’s coding experience is more interactive.

One area where Cloud really shines is in its interactive coding environment, thanks to its artifact feature. Let’s say I wanted to make a basic Tic-tac-toe game with JavaScript. With ChatGPT, I would get a piece of code that I would have to copy and paste into my environment to see results.

Claude, however, offers a much smoother experience. With Claude, I can preview the game directly in its artifact window.

If I want to change the win alert to something more interesting, add a reset button, or modify the game logic, I can just ask Claude to make those changes. I can also switch between Preview And Code Display the code to inspect it before using it in my project.

This real-time interaction isn’t just useful for coding—it’s also great for understanding how different pieces of code work together. I can also ask Claude to define any part of the code, and it can immediately show me the effects of the changes.

3

Cloud supports document previews.

If you’re like me, you often need to export summaries of your chats to PDF or doc format for reference purposes. When using ChatGPT, I have to download the export file first and then open it locally to see how it looks.

However, my experience with Claude has been different. Instead of just providing me with a download link, Claude previews the file in its artifact window. Here, I can see what the export file looks like.

When I use the same prompt on ChatGPT, this is what I get:

But it gets even better. Let’s say I want it to include more details about a particular section, I can just tell it to do that, and voilà — it creates a new version of the document.

The ability to preview and refine documents without leaving the chat window is a huge time saver and one of the main reasons I stick with Claude. For now, at least.

ChatGPT is still a powerful tool, and I haven’t completely abandoned it. But for my everyday needs, I find myself turning to Claude more often. It seems to better understand the nuances of my applications, makes coding more interactive, and has streamlined how I capture and organize ideas.

Is Claude perfect? no way. It has its own characteristics and limitations. But for someone who regularly uses AI tools, Claude has proven to be a better fit more often than not.