Claude vs Harvey
Claude and Harvey overlap on work tasks and share 2 tasks. The verdict below is calculated for each role from the tasks, the role fit and the price.
Short answer
Claude wins for 20 of 20 roles in our data. Claude starts at $20/mo; Harvey publishes no fixed price.
Verdict by role
| Role | Better choice | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Accountant | Claude | covers 14 of this role's tasks against 0; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Lawyer | Claude | covers 23 of this role's tasks against 3; part of the role's core toolkit; has a free plan |
| HR manager | Claude | covers 20 of this role's tasks against 0; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Finance manager | Claude | covers 15 of this role's tasks against 2; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Manager | Claude | covers 30 of this role's tasks against 1; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Marketer | Claude | covers 30 of this role's tasks against 1; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Sales manager | Claude | covers 30 of this role's tasks against 1; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Data analyst | Claude | covers 16 of this role's tasks against 2; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Teacher | Claude | covers 30 of this role's tasks against 1; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Executive assistant | Claude | covers 31 of this role's tasks against 1; built for this role; has a free plan |
| Logistics manager | Claude | covers 31 of this role's tasks against 1; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Procurement manager | Claude | covers 16 of this role's tasks against 2; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Secretary | Claude | covers 30 of this role's tasks against 1; built for this role; has a free plan |
| Recruiter | Claude | covers 20 of this role's tasks against 0; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| HR administrator | Claude | covers 20 of this role's tasks against 0; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Tax consultant | Claude | covers 16 of this role's tasks against 0; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Auditor | Claude | covers 15 of this role's tasks against 1; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Economist | Claude | covers 15 of this role's tasks against 2; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
| Project manager | Claude | covers 30 of this role's tasks against 1; built for this role; has a free plan |
| Social media manager | Claude | covers 30 of this role's tasks against 1; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role |
Side by side
| Claude | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic | Harvey AI |
| Category | Chat assistants | Documents and writing |
| Free plan | Yes: Several dozen messages a day depending on load, analysis of uploaded files and images, no Projects with large knowledge bases and no extended reasoning mode | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | Pro, $20/mo | price on request |
| Top plan | Max 20x, $200/mo | price on request |
| Tasks covered | 54 | 3 |
Claude: Assistant for long documents, contracts and careful writing, with a Project for each matter.
Harvey: Legal AI assistant for law firms and in-house teams, built for large document sets.
Tasks both handle
Only Claude covers
- Compare two versions of a contract
- Write a structured legal memo
- Write a formal claim letter to a counterparty
- Screen resumes fairly and without bias
- Prepare a reply to a tax authority request
- Draft a personal data processing policy
- Categorize a bank statement by cash flow line
- Write a business letter
Only Harvey covers
Pitfalls to watch at work
Claude
- On the free and personal paid plans, check Settings, Privacy: training on chats should be off before a work document goes in
- Contracts and correspondence go in only with parties, amounts and details anonymized: [Buyer], [Supplier], [amount]
- The limit is measured by conversation size rather than message count: a long chat with a large file uses up the quota in a few questions, so open a separate chat for each document
Harvey
- Harvey's legal sources are strongest for the US and the UK, and its knowledge of other jurisdictions is limited: check provisions in the official sources
- Check case and statute references against the primary source before they go into a client document
- The contract with the vendor must state that client documents are never used to train the model
FAQ
Is Claude or Harvey better for work?
In our data Claude is the better choice for 20 of 20 roles. The table above shows the reason for each role.
Which is cheaper, Claude or Harvey?
Claude starts at $20/mo; Harvey publishes no fixed price.
Do Claude and Harvey have free plans?
Claude: Yes. Several dozen messages a day depending on load, analysis of uploaded files and images, no Projects with large knowledge bases and no extended reasoning mode. Harvey: No.
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