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Amazon Q vs Claire

Both stand on ai personal assistants. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Amazon Q

Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5

Choose Amazon Q if its developer allowances or business response and consumption options match your work. Look elsewhere if you need a plan without the listed request, code-line, response-size, or unit limits.

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Claire

Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2

Claire combines cross-network conversation search with AI assistance and commitment tracking, while keeping visible actions behind human approval. It is alpha software, and prospective users should weigh its stated privacy boundary and plan limits.

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The facts

	Amazon Q	Claire
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	No	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, Extension, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows	Android, iPhone, Mac, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	See the plans	Plus: $10 a month
Plans published	15	4
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	aws.amazon.com	useclaire.co
On ai personal assistants	#1 of 54	#4 of 54

Amazon Q: what it does well

Free Developer tier includes 50 agentic requests monthly.
Developer Free includes 1,000 monthly code lines for Java upgrades.
Business plans offer response-size and consumption options.
Supports file uploads, app integrations, and team workspaces.

What to know first

Developer Free limits Java upgrades to 1,000 code lines monthly.
Business Lite responses are limited to approximately one page.
Business Consumption includes 30,000 units per month.

Claire: what it does well

Searches connected networks as one history
Surfaces promises and follow-ups
Customer-visible actions require human approval
Offers a self-hosting option

What to know first

Described as alpha software
Not end-to-end encrypted or zero-knowledge
AI runs may send selected conversation context

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