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Claude vs Holt

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.

Claude

Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5

Claude combines work assistance, file editing, data analysis, and integrations across several platforms. Check the free-plan usage limits and the differences among paid plans before choosing.

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Choose Holt if you want a free, open-source personal agent with per-folder local memory, model choice and task automation. Its supported operating systems and minimum memory requirement make the installation environment a key consideration. On Windows, scheduled jobs missed while the machine is asleep or off do not run later.

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The facts

	Claude	Holt
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, Extension, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows	Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows
Lowest paid plan	See the plans	Free or on request
Plans published	13	1
Maker	Claude	Not published
Website	claude.ai	github.com
On ai personal assistants	#6 of 54	#10 of 54

Claude: what it does well

Searches the web and accepts file uploads.
Creates and edits common documents and spreadsheets.
Analyzes data using code execution.
Free plan includes up to five projects.
Connectors link to a range of listed services.

What to know first

Artifact storage is limited to 20 MB and text only.
Usage limits vary by conversation, model, and features.
Free plan has limited usage.
Research is available on paid plans.

Holt: what it does well

Free and MIT licensed.
Stores conversations and distilled facts locally by folder.
Supports six named model families plus local models.
Offers wiki and knowledge graph views of memory.
Includes 13 skills and supports community additions.

What to know first

Requires at least 4 GB RAM.
npm installation requires Node.js 20 or newer.
Windows jobs missed while the machine is asleep or off are skipped.

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