Anthropic and Its Services
What is Anthropic?
Anthropic is an AI company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers. Anthropic is known for creating Claude, their conversational AI assistant that's designed to be helpful, harmless, and honest in its interactions with humans.
Claude Website vs. Anthropic API: What's the Difference?
Claude Website
The Claude website (claude.ai) is where you can directly chat with Anthropic's AI models through your web browser. It's:
- Easy to use with a simple chat interface
- Available for direct conversations
- Has file upload capabilities for discussing documents
- Free to use with basic features (with usage limits)
Anthropic API
The API (Application Programming Interface) is what powers integration with Definer and other applications:
- Allows developers to build Claude's capabilities into their own applications
- Brings AI assistance directly into tools like Definer without visiting the Claude website
- Offers more customization options for how the AI responds
- Requires an API key to access
- Usage is billed based on the amount of text processed
How to Get Your Own Anthropic API Key
To use Anthropic with Definer, you'll need your own API key.
This guide will walk you through getting your key.
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Why Use Anthropic with Definer?
Anthropic's Claude offers several compelling features:
- Thoughtful, nuanced responses for definitions and explanations
- Strong ability to follow specific instructions
- Designed to be helpful while avoiding harmful or misleading information
- Excellent at understanding context and providing accurate information
- Long context window that allows it to consider more information when responding
Keep in mind that using the API will incur small charges based on your usage, but this cost is minimal compared to the value of having instant, high-quality definitions and language help anywhere on the web.
Have questions about using Anthropic Claude with Definer? Feel free to create a new post with the "Help" flair in the r/lumetrium_definer subreddit.