Starting today, all Claude.ai users (whether they use the paid or free service) can now create and view artifacts on the website, Android app, and iOS app, a much-missed upgrade for ChatGPT.
A quick note about this AI bot: Claude is a rival to Anthropic's ChatGPT, with similar features, such as the ability to prompt with text, files, images, or a combination of all three. However, aside from privacy, there's not much that really sets it apart from the famous AI. Perhaps this is why Claude for iOS was downloaded a total of 157,000 times worldwide in its first week, while ChatGPT was downloaded 480,000 times in its first five days (via TechCrunch).
This is where Artifacts finally helps Claude stand out. As Anthropic's blog post explains, Artifacts turns conversations with an AI into more of a “collaborative experience.” With Artifacts on, Claude can open a separate window that displays the project he's helping create next to his prompts, allowing him to see what his tweaks and edits look like in real time, without the need for third-party tools.
To turn on artifacts, go to your Claude.AI profile settings by clicking your initials in the bottom left corner of the screen, tap “Settings,” and turn the “Enable artifacts” option on (or off). The next time you use Claude, you can start generating artifacts, but there are some restrictions, such as content having to be “significant and self-contained,” which according to Anthropic is usually “15 or more lines of content.” For more information on Anthropic's other artifact rules, see the official FAQ.
How I Made Artifacts with Claude – Watch on YouTube
Some of the examples showcased in Artifacts' announcement video (above) include a draft version of a website or even a digital game, like a virtual Rubik's Cube. If there's a feature you'd like to tweak, you can change the prompt and see how it affects what you're working on in real time. This isn't offered by ChatGPT, making the process of iterating on ideas with AI (especially on mobile) a much easier task.
With the deployment of Artifacts, Free and Pro plan users can also choose to make their Artifacts public, which can then be remixed by others to modify what others have made to suit their own ideas. Team plan users can also share Artifacts, but only with their teammates. This kind of collaborative AI design process is also something we've never seen before, and we're excited to see if Artifacts lives up to Anthropic's expectations.
Still, combined with its focus on privacy, Claude is shaping up to be a real competitor to ChatGPT, not just a clone. It's an area to keep an eye on, but if you're having trouble with OpenAI's bots and want to try something new, Claude might be the bot you need.
