Head-to-head

ChatGPT Business vs Claude Team

ChatGPT Business is the safer all-around AI subscription for most small businesses and mixed teams. Claude Team is the sharper fit for long documents, writing quality, research synthesis, and careful editing.

ChatGPT Business

9.5 $20

Claude Team

9.4 $20

Verdict

ChatGPT Business

The most flexible single AI subscription: GPT-5.5 plus Deep Research, Custom GPTs, Canvas, and the Codex coding agent in one team workspace with strong admin controls. The two-seat minimum and per-seat feature limits aside, it does the most for the money.

Claude Team

Anthropic's team plan, aimed at writing, reasoning, and long-document work, with shared Projects and up to a 1M-token context; premium seats add Claude Code for engineers. Worth weighing: opaque usage limits, $100+ premium seats, no EU data residency, and no image generation.

Best for

ChatGPT Business

Small businesses, solo operators, students, creators, and teams that want one flexible AI assistant for writing, research, planning, analysis, brainstorming, and everyday productivity.

Claude Team

People and teams that need thoughtful writing, long-document work, study help, reflection, research synthesis, strategy docs, and careful editing.

Avoid if

ChatGPT Business

your main need is AI embedded directly inside Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, or you only need a narrow specialist tool for design, grammar, or source-backed research.

Claude Team

your highest priority is design assets, native Microsoft or Google integration, or a lower-cost grammar-only tool.

Score breakdown

fit

ChatGPT Bu

9.6

Claude Tea

9.4

ease

ChatGPT Bu

9.2

Claude Tea

9.0

value

ChatGPT Bu

9.0

Claude Tea

8.8

quality

ChatGPT Bu

9.5

Claude Tea

9.6

Specs

API

Not included — billed separately

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Price

$25/user/mo monthly, $20/user/mo annual (2-seat minimum)

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Trial

14-day onboarding trial

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Models

GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro, plus reasoning/Thinking models

Claude Opus 4.8, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5

Compliance

SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001; no training on workspace data by default

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Seat types

Standard ChatGPT seat, or usage-based Codex-only seat

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Included tools

ChatGPT + Codex, Custom GPTs, Projects, Canvas, Deep Research, ChatGPT Agent, image generation

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Admin & security

Shared workspace, admin console, SAML SSO, SCIM, MFA

Central billing, admin controls, SAML SSO

Knowledge connectors

Google Drive, SharePoint, GitHub, and company knowledge

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Advanced-feature limits

Per-seat limits on Deep Research, image gen, voice, and Codex; workspace credits cover overage

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Connectors

—

Workplace connectors / remote MCP, plus Microsoft 365 integration

Mixed seats

—

Standard and Premium seats can be combined on one team

Premium seat

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$125/seat/mo monthly ($100 annual) — 6.25× Pro usage; adds Claude Code

Seat minimum

—

5 seats minimum; larger orgs route to Enterprise

Collaboration

—

Shared Projects — team workspaces with common documents, code, and context

Data training

—

Team conversations are not used to train models by default (contract-level)

Standard seat

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$25/seat/mo monthly ($20 annual) — 1.25× Pro usage; shared Projects, connectors, admin controls

Context window

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Up to 1M tokens; Team seats get the 1M window in Claude Code on Opus with no surcharge

Buy →Buy →

	ChatGPT Business	Claude Team
Score	9.5	9.4
Price	$20	$20
Verdict	The most flexible single AI subscription: GPT-5.5 plus Deep Research, Custom GPTs, Canvas, and the Codex coding agent in one team workspace with strong admin controls. The two-seat minimum and per-seat feature limits aside, it does the most for the money.	Anthropic's team plan, aimed at writing, reasoning, and long-document work, with shared Projects and up to a 1M-token context; premium seats add Claude Code for engineers. Worth weighing: opaque usage limits, $100+ premium seats, no EU data residency, and no image generation.
Best for	Small businesses, solo operators, students, creators, and teams that want one flexible AI assistant for writing, research, planning, analysis, brainstorming, and everyday productivity.	People and teams that need thoughtful writing, long-document work, study help, reflection, research synthesis, strategy docs, and careful editing.
Avoid if	your main need is AI embedded directly inside Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, or you only need a narrow specialist tool for design, grammar, or source-backed research.	your highest priority is design assets, native Microsoft or Google integration, or a lower-cost grammar-only tool.
Score breakdown
fit	9.6	9.4
ease	9.2	9.0
value	9.0	8.8
quality	9.5	9.6
Specs
API	Not included — billed separately	—
Price	$25/user/mo monthly, $20/user/mo annual (2-seat minimum)	—
Trial	14-day onboarding trial	—
Models	GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro, plus reasoning/Thinking models	Claude Opus 4.8, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001; no training on workspace data by default	—
Seat types	Standard ChatGPT seat, or usage-based Codex-only seat	—
Included tools	ChatGPT + Codex, Custom GPTs, Projects, Canvas, Deep Research, ChatGPT Agent, image generation	—
Admin & security	Shared workspace, admin console, SAML SSO, SCIM, MFA	Central billing, admin controls, SAML SSO
Knowledge connectors	Google Drive, SharePoint, GitHub, and company knowledge	—
Advanced-feature limits	Per-seat limits on Deep Research, image gen, voice, and Codex; workspace credits cover overage	—
Connectors	—	Workplace connectors / remote MCP, plus Microsoft 365 integration
Mixed seats	—	Standard and Premium seats can be combined on one team
Premium seat	—	$125/seat/mo monthly ($100 annual) — 6.25× Pro usage; adds Claude Code
Seat minimum	—	5 seats minimum; larger orgs route to Enterprise
Collaboration	—	Shared Projects — team workspaces with common documents, code, and context
Data training	—	Team conversations are not used to train models by default (contract-level)
Standard seat	—	$25/seat/mo monthly ($20 annual) — 1.25× Pro usage; shared Projects, connectors, admin controls
Context window	—	Up to 1M tokens; Team seats get the 1M window in Claude Code on Opus with no surcharge
	Buy →	Buy →

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