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Claude vs Kortix

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Claude

$17/mo Free tier

Anthropic's AI assistant for long documents, careful writing and connected recruiting tools. Free plan; Pro $17/mo billed annually, Max from $100/mo, Team from $20/user/mo billed annually.

Where Claude fits

  • Recruiters working through long documents, résumé stacks and RFPs
  • Teams that want an assistant connected to their ATS or CRM through MCP
  • Outreach and job ads that need to read naturally
  • Microsoft 365 and Outlook users on Pro and above

Kortix

$50/mo Free tier

Open-source platform, which Kortix calls a CompanyOS, where a whole team shares AI agents that run work around the clock on your own tools: qualify every inbound lead into HubSpot, research candidates for every search, draft the weekly LinkedIn post. It connects to 3,000+ apps and MCP servers, works with any model, and runs on Kortix Cloud or on your own servers. Free covers one project; paid plans are credits from $50/mo with unlimited members.

Where Kortix fits

  • Agencies and teams that want shared AI agents across the desk
  • Running candidate research or lead qualification on autopilot
  • Companies that need self-hosting and their own model keys
  • Teams already using Slack or Microsoft Teams for daily work

At a glance

DetailClaudeKortix
Starting price$17/mo$50/mo
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underAI assistantsAI assistants, Workflow automation

Where they pull apart

Claude

Stands out: Claude connects to many of the recruiting tools listed here through MCP servers and connectors, so it can read a req from your ATS or update a CRM record instead of you copying text back and forth. It is strong on long documents and natural-sounding writing.

Watch out: Personal plans let you opt out of model training, so check that setting before pasting candidate data, or use Team or Enterprise, which do not train on your content by default. Usage limits are compute-based, so a heavy day can hit a cap.

Not the right fit for

  • Image or video generation
  • Finding candidate contact data or LinkedIn profiles

Kortix

Stands out: Members are free and unlimited, so a whole recruiting desk can share the same agents, skills and memory for one credit pool, and everything lives as files in a git repo the company owns. An international executive search firm uses it for agents that research and profile candidates for every search, with consultants choosing the shortlist.

Watch out: It is a builder's platform, not a ready-made recruiting tool: you define the agents, skills and guardrails yourself, and nothing is restricted until you set allow, ask or block rules. Costs move with agent computer time and model usage rather than a flat fee, and audit log export and SSO are Enterprise only. There are no outside reviews yet.

Not the right fit for

  • Recruiters who want an out-of-the-box sourcing or ATS tool
  • Teams with no one to set up agents and permissions

Pros and cons

Claude

  • Free plan includes web search, file creation, memory and connectors
  • Handles very long documents and large uploads
  • Team and Enterprise plans do not train on your content by default
  • Free plan caps projects at five and has no Research
  • Usage limits reset every five hours, with weekly caps on paid plans
  • No image or video generation

Kortix

  • Open source and self-hostable
  • Unlimited members on one credit pool
  • Works with any model, including your ChatGPT subscription
  • Free plan with every feature
  • Needs setup: agents, skills and guardrails are yours to build
  • Usage-based costs are harder to predict
  • SSO and audit log export are Enterprise only

What each one costs

Claude

$17/mo

The Free plan costs nothing and includes web search, file creation, memory, connectors and up to five projects. Pro is $17/mo billed annually ($200 up front) or $20 billed monthly, and Max starts at $100/mo for 5x or 20x Pro usage. The Team plan, for 2 to 150 people, costs $20/user/mo billed annually ($25 monthly) for Standard seats and $100/user/mo billed annually ($125 monthly) for Premium seats. Enterprise is $20/seat/mo billed annually with a 20 seat minimum, plus usage at API rates. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 22 Oct 2026

Kortix

$50/mo

Free is $0 for 1 project and 500 credits a month, with your own API key or ChatGPT subscription for models. Credits plans start at $50/mo for 5,000 credits and scale to $50,000/mo, with unlimited members sharing one credit pool and up to 200 projects. One credit is $0.01 and buys about 5 minutes of agent computer. Model calls on your own keys are free up to $1,000 a month, then 5% is charged; Kortix-managed models cost the provider price plus 5.5%. Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM, audit logs and VPC or on-prem deployment on a quote. Self-hosting the open source software is free. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 6 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Claude cheaper than Kortix?
Claude starts lower, at $17/mo against $50/mo for Kortix. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Claude or Kortix for free?
Claude and Kortix carry a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 22 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?