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February 12, 2026
Claude gets more free features to capitalize on ChatGPT ads.
After already dunking on OpenAI’s plan to bring ads to ChatGPT, Anthropic is bolstering its own chatbot to attract anyone jumping ship. Free Claude users can now create and edit files (including spreadsheets, presentations, and PDFs), access Skills for specialized tasks, connect to third-party services, and more — features previously limited to paying subscribers.
TL;DR
- Free Claude users can now create and edit files.
- Supported file types include spreadsheets, presentations, and PDFs.
- Access to Skills for specialized tasks is now available to free users.
- Connectivity to third-party services is also included.
- These features were previously limited to paying subscribers.
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