I’ve been using Claude alongside ChatGPT for months now. I build products on both platforms. I run my entire blog, my content systems, and a good chunk of my business strategy through Claude. And I can tell you honestly that the first time I used it, I didn’t get it. It felt different from ChatGPT in ways I couldn’t pin down, and I wasn’t sure I liked it.

Claude is a genuinely powerful AI tool for business, but it works differently from ChatGPT in ways that matter. The biggest things new users need to know: usage limits run on a rolling window (not a daily reset), Projects and Skills are the features that make Claude transformative for business use, and Claude responds best to longer, more detailed prompts upfront rather than the short back-and-forth style most people learn on ChatGPT.

I remember the first time I opened Claude.

I’d been building on ChatGPT for months. Over 40 custom GPTs. A full product suite. Daily workflows I could run with my eyes closed. ChatGPT was home.

Then I started testing Claude for a writing task, and the output quality stopped me mid-scroll. It sounded like a person wrote it. 

I’ve been running my business on ChatGPT and Claude for months. I build and sell custom GPTs on ChatGPT. I write, strategise, and create content on Claude. I’ve installed Claude Skills that carry my brand voice, my blog structure, and my marketing frameworks across every conversation. And every month inside my community SheScales, I deliver AI toolkits built for both platforms, because my clients deserve options, not ultimatums.

The smartest AI strategy in 2026 isn’t choosing between ChatGPT and Claude. It’s knowing which one to open for which task. Here’s how that plays out in my actual business.