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Anthropic API vs Cloze
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Anthropic API aWS Marketplace lists Claude Opus 4.8 (Amazon Bedrock Edition), published by seller Anthropic, at $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens for standard usage, or $2.50 and $12.50 per million tokens respectively for batch processing; Cloze four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity
- They diverge on capability: Anthropic API covers Multiple models, Cloze covers Contact management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Anthropic API and Cloze actually diverge.
| Attribute | Anthropic API | Cloze |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3/per-million-tokens | $50/month |
| Pricing model | usage-based | subscription |
| Platforms | Api | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2021 | 2012 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Anthropic API
- Multiple models
- 200K context
- Vision capabilities
- Function calling
- REST API
- SDKs
- Amazon Bedrock
- Google Vertex
Only in Cloze
- Contact management
- Communication history
- Relationship insights
- Task management
- Integration aggregation
- Gmail
- Outlook
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Anthropic API
- ai tools managementnot Cloze
- Workflow automationnot Cloze
- Reportingnot Cloze
Cloze
- CRM that builds contact records automatically from email and calendarnot Anthropic API
- Tracking relationships and follow ups without manual data entrynot Anthropic API
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Anthropic API
- AWS Marketplace lists Claude Opus 4.8 (Amazon Bedrock Edition), published by seller Anthropic, at $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens for standard usage, or $2.50 and $12.50 per million tokens respectively for batch processing
- AWS Marketplace's Anthropic listing shows cache write tokens billed separately at $6.25 per million tokens for the standard 5-minute cache, rising to $10.00 per million tokens for a 1-hour cache TTL
Cloze
- Four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity
- Campaign automation, marketing mail and generative AI require the Business Platinum plan at $42 per user per month
- Lead routing, sub team hierarchies and enterprise controls are Platinum only
- Even the Business Gold plan at $29 per user excludes the matching engine and lead capture
- The concierge service is an add on at $20 per user per month with a $500 monthly minimum
- Every published rate assumes annual billing
Pricing, plan by plan
Anthropic API
$3/per-million-tokens- Claude 3.5 Sonnet$3/per-million-input-tokens
- Fast responses
- 200K context
- Claude 3 Opus$15/per-million-input-tokens
- Most capable
- Complex tasks
Cloze
$50/month- Professional$50/month
- Contact management
- Communication history
- Insights
- Team$100/month
- Everything in Professional
- Team collaboration
- Advanced analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Anthropic API if
- You need multiple models.
- You work on Api.
- You also want 200k context.
Choose Cloze if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want communication history.
Questions people ask
- Is Anthropic API or Cloze better?
- Neither clearly leads. Anthropic API starts at $3/per-million-tokens and Cloze at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Anthropic API or Cloze?
- Anthropic API starts at $3/per-million-tokens and Cloze at $50/month.
- Does Anthropic API or Cloze run on more platforms?
- Anthropic API runs on Api. Cloze runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is Anthropic API best used for?
- Anthropic API is most often used for ai tools management, workflow automation, reporting. Of those, ai tools management and workflow automation are not what Cloze is typically brought in for.
- What can Anthropic API do that Cloze cannot?
- Anthropic API covers Multiple models, 200K context, Vision capabilities, Function calling. Cloze covers Contact management, Communication history, Relationship insights, Task management.
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