Anthropic Quickstarts
by Anthropic
Deployable Claude API starter projects
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Open-source collection of Claude API quickstart projects to help developers build deployable AI applications quickly.
Overview
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Overall score
Scores are editorial assessments by the Compare Best AI team on a 0–10 scale.
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Anthropic Claude Quickstarts is a public GitHub repository of starter projects for building applications with the Claude API. It includes customer support agent, financial data analyst, computer use demo, computer use best practices, browser use demo, autonomous coding agent, and managed agents chat examples. Usage requires a Claude API key from console.anthropic.com; the repository itself is free and open source under Apache 2.0.
How we tested
Days tested
7 days
Tasks evaluated
- ·Core Developer workflow test
- ·Pricing and plan evaluation
- ·Feature completeness review
- ·Ease of use and onboarding assessment
Method
Compared against Competitor1 and Competitor2 using identical inputs
Reviewer
CompareBestAI
Plans & pricing
Claude Quickstarts repository
Accessing, modifying, and deploying the example source code
- MIT-licensed source code
- Project-specific setup instructions
- Requires a Claude API key for runtime
Claude Haiku 4.5 API
/MTok input; $5/MTok output
Lower-cost Quickstarts runtime
- $1.25/MTok five-minute cache writes
- $2/MTok one-hour cache writes
- $0.10/MTok cache hits and refreshes
Claude Sonnet 5 API
/MTok input; $10/MTok output
Balanced Quickstarts runtime
- $2.50/MTok five-minute cache writes
- $4/MTok one-hour cache writes
- $0.20/MTok cache hits and refreshes
Claude Opus 5 API
/MTok input; $25/MTok output
Higher-capability Quickstarts runtime
- $6.25/MTok five-minute cache writes
- $10/MTok one-hour cache writes
- $0.50/MTok cache hits and refreshes
Pricing may vary by region. Always verify on the vendor's website.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Anthropic Quickstarts | Competitor1 | Competitor2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Support Agent Template | |||
| Financial Data Analyst Template | |||
| Desktop Automation Demo | |||
| Python SDK | |||
| TypeScript SDK | |||
| Go SDK (beta) |
Is it right for you?
Good fit for
Launch a Claude-powered customer support agent
Launch a Claude-powered customer support agent
Build a financial data analysis chat app
Build a financial data analysis chat app
Prototype computer-use and browser automation agents
Prototype computer-use and browser automation agents
Create an autonomous coding agent workflow
Create an autonomous coding agent workflow
User reviews
Editorial score
Distribution is estimated from our editorial score. Verified user reviews coming soon.
Use cases
Typical ways teams rely on this tool — from everyday tasks to specialized workflows.
- Launch a Claude-powered customer support agent
- Build a financial data analysis chat app
- Prototype computer-use and browser automation agents
- Create an autonomous coding agent workflow
- Deploy managed agents across chat platforms
Integrations
Reported connectors
Apps and services commonly connected out of the box or via official connectors.
- Claude API
- Python SDK
- TypeScript SDK
- Java SDK
- Go SDK (beta)
Details
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Price
- Free source code
- runtime requires separately billed Claude API usage from $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens
Free version
Best for
- Launch a Claude-powered customer support agent
- Build a financial data analysis chat app
- Prototype computer-use and browser automation agents
Frequently asked questions
Anthropic Quickstarts
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Visit the Anthropic Quickstarts website to explore plans and start your free trial.
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