I already pay for Claude — do I need the API too?

No. If you have a Claude subscription, connect the Claude Code CLI to Pluely instead — it uses your existing plan with no API billing at all. The API key route is for people who prefer pay-per-token or need specific API models.

Is my Anthropic API key safe in Pluely?

Yes. Keys are encrypted and stored locally on your device — they never leave your computer except in requests to Anthropic itself. Pluely's servers never see them.

Does Pluely charge for using Anthropic?

No. Custom providers are unmetered and fully covered by the free plan — you pay only Anthropic for your own usage.

Which Anthropic models can I use?

Any model the endpoint serves — for example claude-sonnet-4-5, claude-opus-4-6, claude-haiku-4-5. You choose which ones appear in the overlay's picker.

Can I use Anthropic alongside Pluely's bundled models?

Yes. On Pro plans the picker shows your custom providers next to the 200+ bundled models; on the free plan your own providers and CLIs power everything.

Anthropic, in an invisible overlay.

Connect your Anthropic API key and run Claude models in Pluely's overlay — Sonnet for everyday speed, Opus-class models for the hard questions. Claude's long context and careful writing style make it the model many people trust for work that gets read by other humans.

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Why Anthropic?

Claude on your own key.

The writing-quality model

Claude consistently produces the most natural, human-sounding prose of any frontier model. When Pluely drafts a reply to a client email or a suggested answer in a meeting, that quality is the difference between 'AI wrote this' and 'you wrote this'.

Long documents, no chopping

Claude's large context window means Pluely can hand it an entire contract, a full meeting transcript, or a 100-page PDF in one shot — questions get answered against the whole document, not a truncated excerpt.

Careful by design

Claude is notably good at saying "I'm not sure" instead of inventing facts — exactly the behavior you want from the model whispering answers to you in a live conversation.

Connection details

Base URL: https://api.anthropic.com/v1
Get a key: console.anthropic.com
Example models: claude-sonnet-4-5claude-opus-4-6claude-haiku-4-5

Anthropic's API also exposes an OpenAI-compatible endpoint — use it as the base URL if you configure Claude as a generic OpenAI-compatible provider.

Connect Anthropic in three steps

Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint works the same way.

Get your Anthropic API key

Create a key at console.anthropic.com. It stays on your device — Pluely encrypts it locally and never sends it anywhere except Anthropic itself.

Add it as a custom provider

Open Pluely's dashboard → AI Providers → Add Custom Provider. Paste the base URL (https://api.anthropic.com/v1) and your key, and pick the models you want available.

Pick it and ask

Your Anthropic models now appear in the overlay's model picker. Select one and every Ask, screenshot, and meeting answer runs on your key — unmetered by Pluely.

Everything Pluely does, on Anthropic

Connecting a provider doesn't limit the product — every mode routes through it.

Ask Anthropic about your screen

Capture the full screen, drag-select just the error or the clause that matters, attach PDFs and documents with built-in OCR, or turn on Use image so every message carries a fresh screenshot. Anthropic answers with the actual context in front of you.

Anthropic answers your meetings live

Listen mode transcribes your mic and system audio in real time with speaker labels, and Anthropic drafts the suggested answer before the question finishes — automatically on every question, after each pause, or only when you tap Suggest.

Summaries, transforms, and notes

One tap turns any answer, transcript, or document into a summary, key points with action items, a translation, or a longer draft — and meeting notes build themselves as you go. All of it runs on Anthropic.