SeekFiles AI vs Claude Projects
Both let you ask questions of documents. The mechanics differ in ways that matter for accuracy and cost — especially once your library grows past a few hundred pages.
Claude Projects stuffs every file into context per chat. Up to 200k tokens — roughly 150–300 pages — fits, then you hit the wall. Every turn pays the full context cost.
SeekFiles AI retrieves only the relevant chunks per question. Scales to thousands of pages, costs less per question, and surfaces the specific chunk used so you can verify.
How it handles your library
Retrieval-augmented (RAG)
Pulls only relevant chunks per question
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
Long-context stuffing
Whole project in context every turn
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
Scales past a few hundred pages
Claude Projects has a 200k token cap
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
Per-question token cost stays flat
Stuffing costs more as library grows
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
Chunk-level citations
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
Hybrid retrieval (vector + BM25)
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
Refuse on weak grounding
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
Sharing & mobile
Public assistants via shared link
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
Native iOS + Android apps
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
Folder / scope per question
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
Pricing
Free tier
- SeekFiles AI
- 50 credits + 3 assistants
- Claude Projects
- Limited daily Claude messages
Pay only for what's retrieved
Claude charges for full project context every turn
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
Standalone subscription (no Claude Pro/Team required)
- SeekFiles AI
- Claude Projects
How it handles your library
- Retrieval-augmented (RAG)— Pulls only relevant chunks per question
- Long-context stuffing— Whole project in context every turn
- Scales past a few hundred pages— Claude Projects has a 200k token cap
- Per-question token cost stays flat— Stuffing costs more as library grows
- Chunk-level citations
- Hybrid retrieval (vector + BM25)
- Refuse on weak grounding
Sharing & mobile
- Public assistants via shared link
- Native iOS + Android apps
- Folder / scope per question
Pricing
- Free tier50 credits + 3 assistantsLimited daily Claude messages
- Pay only for what's retrieved— Claude charges for full project context every turn
- Standalone subscription (no Claude Pro/Team required)
Comparison reflects publicly available product features at time of writing. Both products evolve quickly — verify on the vendor's site for the latest.
Pick SeekFiles AI if…
- Your library is medium-to-large (hundreds+ pages)
- You need per-answer citations
- Per-question cost matters
- You want to share assistants publicly
- You're not paying for Claude Pro already
Pick Claude Projects if…
- Small library (under 150 pages total)
- You want Claude reasoning over the entire corpus
- You're already on Claude Pro/Team
- You don't mind re-uploading on project forks
See for yourself
Free to try. No credit card.
50 welcome credits. 3 assistants. Upload your first file in under two minutes.
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