Bench test · AI Chatbots
Reka Core vs Claude
Claude beats Reka Core 8.7 to 6.6 on our four-agent test panel, winning 4 of 4 agents head to head. Reka Core: free tier available. Claude: free tier; paid from $20/mo. Facts last verified November 1, 2026.
| Reka Core | Claude | |
|---|---|---|
| consensus | score6.6/10 | score8.7/10 |
| agents won | 0 / 4 | 4 / 4 ▲ |
| from | Free | $20/mo ▲ |
| free tier | yes | yes |
| category | AI Chatbots | AI Chatbots |
Agent panel — head to head
| Anthropic | 7.2 | 8.4 ▲ |
| OpenAI | 6.4 | 8.8 ▲ |
| Gemini | 8.3 | 8.8 ▲ |
| Grok | 4.5 | 8.7 ▲ |
Reka Core
- ✓Strong multimodal capabilities for image-text tasks
- ✓Accessible through web interface
- —Limited public information on capabilities vs competitors
- —Pricing and availability details not widely documented
Image and text understandingMultimodal processingConversational AIVisual question answeringContent analysis and summarization
Claude
- ✓Best-in-class writing/code
- ✓Large context window
- —No consumer affiliate program — cannot be monetized
Long contextStrong writingCodeArtifactsProjects
Free · free tier
Try Reka Core ▸$20/mo · free tier
Try Claude ▸Verdict
Claude takes it — 8.7 to 6.6.
The panel gave Claude the edge on 4 of 4 agents.