Anthropic is making the switch to Claude AI from other chatbots easier with an update that offers Claude’s memory feature to free plan users, along with a new fast and dedicated tool to import data from other chatbots. These updates could allow users who have been using rivals like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini to quickly copy the data their preferred AI has collected about them and bring it to Anthropic’s chatbot. That way, they won’t have to “start over” teaching Claude the context and history that their previous chatbot already knows.
The option to import and export Claude’s memories has been available since October, when Anthropic also launched the option for users to activate Claude’s memory. Until now, the memory feature was only available to users with paid Claude subscriptions, but now all Claude users can activate it by going to “settings” and then “capabilities.” This menu is also where users can find the new Memory Import tool, which allows them to copy a previously written message into their previous AI and then copy the result of that message back into Claude’s import tool.
Anthropic is introducing the improved memory import tool as Claude is experiencing a surge in popularity, driven by tools like Claude Code and Claude Cowork. Last month, Anthropic launched its new Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 models, which the company says are better for coding and completing complex tasks like working on a spreadsheet or filling out forms.
Anthropic has also seen a surge in attention recently after rejecting Pentagon demands to loosen barriers on its AI models, with the company publicly stating that they drew “red lines” around mass surveillance and fully autonomous lethal weapons.
