Sentience vs Claude
Should I use Sentience or Claude?
Choose Sentience when the writing needs to sound like you and express your judgment. It draws on your conversations, relationships and earlier decisions to draft the message, proposal or document itself. You can talk through an idea, shape the argument and revise it with your Sentience. Claude supports writing, research, memory and collaboration. Sentience makes your voice and perspective the starting point, with proactive replies and sharing for people who need your input.
At a glance
| Workflow | Sentience | Claude |
|---|---|---|
| What shapes the writing | Your voice, history with the recipient, earlier conversations and the point you want to make. | Claude’s memory, connected sources, project files and instructions. |
| From thought to draft | Talk through an idea, ask Sentience to write it and revise together. Relevant messages can also prompt suggested replies. | Claude supports writing and research using the context available to it. |
| Working with your team | Colleagues ask your Sentience about your perspective and decisions through the access you share. | Shared projects and Claude Tag support team tasks. Tag is in beta on Team and Enterprise. |
Get your point across in your voice
Your vocabulary, rhythm, humor and the way you address different people make the writing yours. Sentience learns from your own communication and uses that voice alongside the history behind the message. Bring it an idea, shape the argument together and have it write the draft.
For a reply or proposal, ask Sentience to use the conversation that led to it. It can find the agreed details and write the draft with your relationship to the recipient in mind. Review and revise it directly with your Sentience.
Build on what you already think
A founder revisiting old questions was reminded by Sentience of a conclusion he had reached months earlier. That history matters when you return to an argument, explain a decision or pick up an unfinished idea.
Ask what changed, challenge the earlier conclusion and work through what you want to say now. Sentience helps you develop your thinking as well as put it into words.
Have the reply waiting for you
Sentience goes through connected sources, shows you messages that need your attention and drafts replies in your voice. You can start with a draft that reflects the conversation, then edit and choose whether to send it.
Let others ask about the decision
Share your Sentience so collaborators can ask about the reasoning behind a proposal or earlier decision. You choose the topics and sources it can use to answer.
Frequently asked questions
Why write in Sentience if I already like writing with Claude?
Sentience brings your own writing and the history behind the message into the draft. It can use how you speak to this recipient, what you promised them and why the conversation matters. Choose it when you want the email, message or document to sound like you and reflect what you actually know.
Can it sound different with a client, a colleague and a friend?
Your writing changes with the person you are talking to. Sentience learns from your communication and uses the relevant relationship history when drafting. Ask for the message you need, then refine its warmth, directness or level of detail together.
Can I develop a piece of writing in Sentience from start to finish?
Yes. Talk through the idea, ask for a first draft and work through revisions in the same conversation. Sentience can draw on connected notes and earlier discussions as you develop the argument. You can also consult your Sentience from Claude through the connector.
Start with something on your mind
Connect your email and calendar to get started. Sentience uses them to show you what needs your attention, prepare you for meetings and draft replies in your voice. Bring an idea, ask a question or record your thoughts. Share your Sentience when others need answers too.