I almost ditched Claude over its brutal rate limits, but then it nailed something no other AI could

A personal account of using Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot, focusing on its frustrating rate limits that nearly drove the author away. Despite hitting usage caps within two prompts on the free plan, the author persisted by using Claude during off-peak hours. Claude stood out by correctly calculating tax spreadsheet income when other AI tools failed, and impressed with its brainstorming capabilities and Projects feature. The author acknowledges the rate limit backlash is justified, especially for paying subscribers, and hopes Anthropic will improve the experience.