What Anthropic Claude does
Claude is the LLM that synthesizes structured crawl data, SERP data, and performance metrics into your 28-section audit report.
Integration · AI model
Rivalist + Anthropic Claude
Rivalist runs all 7 analysis passes through Claude — the core of every report.
Why it matters for your audit
Every recommendation, article title, and 4-week sprint plan is reasoned by Claude. The quality of your report tracks the quality of the underlying model — and Claude consistently outperforms peer models on long-context reasoning tasks.
Integration depth
How Rivalist uses Anthropic Claude
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Pass 1: Site audit (your URL) — structured crawl + Claude analysis.
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Pass 2: Competitor audit — same passes against the competitor URL.
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Pass 3: Side-by-side comparison — 15-dimension WIN/LOSS scorecard.
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Pass 4: Deep competitive intelligence — strategy synthesis.
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Pass 5: Master strategy — prioritization and roadmap.
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Pass 6: Technical fix list — engineer-ready specifications.
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Pass 7: Article generation (optional) — full 2,500-word drafts.
In your report
What you actually see
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Reasoned recommendations specific to your site (no boilerplate).
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Article drafts that read like senior content marketers wrote them.
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Detailed technical fix instructions with rationale.
BYOK note
BYOK plan uses YOUR Anthropic API key. Cost: ~$0.89 per full report. Hosted plan: we provide the key, included in subscription.
FAQ
Common questions
Which Claude model does Rivalist use?
Default: Claude Sonnet 4.6 for the audit and comparison passes, Claude Opus 4.7 for the master strategy synthesis. Specific model is configurable on the BYOK plan.
Does Rivalist send my data to Anthropic for training?
No. API calls go to Anthropic's standard API which doesn't train on customer data per their data usage policy. Your audit content stays scoped to your account.
How do I get an Anthropic API key?
Sign up at console.anthropic.com, create an API key, paste it into Rivalist settings. Setup takes ~10 minutes.
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