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Claude in Telegram

Use Claude Opus 5 & Sonnet 5 in Telegram.

Choose Claude Sonnet 5 for fast code and writing or select Claude Opus 5 explicitly for a harder task. VUST preserves the thread, names the selected model and shows access or the exact Balance price before the run.

Free tier. No card — pay with Telegram Stars.Claude Opus 5 & Sonnet 5
Opus 5 & Sonnet 5No card — Telegram StarsFree tier to start

The Claude family

Which Claude to open

Sonnet 5 is the faster Core option for everyday work, Opus 4.8 and Fable 5 carry the heavy lane on Pro, and Opus 5 is picked by hand. All four are available in @vustbot.

Claude Sonnet 5Core · Everyday

VUST Claude

Usually fits
Coding · Analysis · High-stakes decisions
Reply cap
Reply up to 2,500 tokens
Claude Opus 4.8Pro · Flagship

VUST Max

Usually fits
Coding · Research · High-stakes decisions · Long documents
Reply cap
Reply up to 3,000 tokens
Claude Fable 5Pro · Flagship

VUST Fable

Usually fits
Coding · Research · High-stakes decisions
Reply cap
Reply up to 3,000 tokens
Claude Opus 5Pro · manual pick

VUST Opus

Usually fits
Coding · Research · High-stakes decisions · Long documents · Analysis
Reply cap
Reply up to 3,000 tokens

No overclaiming: the answer footer always names the exact model that replied.

Specimens

See the difference

Sonnet 5 for everyday work, Opus 5 for the hard part — and compare with GPT in one chat.

Coding & reasoning

You ask

Review this function for edge cases and suggest a cleaner structure.

Claude answers

Sonnet 5 handles quick code reviews; switch explicitly to Opus 5 for the hardest long-horizon refactors — both in the same Telegram chat.

Compare on one question

You ask once

Explain the trade-offs of this architecture decision for a small team.

Claude vs GPT, same thread

Get Claude's answer, then re-ask with the GPT-5.6 family and keep the one that fits — no second subscription, no copy-paste.

Which Claude, when — the decision table

Sonnet 5

Everyday tasks, code reviews, drafts, quick answers, most conversations. Fast, and the lower Balance cost — start every task here.

Opus 5 (manual escalation)

Deep multi-step reasoning, long documents, complex refactors, decisions you'll act on. Slower and a higher Balance cost — escalate when Sonnet's answer feels thin, in the same thread.
Practical use cases

Who uses Claude here

Developers
Use Claude for coding and long-horizon reasoning
Claude Opus 4.8 and Sonnet 5 in Telegram, paid with Stars — no card.
Card-restricted users
Reach Claude without a Western subscription
Frontier Anthropic models via @vustbot's free tier, top up with Telegram Stars.
Model comparers
Pit Claude against the GPT-5.6 family on the same task
Switch between Claude and GPT in one chat and keep the better answer.
How it works01–03

How to use Claude in @vustbot

  1. 01

    Open @vustbot

    Start free in Telegram — no credit card to begin.

  2. 02

    Pick the Claude model

    Switch to Anthropic: Sonnet 5 (fast, great for code) or Opus 4.8 (deepest reasoning). The footer shows which answered.

  3. 03

    Ask, then escalate

    Run everyday work free; spend a strong-model unit or Stars when you need Opus 4.8.

Same tool · in Telegram@vustbot

Use Claude free to start

Open @vustbot, switch to Claude Opus 4.8 or Sonnet 5, and ask — free tier, no card. Stars for more.

Open in Telegram
Quality & trust

Claude in @vustbot, honestly

Which Claude models we run

@vustbot serves Claude Opus 4.8 and Claude Sonnet 5. The lineup tracks Anthropic's releases; the bot labels the model on every reply.

Free tier, no card

A free tier with a daily strong-model run, then Telegram Stars for more — no card subscription.

One chat, many models

Claude sits beside GPT, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, GLM and Kimi — switch mid-conversation and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can I use Claude without an Anthropic subscription or card?

Yes. @vustbot runs Claude inside Telegram with a free tier, so you can start without a credit card. For more frontier access you top up with Telegram Stars rather than a card-based website subscription.

Which Claude models does @vustbot run?

Four: Claude Sonnet 5 is the faster Core option for everyday code and writing; Claude Opus 4.8 and Claude Fable 5 carry the heavy lane on Pro; Claude Opus 5 is the new flagship route and is picked by hand rather than selected automatically. The trust footer on every reply shows which model actually answered.

When should I use Opus 5 vs Sonnet 5?

Sonnet 5 is the faster option for everyday tasks and most coding; Opus 5 is a manual flagship choice for the hardest, long-horizon reasoning and complex code. VUST names the model before the run and shows access or the exact Balance price first.

Can I compare Claude with GPT or Gemini?

Yes — ask once, then re-ask with the GPT-5.6 family or Gemini and the thread context carries over, so you can compare frontier models on your own question in one bot. See the Claude vs GPT page for that workflow.

Is it free to start?

There's a genuine free tier with a daily run of a stronger model and no card. Beyond that, you pay with Telegram Stars.

Ready when you are

Claude Opus 4.8 & Sonnet — in Telegram, no card.

Reach Anthropic's frontier models from @vustbot, switch to GPT or Gemini in the same chat, and pay with Telegram Stars only when you escalate.