How to Move From ChatGPT to Claude (without Starting From Scratch)

Why It Matters

Enabling seamless migration of user data between leading AI chatbots lowers switching costs, fostering competition and giving enterprises and consumers flexibility to choose the best‑fit model for specific tasks.

Summary

TechRadar AI Week 2025 outlines a straightforward method for users to transition from ChatGPT to Anthropic's Claude without losing personalized context. Claude’s paid Pro and Max plans now include a Memory feature that can store user‑specific information, allowing a simple copy‑paste of a summary generated by ChatGPT’s personalization settings. The guide details the step‑by‑step prompts for extracting a structured profile from ChatGPT and importing it into Claude’s memory, while noting that free tiers of both services have limited long‑term retention. It also highlights the differing strengths of the two models and encourages a multi‑AI workflow to mitigate vendor lock‑in and price volatility.