Switching from Claude to Krater: Import Your Chats (2026)

Switching from Claude: How to Move Your Chats to Krater

Step 1: Export your Claude data

Open Claude and go to Settings → Privacy → Export data.
Anthropic emails you a download link for your archive.
Download the .zip - keep it zipped, Krater reads the archive as-is.

Heads up: the export covers your conversations. Projects and their custom instructions don't transfer as configured objects - re-create the important ones as Krater Projects (which, unlike Claude Projects, support shared files, member instructions and scheduled tasks).

Step 2: Import it into Krater

Once you have the export file, the Krater side takes about a minute:

Open Krater and click your profile menu in the bottom-left corner.
Open Settings → Data & Privacy.
Scroll to Import conversations and pick the Claude tile.
Drop the export file (or click Choose file) and wait for the import to finish. Your chats appear in the sidebar.

Krater Settings, Data and Privacy tab, Import conversations section with ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini tiles — Settings → Data & Privacy → Import conversations.

Krater import dropzone showing the ChatGPT export instructions and file picker — The Claude dropzone with the exact export steps.

Step 3: Cancel your Claude subscription (if you want)

Cancel from the same Settings area on Claude's side. Do it after your import finishes, not before - once the account is closed you lose access to the export.

What carries over, and what doesn't

Carries over: your conversation history, searchable in the Krater sidebar.
Doesn't: Claude Projects' instructions, Artifacts history, and your plan. The good news: Claude models themselves move with you - they're in the Krater catalog.

How Krater beats Claude

Quick version, because the point of switching is what you get on the other side:

Claude stays - everything else joins. Krater includes the latest Claude models alongside GPT, Gemini, Grok and 400+ others. You don't lose Claude; you stop being locked to it.
Same thread, any model. Start a conversation in Claude, hand the next message to GPT or Gemini when a different model fits the task better.
The whole toolbox. Images, video, voice, web research, an Agent mode and 1,400+ app connections ship in the same plan.
One bill, lower total. $20/mo Pro covers every model instead of paying Anthropic alone. See Krater pricing.

We build Krater, so read this part with that in mind. For a neutral model-by-model breakdown with measured results, see our tested Claude vs Gemini page, or the community view in best Claude alternatives.

FAQ

Do I lose access to Claude models if I switch?

No - Krater includes the latest Claude models. You keep Claude and gain GPT, Gemini, Grok and the rest of the 400+ model catalog.

Can I import Claude Projects?

The conversations inside them import; the Project containers themselves don't. Rebuild the ones you actually use as Krater Projects - it takes minutes.

Is Krater cheaper than Claude Pro?

Claude Pro is around $20/mo for Anthropic's models alone. Krater Pro is $20/mo for Claude plus every other major model and the whole toolset.

What about privacy?

The import runs over encrypted connection straight into your account. Krater's Max plan also offers private-model routing for sensitive work.

Switching from Claude: How to Move Your Chats to Krater