I let ChatGPT and Claude build my Spotify playlists, and this one was the clear winner

Spotify recently released a new feature that is not surprising, given its recent string of updates, but it is still something overdue since last year. With the Spotify-Claude integration, Spotify may be setting up for a better overall listening and discovery experience for users.

But how does this brand-new integration compare against Spotify’s integration with ChatGPT? I tested them both by creating playlists with the same prompts, and there was a clear winner. Here is all you need to know.

The new Spotify-Claude integration

Who can use it?

Spotify announced its Claude integration in mid-April, adding to its list of AI-powered music discovery features. This allows you to connect Spotify with Claude and get personalized music and podcast recommendations based on your Spotify listening history and taste profile. According to Spotify, Claude’s recommendations come from Spotify’s personalization technology and “deep catalog expertise.”

The Claude integration comes months after the Spotify-ChatGPT integration, which also allows for music discovery and playlist creation.

The new Spotify-Claude integration is available for both Free and Premium Spotify users, with Premium users getting the added advantage of describing a vibe or mood to get a playlist tailored to their prompt. Currently, the integration is available worldwide, for Free, Pro, and Max Claude users on the web, mobile (iOS and Android), and desktop, who have an existing Spotify account they can connect to.

How to use it

Link Spotify to Claude

To begin using Spotify in Claude, sign into your Claude account and open a new chat. Then type a prompt addressing Spotify (for example, “Spotify, can you recommend me some upbeat songs for my morning workout?”). Claude will prompt you to allow search on Spotify. Once you accept that, you will get preview recommendations. From here, click on “Link your Spotify account” to get the full experience. Follow the instructions to connect Spotify to Claude.

Before you sign in to your Spotify account, you will also be prompted to connect to Spotify as a connector to Claude. When you click “Connect,” you will simply connect Spotify to Claude in the chat, then use it to create playlists and find new music.

If you are a Spotify Premium user, you can even ask Claude the “vibe or mood” you’re in, and it will create a playlist to match it.

From here, you can click on any playlist or recommendation that Claude has generated for you, which will open it on Spotify for easy listening.

As for Spotify Connect, this part of the integration might be rolled out in phases or in due time because my Claude does not support it as of early May. But this feature should allow you to control playback from within Claude, given that the AI chatbot can access your “Currently Playing” to fetch more details about what you are listening to.

Does Claude beat ChatGPT?

How will Spotify’s integration with Claude evolve?

When I saw the announcement of this integration, I knew I would immediately want to compare how Spotify works with Claude versus how it works with its earlier integration with ChatGPT. What sets the Claude integration apart from ChatGPT — apart from subjective experience — is Spotify Connect support, which should allow users to control playback within the chat.

As for the main feature, playlist creation, I tested the same prompt with both Claude and ChatGPT. The prompt I used was very specific to my needs — “Spotify, make me a playlist with dark academia vibes that I can listen to when I’m reading the book ‘Babel’ by R.F. Kuang.” Both playlists were ready in seconds, available to be added on Spotify directly, and featured 30 songs (Claude’s playlist was about half an hour longer because of its picks).

ChatGPT’s picks felt familiar, with seven out of the thirty songs being in my Liked Songs, and a few that I listen to on Smart Shuffle but never added to my library.

On the other hand, Claude’s playlist was new, with many classical music suggestions that I ended up enjoying. More importantly, when I listened to both playlists while reading the book, I found Claude’s playlist was much more accurate to my prompt (meeting the “dark academia” vibe with its curation), while ChatGPT missed the mark on the occasion.

I created two more different playlists with specific prompts that I tried out later, and a clear winner emerged: Claude’s playlist was more loyal to the details of my prompt and helped me discover new, obscure music that rarely shows up on my Smart Shuffle or discovery radar. And given that this was the result weeks after launch, it will be interesting to watch how the Claude-Spotify integration evolves.

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My problem with Spotify’s AI integration features

Audio is still the primary issue

While it’s exciting to see Spotify bring new integrations like these, I am more interested in seeing the audio streaming platform improve its existing AI-powered features. For instance, the AI DJ feature has gotten some upgrades since launch (like better language capabilities, text requests, etc.), but this is a Spotify feature that has some insane potential. Improvements like better personalization features, remix features, more voice options, etc., can go a long way.

Plus, unless Spotify commits to bringing more features to such AI chatbot integrations, the Claude and ChatGPT integrations are primarily discoverability features that users may simply prefer to do through Spotify. The AI Playlist, for instance, creates playlists based on moods and prompts in seconds for you within the app, making these new integrations feel a little redundant. And the addition of the new feature, Prompted Playlist, adds to the competition.

Spotify’s future with Claude

I am excited to see what the Claude-Spotify integration can bring for users via Spotify Connect and more upgrades. Despite my skepticism about these integrations, I’m looking forward to how Spotify might adapt these features into the larger listening experience.

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Stephan Dorsey

Stephan is the sports journalist for the Maple Grove Report.

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