Claude Cowork
Released Jan 12, 2026
Anthropic's agent mode for knowledge work: hand Claude a multi-step task across files, apps and the browser and review the finished output; being folded into a single Claude experience from 2026-09-16.
Also in Frontier Features →- Domain
- General
- Access
- Generally available
- Plan
- Pro $20/mo
Strengths & weaknesses
Strengths
- Desktop app works with local folders and apps; computer use (research preview)
- Scheduled and on-demand tasks that run in the cloud with no device online
- Web, mobile and Chrome side panel surfaces
Weaknesses
- Consumes plan limits faster than chat
- Web/mobile still beta; cloud sessions beta on Team/Enterprise
Notable: frontier-lab developer (Anthropic). Launched 2026-01-12 (Max, macOS) as a research preview; GA on macOS and Windows 2026-04-09; web and mobile 2026-07-07. Per the 2026-09-16 release note and product page, Cowork is 'now simply Claude' — its capabilities available from any conversation, rolling out to Pro and Max. Product page does not name a model (user can pick among Claude models). Enterprise: unified chat and Cowork GA 2026-10-23, off by default for existing orgs until it turns on 2026-11-16; not for zero-data-retention, HIPAA-ready or customer-managed-key orgs; new 'Efficient mode' keeps it on Sonnet and Haiku.