Anthropic is merging Claude Cowork and regular Claude chat into a single unified product, available first on Pro and Max plans. The move positions Claude as a general-purpose agent capable of handling both quick questions and long-running tasks, even after the user has closed their laptop. This mirrors OpenAI's recent renaming of Codex to ChatGPT.
Background
Anthropic has been expanding its Claude product lineup with separate offerings like Claude Cowork for persistent agent tasks and standard Claude chat, leading to user confusion about their distinct roles. This merge simplifies the product hierarchy as the AI agent space matures.
- Source
- Simon Willison
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026 at 02:09 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10