Claude Cowork and chat are now one Claude
Summary
Anthropic is merging Claude Cowork and Claude chat into a single Claude product, allowing users to handle both quick questions and complex tasks like reports in one interface. The unified Claude is rolling out to Pro and Max subscription users across web, desktop, and mobile apps, positioning Claude as a general-purpose agent (software that can independently perform multiple types of tasks) similar to how OpenAI consolidated their tools.
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Original source: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/16/one-claude/
First tracked: September 16, 2026 at 08:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 92%