Anthropic's Claude Cowork Expands to Web and Mobile, Targets General Knowledge Workers

Anthropic's Claude Cowork is now broadly accessible on web and mobile for Max subscribers, marking a significant strategic expansion beyond its prior desktop-only confines. This update enables users to seamlessly initiate tasks from a desktop, receive status updates on their mobile devices, and retrieve completed work on the go, with tasks capable of running autonomously in the background even after closing the application. This untethering addresses a critical demand for AI tools that offer consistent capability and context across multiple devices.

The move is underpinned by striking internal usage data: over 90% of Cowork sessions between May 11 and May 31, 2026, were dedicated to everyday knowledge work rather than software development. Business operations, encompassing tasks like reconciling quarterly spending or building presentations, accounted for 33.4% of activity, while content creation and copywriting made up 16.4%. This data challenges the prevailing narrative that enterprise AI agents are predominantly coding assistants, highlighting Cowork's substantial adoption among a wider base of knowledge workers.

For Anthropic, this expansion represents a deliberate pivot, bridging the gap between developer-centric AI and the much larger market of professionals who rarely engage with a terminal. By offering priority access to its Max subscribers—tiers priced at $100 or $200 per month for significantly higher usage limits—Anthropic is catering to its most engaged users while positioning itself for broader enterprise adoption. In an increasingly competitive AI agent landscape, where differentiation shifts from mere AI capability to strategic integration and user experience, Cowork's cross-device fluidity and demonstrated utility for general business tasks could solidify Anthropic's standing as a leader in autonomous productivity.

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