Who can use Claude Duet?

During the research preview, US subscribers on the Pro and Max plans who join the waitlist. Anthropic says it emails people as access opens.

Does Claude Duet cost extra?

No separate price is stated. Anthropic says Duet is included in Pro and Max and shares the plan's usage limits with the rest of Claude.

Claude Duet news

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Claude Duet is an Anthropic app in which Claude works as a proactive agent: it sends a morning brief, watches connected apps, completes tasks in its own cloud browser and asks before it acts.

A person at a wooden desk holds a smartphone in front of an open laptop, with a notebook and coffee cup nearby. — Claude Duet opens as a proactive agent app for US Pro and Max subscribers by waitlist

AI Tools & Apps21 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC

Anthropic opened a Claude Duet research preview on 21 October 2026: an app where Claude briefs you and works in the background, for US Pro and Max users.

Summary

Anthropic opened a research preview of Claude Duet on 21 October 2026. It is a separate app on iOS, Android and claude.ai in which Claude acts as a proactive agent: it sends a morning brief, checks connected apps every few hours, runs tasks in its own cloud browser and asks before it sends, pays, signs or deletes. Access starts with US Pro and Max subscribers through a waitlist, with no extra charge, and Duet shares the plan's usage limits.

About Claude Duet

Claude Duet is an Anthropic app in which Claude works as a proactive agent: it sends a morning brief, watches connected apps, completes tasks in its own cloud browser and asks before it acts. Anthropic opened a research preview on 21 October 2026 for US Pro and Max subscribers through a waitlist, on iOS, Android and claude.ai.

Reviewed 28 Oct 2026 · by Anthropic

Facts at a glance

Developer: Anthropic
Status: Research preview by waitlist
Announced: 21 October 2026 source
Availability: US Pro and Max subscribers; standalone app on iOS and Android and on claude.ai source
Plan prices: Pro $20 per month billed monthly ($17 with annual billing); Max from $100 per month source
Model: Designed around Claude Opus 5.5 source
Connectors: Over 6,000 connectors and plugins in the Claude Marketplace source

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What Claude Duet is used for

Anthropic built Claude Duet for professionals and small business owners. It carries over memory, skills and connected apps from a Claude account, checks those apps every few hours, and handles tasks such as scheduling, invoice reminders, payroll preparation in Gusto and storefront work in Shopify. It asks for approval before it sends a message, makes a payment, signs a document or deletes anything. The timeline below lists every story on this site that names Claude Duet.

Questions people ask

Who can use Claude Duet?: During the research preview, US subscribers on the Pro and Max plans who join the waitlist. Anthropic says it emails people as access opens.
Does Claude Duet cost extra?: No separate price is stated. Anthropic says Duet is included in Pro and Max and shares the plan's usage limits with the rest of Claude.

Claude Duet news

Every story about Claude Duet

Claude Duet opens as a proactive agent app for US Pro and Max subscribers by waitlist