Anthropic Launches Claude CoWork with Docs and Slides Collaboration

Anthropic has added document and presentation collaboration features to Claude under the Claude One plan, directly competing with Google's Gemini-integrated Workspace and Microsoft's Copilot suite. The new CoWork capability allows users to create, edit, and iterate on Docs and Slides within Claude's interface, making it a more complete productivity environment rather than a pure chat assistant. For developers and teams already using Claude via API or the consumer product, this expands the surface area for agentic document workflows without needing to pipe output into external editors. It also signals Anthropic's intent to compete at the application layer, not just the model layer. Teams evaluating enterprise AI platforms should factor CoWork into their Claude vs. Gemini vs. Copilot assessments.