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Claude Computer Use

A developer-facing capability that lets Claude interpret screens and operate graphical interfaces.

by Anthropic · last checked Oct 14, 2026

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What has been shown

Offered without a beta header on the Claude API and Google Cloud; still beta on Amazon Bedrock, Claude Platform on AWS and Microsoft Foundry. No named production deployments are cited.

Evidence support Company-reported

Public availability Anthropic documents computer use on the Claude API and Google Cloud, where the current toolset needs no beta header. Anthropic

As of Oct 14, 2026 · Anthropic (company source)

Can you get it?

Available now

General release on the Claude API and Google Cloud; beta on Amazon Bedrock, Claude Platform on AWS and Microsoft Foundry.

As of Oct 14, 2026 · Anthropic (company source)

Is it still alive?

Active
  • Human involvement: User-directed — Anthropic recommends asking a person to confirm actions with real-world consequences. Anthropic
As of Oct 14, 2026 · Anthropic (company source)

Generally available on the Claude API and Google Cloud, and in beta on Amazon Bedrock, Claude Platform on AWS and Microsoft Foundry. Developers build and enable the integration themselves.

What the evidence says

  1. Documented by company source

    Anthropic's privacy documentation describes computer use as a feature that interprets screen content, moves a cursor, clicks, and types.

    Observed Oct 14, 2026 · Anthropic (company source)
  2. Documented by company source

    Anthropic's documentation says the current computer-use toolset needs no beta header on the Claude API and Google Cloud, while Amazon Bedrock, Claude Platform on AWS and Microsoft Foundry are marked beta, as is the SDK toolset class.

    Observed Oct 14, 2026 · Anthropic (company source)

Price

  • API meteredVaries by useModel and token pricing varies by selected Claude model. Checked Oct 7, 2026. Anthropic (company source)

What we don't know yet

  • Everything above is company-reported: no customer, regulator or independent confirmation is in the Index yet.
  • No public price.
  • Where it can be bought or used is not stated in the cited sources.

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