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Claude Duet

Anthropic introduced Claude Duet on October 21, 2026. The initial research preview starts with US Pro and Max subscribers through a waitlist. Anthropic lists separate iOS, Android and web access, rather than universal access for every Claude user.

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500 Howard Street in San Francisco, photographed January 3, 2020 when occupied by Slack; the building later housed Anthropic.

500 Howard Street in San Francisco, photographed January 3, 2020 when occupied by Slack; the building later housed Anthropic. Historical exterior of the building, not a Duet screenshot, current-office interior or product test. Cropped to 16:9 and resized to 1600×900; photographic content otherwise unchanged. Only the photographic crop is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0; that license does not cover this article. No photographer or vendor endorsement is implied. Photo: HaeB; CC-BY-SA-4.0; source photograph.

At a glance

Launch Snapshot

Company
Anthropic
Launch date
October 21, 2026
Launch type
New Product
Category
AI Agents
Audience
Small Business Owners
Pricing
During the research preview, Duet is included with eligible Pro and Max plans and shares their usage limits. Background checks count toward those limits, and larger tasks can require more work. This is a paid-plan, waitlisted preview, not an unlimited or universally free offer.
Free plan
No
API
Not publicly confirmed
Open weights/source
Not publicly confirmed

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Verification & Sources

Evidence state
Source-verified
Source links
2
Freshness
Checked October 29, 2026
Last verified
October 29, 2026
Last updated
October 29, 2026
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Kingy AI Take

Claude Duet is a preview for US Pro and Max subscribers who receive access to evaluate proactive checks and delegated work across connected apps. Shared plan limits and approval boundaries affect a business pilot. Joining the waitlist does not guarantee enrollment, and background checks consume usage.

Who it is for

Small Business Owners

What feels promising

Proactive background work can consume a plan differently from a chat. Teams evaluating the preview should account for connector permissions, shared allowances and review of proposed actions.

What feels unproven

Research-preview access is not guaranteed by joining the waitlist. Anthropic notes that Duet can misread threads or misjudge urgency. No account-level access or hands-on test was performed for this record.

Source-backed record

Evidence sources

Official site claude.com Source claude.com

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