# Anthropic merges Claude Chat and Cowork into one interface

DevFeed: [Anthropic merges Claude Chat and Cowork into one interface](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/anthropic-bet-users-were-choosing-wrong-so-it-removed-the-choice-31531.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://thenewstack.io/anthropic-claude-unified-interface/>)

Author: Amanda Caswell

Published: 2026-09-16T16:46:36Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [The New Stack](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-new-stack.md>)

Topics: [anthropic](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/anthropic.md>), [Claude](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude.md>)

Tags: [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [ai-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-infrastructure.md>), [anthropic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/anthropic.md>), [chat](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chat.md>), [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [connectors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/connectors.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/context.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

## AI overview

Anthropic is merging Claude Chat and Cowork into a single interface, allowing conversations to handle simple questions, multi-step projects, connected tools, and background execution. Claude Docs and Claude Slides are launching in beta on paid plans, while Claude Design is moving into conversations.

## Source excerpt

Using Claude for anything beyond a quick question has always started with a routing decision to use Chat or Cowork? The post Anthropic bet users were choosing wrong. So it removed the choice. appeared first on The New Stack.