At 1:48 AM (KST) on August 19, 2026, Anthropic's official account @claudeai said that Claude Cowork is now available on mobile and web for all paid plans. The original is short: "Claude Cowork is now available on mobile and web for all paid plans."
Cowork Widens to Mobile and Web
This news isn't entirely new. At 1:07 AM (KST) on July 8, 2026, the same account first gave a preview of the mobile and web expansion. That announcement laid out the scenario: "hand Claude a task at your desk and check the finished result on your phone." The key point was that the session keeps running even when you close your laptop. The July announcement said the rollout would proceed in stages starting with the Max plan, and the August 19 notice confirms that rollout has widened to all paid plans.
An Agent That Runs Without a Terminal
What Claude Cowork does is laid out in Anthropic's official Help Center documentation. Cowork is a tool that makes the same agent architecture as Claude Code usable without terminal commands. The official documentation says it "automatically executes complex multi-step tasks." Support varies by platform. Desktop (macOS and Windows) is already open on all paid plans, and web (claude.ai) and mobile (iOS and Android) are available on Pro, Max, and Team. The Chrome side panel opened first for Max and Team, and Pro is rolling out.
From Scheduled Runs to Document Creation
By the official documentation, there are five main features: an execution model where the session continues in the cloud even if you close the desktop app, reading and writing local files, automatic repeated runs of scheduled tasks, continuity that lets you pick up on another device a task started on one, browser automation such as clicking and filling in forms, and document creation such as Excel and PowerPoint. There's no separate charge. It's included in existing paid subscriptions such as Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise. The exact monthly price varies with billing cycle (monthly or annual) and region, so check Anthropic's official pricing page directly.
Check Your Credits Before Using It
Real reactions are mixed. Replies to the announcement post included a user review saying "I used up all my credits in an hour and canceled my subscription right away." Questions followed too, like "I don't know what to use Cowork for" and "I only use Claude Code, am I missing out on Cowork?" These reactions are anonymous users' individual opinions and aren't statistically representative. Still, if you don't check how fast credits are consumed beforehand, you may hit your limit sooner than expected, which is worth checking before real adoption. If you're new to Cowork, it's safer to run a single scheduled task briefly and check the credit consumption first.