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Claude Cowork vs Claude Code

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Agentic Tools · verified 13 Aug 2026

Claude CoworkAnthropiccurrent
Claude CodeAnthropiccurrent
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SpecificationClaude CoworkClaude Code
SummaryKnowledge-work agent for business users.Terminal agent with per-subagent model control.
SurfaceWebCLI + IDE + web
Pricefrom $20/mo
SubagentsYes
CategoryAgentic ToolsAgentic Tools
OfficialAnthropicAnthropic

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Claude Cowork

  • Excel, PowerPoint, Word and PDF output

Best for documents.

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Claude Code

  • Built as an agent, not an assistant
  • Discovers and reads files unprompted
  • Strongest on multi-file reasoning

Best for autonomous work.

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