Claude Computer Use
by Anthropic
AI agent that controls your computer like a human coworker using screen, keyboard, and mouse
Anthropic's Claude with computer use capabilities — the first frontier model that can see your screen, move the mouse, type, and click to complete multi-step computer tasks autonomously.
Teams automating desktop workflows or building AI copilots with computer control
First AI that can use your computer like a human coworker
At a Glance
- Category
- AI Agents & Orchestration
- Pricing
- Usage-based (API), Subscription (Pro), Enterprise licensing
- Target Market
- Enterprise automation teams, DevOps and IT operations, QA and testing teams, Knowledge workers needing computer automation, Software companies building AI copilots
- Deployment
- Cloud-only, API-based
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Customers
- 1 in 4 businesses on Ramp (24% Claude adoption)
- Integrations
- Any desktop application
Key Features
- ✓Screen understanding
Sees and interprets your entire desktop like a human
- ✓Mouse and keyboard control
Clicks, types, drags, scrolls autonomously
- ✓Multi-step task execution
Completes complex workflows spanning multiple apps
- ✓Screenshot-based reasoning
Uses vision to understand UI state and navigate
- ✓Tool orchestration
Combines computer use with API calls and function calling
- ✓Scheduled automation
Run computer tasks on schedule (via Claude Cowork)
Capabilities
Use Cases
- •Desktop process automation
Replace manual click-heavy workflows
10-100x faster than manual execution - •IT helpdesk automation
Diagnose issues, restart services, check logs autonomously
- •QA and testing
Automate UI testing across web and desktop apps
- •Data entry and migration
Move data between legacy apps without APIs
- •Multi-app workflows
Orchestrate tasks across Slack, email, CRM, spreadsheets
Ideal For
Best For
- ✓Desktop automation and RPA replacement
- ✓Multi-step computer tasks (file management, app control, web browsing)
- ✓QA and testing workflows
- ✓IT helpdesk automation
- ✓Enterprise workflow automation
Integrations
Deployment
Market & Ratings
1 in 4 businesses on Ramp (24% Claude adoption)
First frontier model with computer control
Competitive Analysis
Strengths
- ✓First-mover: only frontier model with computer use
- ✓Vision-based (works with any UI, no APIs needed)
- ✓Multi-step reasoning and task execution
- ✓Safer than RPA (understands context, not just clicks)
- ✓Claude's superior instruction following
Weaknesses
- ✗Slower than API-based automation
- ✗Requires screenshot processing (higher token costs)
- ✗Beta feature (still improving accuracy)
- ✗Limited to desktop/web (no mobile)
- ✗Can make mistakes (monitoring required)
Pricing
API (Claude 3.5 Sonnet)
$3/1M input tokens, $15/1M output tokens
Computer use via API, screenshot processing
Claude Pro
$20/month
Interactive computer use in Claude.ai interface
Enterprise
Custom pricing
Dedicated deployment, higher rate limits, SSO, SLA
Computer use is available in Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Opus models via API. Screenshot tokens count as image input.
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