March 12, 2026: Updates
Claude creates interactive charts, diagrams and visualizations
Claude can now create custom charts, diagrams and other visualizations in-line in its responses. For more information, see Custom visuals in chat.
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Claude creates interactive charts, diagrams and visualizations
Claude can now create custom charts, diagrams and other visualizations in-line in its responses. For more information, see Custom visuals in chat.
Work across Excel and PowerPoint
We’ve improved our Claude for Excel and Claude for PowerPoint add-ins. They can now share the full context of your conversation, so every action Claude takes in one application is informed by everything that’s happened in the other. We also added support for skills in the add-ins, and the ability for Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, or Microsoft Foundry users to connect to them via an LLM gateway. For more information, refer to the following articles:
Memory for free users
Memory from chat history is now available for all Claude users, including free users. For more information, refer to the following articles:
Scheduled tasks in Cowork
We introduced the ability to create and schedule both recurring and on-demand tasks in Cowork, as well as a new Customize section in Claude Desktop that groups skills, plugins, and connectors in one place. For more information, see Schedule recurring tasks in Cowork.
Cowork plugins and admin controls
We launched a new plugin marketplace and admin controls for Team and Enterprise plans. For more information, refer to these articles:
Claude Sonnet 4.6 launch
We launched our most capable Sonnet model yet, with a full upgrade of the model’s skills across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. Sonnet 4.6 also features a 1M token context window in beta. Read our blog post for more information: Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.6.
Analytics API for Enterprise plans
The Enterprise Analytics API provides programmatic access to usage and engagement data for Claude and Claude Code Remote usage within your organization. Data is aggregated per organization, per day, and each endpoint returns a snapshot for a single date that you specify. For more information, see Access usage data with the Analytics API.
Self-serve Enterprise plans
Previously, Enterprise plans were only available to customers working with our Sales team. Now, any organization can purchase an Enterprise plan directly on our website with no Sales conversation required. Self-serve Enterprise plans have a single seat type that includes access to Claude, Claude Code, and Cowork. For more information, refer to our blog post or What is the Enterprise plan?
Claude Opus 4.6 launch
We’ve upgraded our smartest model and improved its coding skills. Read our blog post for more information: Introducing Claude Opus 4.6.
Introducing Claude for PowerPoint
Claude is now available as an add-in for PowerPoint. Read more here: Use Claude for PowerPoint.
Claude for Excel improvements
We’ve updated Claude for Excel so it uses Opus 4.6 and supports native Excel operations such as pivot table editing and conditional formatting. See our updated article for more information: Using Claude for Excel.
Cowork research preview expanded to Pro plans
Cowork is now available to Pro plan users on Claude Desktop (macOS only).
Claude Code access added to Team plan Standard seats
We’re now including Claude Code access with every Team plan standard seat. Refer to this article for more information: Purchasing and managing seats on Team plans.
Opus 4 and 4.1 deprecated from Claude and Claude Code
We’ve removed Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 from the Claude model selector and Claude Code. Refer to this article for further details and recommendations: Adapting to new model personas after deprecations.