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March 12, 2026: Updates

March 12, 2026

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.

March 11, 2026: Updates

March 11, 2026

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:

February 25, 2026: Updates

February 25, 2026

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.

February 17, 2026: Updates

February 17, 2026

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.

February 13, 2026: Updates

February 13, 2026

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.

February 12, 2026: Updates

February 12, 2026

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?

February 5, 2026: Updates

February 5, 2026

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.

January 16, 2026: Updates

January 16, 2026

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.

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