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Claude Computer Use

Claude Computer Use

Anthropic's desktop-controlling AI agent with industry-leading safety sandboxing and careful autonomous execution.

$20/mo - Claude Pro with Computer Use access ~ Moderate Agreement Visit Website ↗

Score Breakdown

8.6
8.0
8.9
Task Autonomy 8.5
8.5 7.8 9.2
Accuracy & Reliability 8.6
8.8 8.0 9.1
Speed & Performance 7.9
8.0 7.6 8.0
Tool Integration 8.8
8.6 8.0 9.8
Safety & Guardrails 9.4
9.4 9.2 9.5
Cost Efficiency 7.9
8.2 7.5 8.0
Ease of Use 7.9
8.4 6.8 8.5
Multi-step Reasoning 8.8
8.8 8.3 9.3

Judge Opinions

Claude Opus 8.6

"The January 2026 launch of Cowork transforms Claude Computer Use from a developer-focused API into a genuinely accessible desktop agent. The 61.4% OSWorld score (vs. 7.8% for the next best) validates technical superiority in visual understanding. The plugin system with role-specific bundles is a smart move toward enterprise adoption. Safety remains best-in-class with explicit permission gates for destructive actions. Note: inherent conflict of interest as Claude evaluating an Anthropic product."

+ OSWorld score of 61.4% dwarfs the competition at 7.8% — technically superior visual understanding
+ Cowork launch with plugin system makes desktop automation accessible to non-developers
+ Explicit permission prompts before file deletion and destructive actions set safety standard
+ Parallel workstream coordination handles complex multi-step desktop tasks effectively
+ Now available to $20/mo Pro subscribers, dramatically improving accessibility
- Full Cowork features require Max subscription at $100-200/mo
- Conservative autonomy means slower task completion than more aggressive competitors
- Prompt injection risks remain a documented security concern for computer use agents
GPT-5.2 8.0

"Claude Computer Use is a strong foundation for building desktop-automation agents: it can interpret screenshots, control mouse/keyboard actions, and complete multi-step tasks across ordinary apps. It emphasizes safety with clear permissioning and prompt-injection guidance, but it still requires a controlled environment and careful monitoring because UI automation can be brittle."

+ Computer-vision + action loop enables automations across almost any GUI
+ Safety-first design with explicit confirmation patterns and injection mitigations
+ Available via major deployment options (Anthropic API, Bedrock, and Vertex AI)
+ Good fit for repetitive workflows like form filling, report pulling, and back-office tasks
+ Reference docs and examples make it feasible to prototype quickly as a developer
- Not turnkey for end users; you must wire up a sandbox/VM and orchestration
- Brittle when UIs change; mis-clicks and unexpected dialogs are common failure modes
- Can be slow and token-expensive on long interactive sessions
- Prompt injection and sensitive-data leakage remain risks if the environment isn’t locked down
Gemini 3 8.9

"Claude Computer Use is the most audacious implementation of 'AI taking the wheel'. By viewing the screen and using a virtual mouse/keyboard, it can theoretically do anything a human can. The engineering behind its vision-action loop is impressive, though currently bottlenecked by inference speed and cost. It's the ultimate 'universal adapter' for legacy software."

+ Can interact with ANY software (legacy, GUI, web) via visual interface
+ Strong safety research backing Anthropic's implementation
+ Model (Claude 3.5/3.7) has excellent reasoning for complex UI flows
+ Flexible API for building custom desktop agents
- Slow execution due to the vision-processing loop
- High latency compared to API-based integrations
- Fragile to UI changes or unexpected popups

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"Users who need safe, reliable desktop automation with strong guardrails — especially for tasks involving sensitive data, financial systems, or critical business applications."

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