Anthropic joins Meta and OpenAI’s personal AI assistant race with Claude Duet

Anthropic is stepping into the growing competition around personal AI assistants with Claude Duet, a new app designed for professionals and small-business owners.

The move places Anthropic alongside Meta and OpenAI, which are also pursuing assistants that can continue working after users step away. The announcement expands the competitive field for AI tools intended to support users beyond a single active interaction.

Claude Duet targets business users

Anthropic’s new application is aimed specifically at professionals and small-business owners. The company has not provided additional details in the available information about Claude Duet’s features, release timing or pricing.

Its stated focus gives the product a business-oriented position within the personal assistant race. For Anthropic, the launch adds a new application to its efforts in AI while placing Claude Duet in direct proximity to initiatives from Meta and OpenAI.

A widening AI assistant contest

The competition reflects an effort by major AI companies to develop assistants that remain useful even when their users are not actively working with them. Anthropic’s entry adds another prominent technology company to that contest.

For now, Claude Duet’s target audience is clear, but the available information does not establish how it will differ from competing offerings or what impact it may have on the market.