Anthropic's autonomous agent that works across your files and tools and returns finished, reviewable work. Compare that with Malik, an AI employee for shared work in Slack and Telegram.
Add Malik to SlackOAuth · live in minutes
Add Malik to TelegramOAuth · live in minutesSlack and Telegram, in the same thread where the work already gets discussed. No new app for the team to adopt, no context living on one person's laptop.
Anyone can tag Malik. He shares context across the workspace, so what one person teaches him helps the whole team.
Brief him once. He uses your tools, builds the report, deck, or app, and brings the finished work back to the thread.
Start with the working environment, the people using it, and the responsibility you want to hand over.
See where Claude Cowork and Malik fit: where each one works, and how much of the job it takes on.
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| — | MalikAI Employee | Claude Cowork |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | Slack and Telegram, in the channel where the work is already discussed. | Web, desktop, mobile. Works in the folders and tools you point it at; takes over your screen only when it must. |
| Works for | The whole team. Anyone can tag Malik; context belongs to the workspace. | The individual on a paid plan. Anthropic's own docs draw the line: 'personal work on your own files is Cowork', team work in shared channels is Tag. |
| Who owns the job | Reads the request, uses connected tools, produces the deliverable, and reports back in the thread. | High. Goal in, polished deliverable out, schedulable, keeps running when the laptop closes. |
| Memory | Shared workspace context. What one person teaches Malik can help the team. | Personal memory and task context, with settings and availability depending on the plan. Plugins can bundle skills and connectors. |
| Tools | Native integrations, browser access, code execution, and published docs and apps. | Connectors, plugins, local folders, and since late August a browser built into Cowork that opens sites and fills forms without taking your screen. |
| Price shape | Shared workspace credits from $100/month, without a subscription for each teammate. | Check Claude Cowork's current plans for pricing, included usage, and availability. |
| Best for | Ongoing team work across your connected tools. | You want to delegate tasks over your files and review the work in Claude's own environment. |
Product information: Claude Cowork website ↗. Check the provider for current plans and availability.
““Probably our most intelligent team member. An AI employee connected to all our systems, right inside Telegram.””
Pulat YuldashevCEO, AlNuzum
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Approving now. I'll own the customer comms, @Malik draft a status note from the timeline.
Brief Malik in Slack or Telegram. The request, the work, and the result stay connected to the conversation your team can follow.
Connect your tools, use a real browser, and run code. Malik can bring information together and deliver reports, documents, and apps.
Your workspace shares one credit pool, starting at $100/month. Add teammates without adding a per-person subscription.
You want to delegate work in Slack or Telegram.
Your team needs shared context rather than isolated individual conversations.
Your work spans several business tools and needs a finished deliverable.
You prefer a managed employee with a shared workspace credit pool.
You want to delegate tasks over your files and review the work in Claude's own environment.
Anthropic's autonomous agent that works across your files and tools and returns finished, reviewable work.
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Web, desktop, mobile. Works in the folders and tools you point it at; takes over your screen only when it must. High. Goal in, polished deliverable out, schedulable, keeps running when the laptop closes. Malik takes requests in Slack and Telegram and works across the team's connected tools.
You want to delegate tasks over your files and review the work in Claude's own environment. Anthropic's autonomous agent that works across your files and tools and returns finished, reviewable work.
Claude Cowork belongs to Anthropic in this catalog. Its tool type is Agent. The family groups related products; the tool type describes what this product does.
Every feature. Every integration. Up to $100 in credits on the house. No credit card, no sales call, no catch. When you need more, it starts $100/month.
Up to $100 in free credits
Every feature, every integration. When you need more, it starts $100/month.
