Anthropic has announced the acquisition of Vercept as it moves to further enhance the computer-use capabilities of its Claude AI models, enabling them to perform increasingly complex, multi-step tasks inside live software applications.
The company said users are relying on Claude for more advanced workflows, including writing and running code across entire repositories, synthesizing research from dozens of sources, and coordinating tasks that span multiple tools and teams. Computer use technology allows Claude to execute such work directly within live applications — similar to how a person operates at a keyboard — rather than relying solely on code-based integrations.
By interacting with graphical user interfaces, navigating browser tabs, completing web forms, and managing spreadsheets, Claude can solve problems that traditional code-based automation alone cannot address. The acquisition of Vercept is aimed at pushing these capabilities even further.
Vercept was founded on the premise that making AI genuinely useful for complex, real-world tasks requires solving difficult perception and interaction challenges. Its team — including co-founders Kiana Ehsani, Luca Weihs, and Ross Girshick — has focused on enabling AI systems to “see” and act within the same software environments humans use daily. Anthropic said this expertise directly aligns with some of the most challenging technical problems it is currently tackling in advancing computer-use AI.
As part of the transition, Vercept will wind down its external product in the coming weeks. Its team will join Anthropic to contribute to the continued development of Claude’s interactive and agentic capabilities.
The acquisition follows the recent launch of Claude Sonnet 4.6, which demonstrated significant improvements in computer-use performance. On OSWorld, a widely used benchmark for evaluating AI systems’ ability to operate computers, Anthropic said its Sonnet models improved from under 15 percent performance in late 2024 — when computer-use functionality was first introduced — to 72.5 percent today. Sonnet 4.6 is now approaching human-level performance on tasks such as navigating complex spreadsheets and completing multi-step workflows across browser tabs.
Vercept is the latest addition to Anthropic’s growing portfolio of specialist teams, following its acquisition of Bun. The company said it seeks teams whose technical ambition aligns with its own, and whose approach to building AI reflects the same principles of safety, rigor, and responsible development that underpin its broader strategy.
The deal underscores Anthropic’s focus on expanding Claude’s practical utility, positioning the model not just as a conversational assistant but as an AI agent capable of performing sophisticated digital work across real-world software environments.
