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Anthropic’s Claude Code has launched on the web, breaking free from terminal-only constraints and turning into a cloud development environment you can open in any browser.
The web version flips accessibility on its head. According to the announcement, users can now delegate multiple coding tasks to Claude Code right from their browser tab, steering them in real time from any device. No installs, no terminal, just a tab and a plan.
The system automatically generates pull requests, runs tests, and summarizes changes without manual babysitting. GitHub integration is native, and secure sandbox testing protects enterprise environments. The mobile angle adds a measure of flexibility.
Claude Code can handle multiple tasks at once, like fixing bugs or updating backend routes, working on them in parallel. You can submit new requests while previous ones run, and tweak them mid-flight if Claude has not quite nailed the brief.
Competitive shakeup
Last week, Anthropic’s Claude Haiku 4.5 launched, delivering near-frontier performance at one-third the cost and twice the speed of Claude Sonnet 4. The model is available across Anthropic’s apps, Claude Code, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud Vertex AI, with pricing set at $1 per million input tokens.
The timing pairs with Apple’s Claude integration that went generally available last month, bringing Claude directly into Xcode 26. Developers can connect their Claude accounts to power coding intelligence features, so the same subscription carries across web, mobile, and desktop environments.
The competitive picture is interesting. GitHub Copilot has massive market share and deep ecosystem hooks, and Amazon Q Developer specializes in AWS guidance. But Claude Code’s primary advantage is deep codebase understanding due to its long context window, paired with agentic workflow automation that lets complex multi-step tasks run on their own.
The signs point to a new development shift where AI does not just assist, it changes how software gets built. With browser access removing technical barriers and mobile support enabling coding from anywhere, the old boundaries of where and how development happens are dissolving fast.