Anthropic has expanded access to its AI coding assistant, Claude Code, by launching a web version that brings its agent-based development tools to browsers. Previously available only as a command-line interface (CLI) tool, Claude Code for web allows developers to create and manage multiple coding agents directly from the same claude.ai platform that hosts Anthropic’s chatbot.
The new web app is available for subscribers on Anthropic’s paid tiers: the $20-per-month Pro plan and the $100 and $200 Max plans. By moving Claude Code beyond the terminal, Anthropic aims to make its AI coding assistant more accessible and easier to integrate into everyday development workflows. The company says it plans to expand availability across more platforms, with web and mobile seen as natural extensions of the product’s reach.
Claude Code’s arrival on the web comes as AI-assisted programming continues to evolve from simple code autocompletion to autonomous agent-based systems. These newer tools can perform multi-step development tasks—debugging, documentation, testing, and even feature implementation—without constant user input. That shift is changing how developers interact with code, positioning them more as supervisors guiding AI agents than as hands-on coders.
Anthropic says Claude Code’s user base has grown tenfold since its wider release in May and now represents over $500 million in annualized revenue. Product manager Cat Wu attributes much of this growth to the strength of Anthropic’s language models, which have gained traction among developers for their reasoning and code comprehension abilities. Wu also notes that 90% of Claude Code’s own codebase was written by Anthropic’s AI systems—a reflection of how deeply the company is betting on its technology.
Despite this growth, Anthropic isn’t abandoning the terminal. Wu said the CLI will remain “the most intelligent and customizable” way to interact with Claude Code, while the web version is designed to make the product more approachable for developers working in different environments.
The broader adoption of AI coding agents has not been without challenges. Research has shown that some developers experience slower output when relying heavily on AI assistants, often due to the time spent prompting and verifying results. The technology also struggles with complex or unfamiliar codebases, sometimes introducing new bugs that require manual correction.
Still, companies across the industry—including Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, and now Anthropic—are pushing to make AI-driven development mainstream. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has predicted that AI systems will eventually write the majority of code for software engineers. For now, Claude Code’s move to the web signals a step toward that future, making agentic coding more visible—and more testable—for developers everywhere.
