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Anthropic launches Claude Duet professional agent to rival Grok Bot

Anthropic has launched Claude Duet, a new professional agent designed to assist users with tasks like scheduling and financial forecasting. This tool, built on the Opus 5.5 model, is initially available to US subscribers on Pro and Max plans and integrates with over 6,000 connectors via the Claude Marketplace. The launch positions Claude Duet as a competitor to Cursor's Grok Bot, which reportedly has 800,000 paid weekly users and was acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion. AI

IMPACT This launch intensifies competition in the AI agent space, potentially driving further innovation in professional productivity tools.

RANK_REASON This is a product launch for an AI agent, but not from a frontier lab.

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Anthropic launches Claude Duet professional agent to rival Grok Bot

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