Anthropic Launches Claude Sheets, Meetings & Whiteboards: Plans & Dates
Anthropic has launched Claude Sheets, Meetings and Whiteboards to take on Microsoft and Google. Claude Data is now generally available — plans and dates inside.
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SAN FRANCISCO, November 10 — Anthropic unveiled four workplace tools on Tuesday that put its Claude assistant inside meetings, spreadsheets, whiteboards and company data, challenging Microsoft and Google. The launch comes eight days before Anthropic is due to price its initial public offering, with trading scheduled to start on November 19.
The four products are Claude Meetings, Claude Sheets, Claude Whiteboards and Claude Data. The first three are in beta, while Claude Data is now generally available.
- Claude Meetings joins Google Meet calls on Team and Enterprise plans, taking notes and drafting plans live.
- Claude Sheets builds working spreadsheets with tabs, formulas and dropdowns, and files export to Excel.
- Claude Whiteboards is a shared canvas with Claude that turns a brainstorm into a document or slide deck.
- Claude Data is now generally available on paid plans, linking Claude to company data systems.
What Is Claude Sheets?
Claude Sheets builds spreadsheets from a plain-language request. Ask for a campaign tracker or a hiring budget and Claude returns a working sheet, then keeps editing it with the team. Sheets support multiple tabs, formulas, formatting and dropdown menus, with Claude editing directly in cells and marking each change. Files export to Excel. Anthropic said the first version targets everyday trackers, not advanced financial modelling.
How Claude Meetings Works and What It Costs
Claude Meetings adds Claude to a video call as a named participant. It follows the discussion, drafts plans and answers questions in the meeting chat. After the call, the notes and action items are available in the Claude app. Claude identifies itself on joining, and will not join calls with external guests unless an administrator allows it. The feature is in beta on Team and Enterprise plans and works only with Google Meet at launch. Support for other platforms will follow, Anthropic said.
Claude Whiteboards and Claude Data: What Is Included
Claude Whiteboards is a shared canvas where a team works through a plan with Claude in real time. Claude then turns the board into a document or slide deck with timelines and deadlines. Whiteboards also run inside Claude Meetings, so the board builds as people talk. It is in beta on all paid plans. Claude Data connects Claude to company data warehouses and customer systems. Users ask questions and Claude answers with dashboards, written data stories or narrated videos. Anthropic also announced interactive connectors that open apps including Adobe, Atlassian and HubSpot inside Claude.
| Tool | Status | Plans | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Meetings | Beta | Team and Enterprise | Google Meet at launch |
| Claude Sheets | Beta | All paid plans | Web, desktop and mobile |
| Claude Whiteboards | Beta | All paid plans | Web, desktop and mobile |
| Claude Data | Generally available | All paid plans | Web, desktop and mobile |
The launch puts Anthropic against Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, the two dominant office suites. They follow the November 9 launch of Anthropic's Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 models. Anthropic's timing is tied to its listing: a November 10 filing set a price range of $70 to $78 a share for 825 million shares, a $57.8 billion to $64.4 billion raise and a fully diluted valuation of up to $1.4 trillion. Pricing is set for November 18, with Nasdaq trading under the ticker ANT due on November 19. TSMC's board also approved up to $500 million for Anthropic shares and $500 million in OpenAI preferred stock, after TSMC's record October revenue.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Claude Sheets free, or does it need a paid plan?
Claude Sheets is in beta on paid plans only, with no free tier announced and no date for wider opening.
How does Claude Meetings join a Google Meet call?
A team adds Claude to the call, where it appears as a visible participant. It takes notes, tracks action items and starts work during the discussion.
When will Anthropic's IPO price, and when does trading start?
Anthropic set a $70 to $78 range in a filing on November 10. Pricing is set for November 18, with Nasdaq trading under the ticker ANT due on November 19.
What is Claude Data, and how is it different from Claude Dashboards?
Claude Data is the generally available version of the tool previously called Claude Dashboards. It answers questions with dashboards, written data stories or narrated videos.
Anthropic has not said when Meetings will expand beyond Google Meet, or when the beta tools will leave beta. The next fixed date is November 18, when it prices its shares ahead of the November 19 debut.
