Anthropic announced that it has acquired Vercept as part of its push to expand Claude’s computer use capabilities, enabling the AI system to take on increasingly complex, multi-step tasks within live applications.
As users rely on Claude for more advanced work, including writing and running code across entire repositories, synthesizing research from dozens of sources, and managing workflows across multiple tools and teams, computer use has become a critical capability. By operating inside live applications in the same way a person would at a keyboard, Claude can complete multi-step processes and solve problems that go beyond what can be achieved through code alone.
Vercept was founded on the premise that making AI genuinely useful for complex tasks requires solving difficult perception and interaction challenges. The company’s 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 addressing.
As part of the acquisition, Vercept will wind down its external product in the coming weeks and its team will join Anthropic to further develop Claude’s computer use capabilities.
The deal follows the recent launch of Claude Sonnet 4.6, which Anthropic said demonstrates significant improvements in computer use performance. On OSWorld, a widely used benchmark for evaluating AI computer use, Anthropic’s Sonnet models improved from under 15% in late 2024, when the company first introduced computer use, to 72.5% currently. According to Anthropic, Sonnet 4.6 is approaching human-level performance on tasks such as navigating complex spreadsheets and completing web forms across multiple browser tabs.
Vercept is the latest team to join Anthropic through acquisition, following its purchase of Bun. The company said it seeks teams whose technical ambitions align with its own and whose work advances its capabilities while adhering to principles of safety and rigor.
Anthropic also noted that it continues to recruit engineering talent as it expands its efforts in AI development.
