Anthropic product moves
- Anthropic launched Claude Design, a conversational tool that generates designs, prototypes and presentations from chat. - Claude Design can use Figma files to automate brand consistency and generate mockups. - At the same time Anthropic tested removing Claude Code from its $20 Pro tier and is investigating possible unauthorized access to its Mythos cybersecurity tool, raising pricing and security questions (support.claude.com) (arstechnica.com) (engadget.com).
Anthropic is expanding Claude from chat into design software while testing higher walls around coding tools and probing a security lapse in a restricted cyber model. (anthropic.com) (arstechnica.com) (engadget.com) On April 17, Anthropic launched Claude Design in research preview for Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers. The company said the tool can generate designs, prototypes, slides, and one-pagers from a chat prompt. (anthropic.com) (support.claude.com) Anthropic said Claude Design can read a team’s codebase and design files during onboarding, then reuse the company’s colors, typography, and components in later projects. Its help center says Enterprise access is off by default and that configured design systems keep outputs on brand. (anthropic.com) (support.claude.com) That puts Anthropic closer to tools such as Figma and Canva, not just chatbots and coding assistants. Anthropic also said users can export decks as PowerPoint files or send them to Canva, and can turn static mockups into interactive prototypes. (anthropic.com) The product push arrived as Anthropic tested a pricing change on Claude Code, its agentic programming tool. Ars Technica reported the company removed Claude Code from the public feature list for about 2% of new $20-a-month Pro signups, while existing Pro and Max subscribers kept access. (arstechnica.com) Anthropic told Ars the change was an A/B test, not a full plan change. The report said support pages and pricing language briefly shifted in ways that made the experiment look broader than it was. (arstechnica.com) (theregister.com) At the same time, Anthropic said it is investigating claimed unauthorized access to Claude Mythos Preview through a third-party vendor environment. Engadget, citing Bloomberg, reported that a small group gained access through a contractor portal and internet sleuthing tools. (engadget.com) (bloomberg.com) Mythos is not a general chatbot. Anthropic introduced it earlier in April as a limited-preview model for finding security flaws, and Engadget reported the company had restricted testing to a small set of companies including Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, and Mozilla. (engadget.com) Anthropic told TechCrunch it was investigating the claims but had “no evidence” its own systems were compromised. That leaves the company trying to sell broader workplace tools while answering questions about who gets access to its most powerful ones, and at what price. (techcrunch.com)
