Cowork
Claude Cowork
Agentic tools are where token spend stops being predictable. A single instruction can trigger dozens of model calls you never see — which is exactly why this hub exists.
Figures last verified 16 September 2026
Cowork is Claude working on a task on your behalf rather than answering you turn by turn: reading, planning, calling tools and iterating. That shift is the point, and it is also why people who have used Claude comfortably for a year suddenly find themselves hitting usage limits in an afternoon.
The cost model has not changed — it is still tokens — but the volume has. Every tool result, every file read and every intermediate step re-enters the context.