#economic-index

Anthropic’s new Economic Index adds survey data to usage telemetry, tying delegation patterns to work expectations. The concrete signal: Claude Code sessions show 0.37 points more autonomy on a 1-5 scale than chat or Cowork, and the linked sample includes about 9,700 respondents.

Anthropic’s March 2026 Economic Index report argues that longer-tenure Claude users bring higher-value work to the model and achieve better outcomes. The company says experienced users have 10% fewer personal conversations and a 10% higher success rate, even after accounting for differences in task mix and geography.