Anthropic is accelerating to complete the last piece of its AI agent (Agent) field. On February 26, 2026, according to SciTech Daily, Anthropic has officially completed the acquisition of Seattle-based AI startup Vercept.

The core goal of this acquisition is clear: by leveraging Vercept's top-tier visual understanding technology, Claude will be able to truly "understand" screens like humans and accurately control various software.

Key Highlights: Visual First, Precision "Downgrades"

Anthropic was particularly impressed by Vercept's deep expertise in high-precision UI recognition and spatial reasoning:

No Need to Read Code, Just Look at the Screen: Vercept's product Vy does not rely on APIs or backend code but identifies each button through a visual model. Its self-developed model achieved an accuracy rate of 92% on the UI recognition benchmark ScreenSpot v1, far exceeding the 18.3% of OpenAI's similar models.

Complementing the Computer Use Shortcoming: Anthropic's core feature "Computer Use" had been limited by insufficient visual understanding accuracy. With Vercept's addition, it will approach human levels in tasks such as cross-application operations and complex spreadsheet browsing.

Top Team Joining: The founding team of Vercept has a distinguished background, including computer vision pioneer Ross Girshick, and has received investment from industry giants such as Schmidt and Jeff Dean.

Strategic Expansion: From "Writing Code" to "All-Round Colleague"

This is the second public acquisition by Anthropic after its December 2024 acquisition of the coding agent engine Bun, sending out a strong signal:

Smart Agent Loop: By combining Bun's coding capabilities with Vercept's visual capabilities, Claude is evolving from a single programming assistant into an AI Collaboration Partner (Claude Cowork) capable of real-time operation of various software.

High Monetization Potential: By the end of 2025, Anthropic's annualized revenue has exceeded $9 billion, with Claude Code contributing $2.5 billion.

Capital Surge: Valuation Stabilized as Second Global

After completing a $3 billion Series G funding round, Anthropic's post-money valuation has surged to $380 billion:

Second Only to OpenAI: Currently, Anthropic has become the second most valuable AI unicorn globally.

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