Can I keep using Claude models?

Yes. The same Claude models are in idapt, in the same composer as GPT, Gemini, and 200+ others. You pick the model per task and switch mid-conversation without losing context.

Does idapt work on my own files like Cowork does?

idapt keeps your files in a persistent Drive that stays with your workspace, and an agent on a paired computer can read and write your local file system directly too. Cowork works from your desktop folders and Google Drive.

What happens when another model is ahead of Claude?

In idapt you switch to it in one dropdown, same files and context. With a single-vendor coworker you wait for that vendor to catch up.

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idapt vs Claude Cowork

Claude Cowork puts Claude to work on your files. idapt puts Claude, GPT, Gemini, and 200+ models to work in one workspace.

Last reviewed August 7, 2026

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At a glance

Claude Coworkidapt

ModelsClaude only (Opus 4.7)The same Claude models plus GPT, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and 200+ more, switchable mid-task

Where work runsYour desktop file system; web and mobile in betaA paired computer, an idapt cloud computer we provision, or your own machine

Files across sessionsLocal folders and Google Drive, read in placeA persistent Drive that stays with your workspace across every chat and agent

Unattended runsRecurring scheduled tasksScheduled automations and goal-mode agents that keep working until a target is met

Your own keysNo: Claude's models on Claude's accountBring your own provider keys, or run open models locally

PricingIncluded on paid Claude plans, from $20/monthPlans from $99/month with a 7-day free trial and optional pay-as-you-go overflow

What Claude Cowork is great at

Cowork is a polished coworker built into the Claude desktop app: it reads and writes your local files without uploads, keeps context in CLAUDE.md instructions, runs scheduled tasks, can drive your machine, and now reaches the web and mobile in beta. If Claude is the only model you want and your work lives in local folders, Google Drive, and Chrome, it fits with almost no new habits.

What you also get with idapt

idapt is the same idea without the single-vendor ceiling. Claude works in the same composer as GPT, Gemini, Grok, and open models, so you pick the model per task and never move house when another lab pulls ahead this quarter. Your files live in a persistent Drive, agents run on cloud computers we provision or on your own machine, you can bring your own keys or run models locally, and because idapt is an MCP server, the tools you already use plug into it.

The verdict

Stay with Claude Cowork if…

You only ever want Claude, your work sits in local folders and Google Drive, and a desktop coworker with no new tools to learn is exactly the shape you want.

Choose idapt if…

You want Claude working alongside every other model, files that persist across sessions, cloud machines, and your own keys, so no single lab's quarter decides your tools.

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Explore the features

Agents

Skills, scoped permissions, persistent memory: any model you pick.

Multi-Model Chat

GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Llama: pick mid-conversation, cheapest-first.

Drive

Folders, previews, and lightweight versioning for AI work.

Cloud Computers

Spin up cloud machines your agents can use: per-second billing, torn down when idle.

Switching from Claude Cowork?The migration guide shows exactly what moves and how.

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