Anthropic is introducing Voice Mode to Claude Code, its AI coding assistant for developers. This launch represents a significant step toward more hands-free and conversational coding workflows.
Engineer Thariq Shihipar announced the feature’s gradual release on Tuesday. According to Shihipar, Voice Mode is now active for approximately five percent of users, with a broader rollout planned over the coming weeks.
The mode is designed to streamline coding by allowing users to interact with Claude Code through spoken commands. To enable it, users type the slash command /voice to toggle it on. They can then speak their request, such as instructing Claude Code to refactor a piece of authentication middleware, and the assistant will execute the task.
The limitations of this new capability are currently unclear. It is not known if there are caps on voice interactions or specific technical constraints. It is also unknown if the feature was developed in collaboration with a third-party AI voice provider, as Anthropic was previously reported to be in talks with companies like ElevenLabs. The company has not yet responded to requests for comment on these details.
Anthropic initially launched a Voice Mode for its standard Claude chatbot last May, enabling voice interaction for general-purpose tasks.
The competition in the AI coding assistant space is intense, with rivals including Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Google, and OpenAI. Despite this, Claude Code remains one of the most widely adopted tools available. In February, Anthropic reported that Claude Code’s run-rate revenue surpassed two and a half billion dollars, more than doubling since the start of 2026. Its weekly active users have also doubled since January.
Separately, Claude’s mobile app has experienced a dramatic jump in user growth. This surge followed the company’s refusal to allow the Department of Defense to use its AI for domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons. In the aftermath, the app climbed to the top of the U.S. App Store charts, overtaking ChatGPT.