OpenWork vs Claude Cowork on 3P
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Enterprise, 3P, or OpenWork
| Feature | Claude Enterprise | Claude on 3P | OpenWork |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat price / month | $20 + usage | None | $10–$40 |
| Non-Claude models | No | No | Yes |
| Bedrock, Vertex, Foundry | No | Yes | Yes |
| Share plugins with your team | Yes | No | Yes |
| Browser access | Yes | No | Alpha |
| Mobile app | Yes | No | No |
| Usage analytics and audit | Yes | Export only | Yes |
| Self-host the control plane | No | No | Yes |
Sources, checked 2026-09-25:3P overview3P feature matrix3P modelsClaude Enterprise pricing
Cost calculator
Claude on 3P vs OpenWork
Claude on 3P
$15.3K
per month
OpenWork Enterprise
$22.2K
per month
OpenWork costs $83,220 more a year
- Claude TeamWithin plan limitsMax 150
- Claude Enterprise$25,250
- Claude on 3P$15,250
- OpenWork Team$7,185
- OpenWork Enterprise$22,185
Tokens outweigh seats, so the model you pick moves the total more than the plan.
How we calculate
- Tokens per person = input × (uncached × input price + cached × cache price) + output × output price. Presets assume 5M, 25M, or 100M input tokens a month, 70% cached.
- Claude Team: $20/seat annual, up to 150 seats. Enterprise: $20/seat, 20 minimum, plus tokens. 3P: tokens only.
- OpenWork Team: $10/seat plus tokens. Enterprise: $40/user annual, volume pricing above 250.
- List prices from models.dev (2026-09-26); Anthropic plans checked 2026-09-25. Committed-spend discounts are not included.
- Claude Team planClaude Enterprise pricingClaude Desktop on third-party platformsOpenWork pricingModel prices from models.dev
Why teams on 3P switch
Keep your cloud account and committed spend
Send routine work to lower-cost models
Share skills and MCP servers without MDM profiles
Run alongside Claude Desktop while teams switch
Frequently asked questions
- What is Claude Desktop on 3P?
- Claude Desktop, including Cowork, sending inference to Bedrock, Vertex, Foundry, or your own gateway. There is no seat fee, and only Claude models are available.
- Can OpenWork use my Bedrock, Vertex, or Foundry account?
- Yes, plus any OpenAI-compatible gateway. Your existing cloud commitments keep applying.
- Is OpenWork cheaper than Claude Desktop on 3P?
- Not on seats: 3P has none, and OpenWork Enterprise is $40 per user. Savings come from routing work to lower-cost models, so check the calculator with your numbers.
- How do we share skills and MCP servers?
- Admins publish them once in OpenWork Cloud and assign them to teams. Each person signs in to MCP connections as themselves.
- Can we self-host OpenWork?
- Yes, with Helm or Docker Compose. Enterprise costs the same cloud or self-hosted.
- Does OpenWork have a mobile app?
- Not yet; it is on the public roadmap. OpenWork runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, and in the browser.
Keep your cloud. Choose your models.
See OpenWork on your own gateway, with your skills shared.
Same price cloud or self-hosted.