Claude vs Cowork vs Claude Code Explained (2026)

Lo que necesitas

• A Claude account (claude.ai)

• The Claude desktop app, which includes chat, Cowork and Claude Code

• A folder on your computer for Claude to work in

• A Vercel account (vercel.com) if you want to publish the page

Paso a paso

1. 1

   Test Claude chat and its limit

   0:17

   Open Claude and ask it to write a poem. Then ask it to save the poem as a file on your computer. It will say it cannot access your local files: you have to save it yourself. If you connect Google Drive through the connectors feature, it can save there instead.

   First promptCopiar

   Hey, Claude, can you write a love poem for me, please?

   Save testCopiar

   Can you save that as a local file, as a text file right here on my computer, please?

2. 2

   Open Cowork and pick a folder

   1:29

   Switch to Cowork. Choose where you want to work and select a folder on your computer (I use one called Claude). Cowork can now read and write files inside that folder, and it can also reach services you connect, like Google or Microsoft.

3. 3

   Ask Cowork to write and save an HTML page

   2:06

   Ask for the poem again, then ask Cowork to turn it into an HTML file and save it in the folder. HTML is the file type web pages are made of. If a file with the same name exists, Cowork will update it.

   Poem promptCopiar

   Hey, Claude, can you please write a beautiful poem about love for me? Thanks.

   HTML promptCopiar

   Can you please create a beautiful HTML file and then save it into this folder? I want the poem to be contained inside of that file.

4. 4

   Customize Cowork and add tasks

   2:48

   Edit Cowork's instructions file to set rules it always follows, for example always reply in Spanish or French, or precise details about your business. You can also give Cowork tasks to run every day.

5. 5

   Open your saved page

   3:56

   When Cowork finishes, click view my poem to open the HTML file. Ask Cowork to change it if needed. Note what Cowork cannot do: it has no developer tools, so it cannot put the page on the internet.

6. 6

   Switch to Claude Code on the same folder

   4:33

   In the desktop app, open Claude Code. No terminal or code editor needed. Choose to work locally and select the same folder you used with Cowork. Ask it to list the files so you can confirm it sees your work.

   List filesCopiar

   Can you give me a list of all of the files in this folder, please?

7. 7

   Deploy the page to Vercel

   5:52

   Ask Claude Code to deploy your HTML file to Vercel, a service that puts web pages online. It may rename the file first. When it asks for permission, you can choose always allow for this session. Claude Code then reports back with the URL of your live page.

   Deploy promptCopiar

   I would really love to deploy the love poem HTML as a webpage to Vercel. Can you please help me out? Remember that you might need to change the name of that file.

8. 8

   Open the live link and iterate

   7:49

   Click the link Claude Code gives you to see your page online. To change it later, ask Claude Code to edit the page and redeploy it.

9. 9

   Choose your tool

   8:27

   Use Claude for writing and reasoning with connections. Use Cowork to start building files locally with AI as an assistant. Use Claude Code for everything Cowork does plus running commands, deploying, building minimum viable products, cleaning files and helping with social media. I recommend learning Claude Code.

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