On October 28, 2026, Anthropic announced an expansion of its AI for Science program. This is about research funding and access, not a new model.
What to know
- The program: Anthropic says AI for Science gives free Claude credits to researchers working on high-impact scientific projects. It says the program launched in May 2025 and has supported hundreds of projects across biology, medicine, physics, chemistry, climate science and mathematics.
- What is new: Anthropic says the program now extends to science funders, societies, research institutions and specific research projects. It also says it launched a discounted Team plan for scientists.
- Named partners: Anthropic lists funders and societies such as the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Simons Foundation, Schmidt Sciences and the US National Science Foundation, and institutions such as the Francis Crick Institute, EMBL and the Wellcome Sanger Institute.
- Not stated: the announcement does not give credit amounts, application steps or deadlines, so check Anthropic’s page before you plan around it.
Why it matters
Free credits and a discounted plan lower the cost of trying an AI assistant for literature work, data analysis and coding in research. If you do use one on research material, treat its output as a first draft and check claims against the sources, as in our guide to prompting AI to review long documents. For models and plans, see the Claude page and the model tracker.
Source: Anthropic. We summarise in our own words; check the source for the full details.