Anthropic has upgraded its Claude chatbot with inline visual capabilities that create custom charts, graphs, and diagrams during conversations. The AI assistant now generates visual content when it determines that images better convey information than plain text. These visuals use HTML and SVG formats rather than traditional image generation, distinguishing them from Claude's existing Artifacts feature.

Users can access real-time weather forecasts and formatted recipe cards through the desktop version, though these visual elements don't render in the iOS app yet. The chatbot also introduces interactive multiple-choice inputs, allowing Claude to ask structured questions without requiring typed responses. Weather and recipe data appear only when web search is enabled.

All Claude users now have access to these visual responses and interactive features. The update represents Anthropic's push to make AI conversations more intuitive by incorporating visual elements that simplify complex information. While the iOS limitation for weather and recipe visuals may frustrate mobile users, the core visual creation tools work across all platforms.