Anthropic has introduced Research and Google Workspace integration to its AI model Claude, and is also nearing the launch of a new voice assistant product for the AI chatbot.

Anthropic — which is backed by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google — said that with Research Claude can search across both the internal work context and the web to help make decisions and take action faster than before.

The company said Claude operates agentically, conducting multiple searches that build on each other while deciding what to investigate next. Research provides high-quality, comprehensive answers in minutes.

Research is available in early beta for Max, Team, and Enterprise plans in the U.S., Japan, and Brazil.

Claude now integrates with Gmail and Calendar. The company said that by connecting Google Workspace, Claude can search emails, review documents, and see a user's calendar commitments, removing the need to manually upload files or repeatedly provide context about the work and schedule, according to the company.

Anthropic noted that besides Research and Google Workspace, Claude Enterprise administrators can activate cataloging to improve Claude’s retrieval quality and accuracy. When cataloging is enabled, Claude uses a specialized index of an organization’s documents to find the information a user needs.

Web search, which was launched in the U.S. in March, is now available in Brazil and Japan and is automatically enabled for paid plans in these regions.

The company added that Google Workspace integration is available in beta to all paid users in profile settings.

Separately, Anthropic is nearing the launch of a new voice assistant for  Claude, approximately a year after competitor OpenAI started launching a similar feature for ChatGPT users, Bloomberg News reported.

The new feature, known as “voice mode,” could be launched as soon as this April and would initially roll out on a limited basis, the report added, citing a person with knowledge of the matter. The launch plans could change.

Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Seeking Alpha.

Currently, the plans include unveiling three voices called Airy, Mellow and British-accented Buttery, the report noted.

The planned feature was found in Anthropic’s code by app researcher M1Astra and shared with Bloomberg News, which confirmed the findings, the report noted.

AI voice products have also raised concerns about impersonating how other people talk. Last year, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)-backed OpenAI delayed releasing its voice assistant for several months to work through potential risks.

Anthropic competes with several heavyweights in the AI space, including Google's Gemini. Google's latest Gemini model is now in first place on most of the industry-standard benchmarks, according to Seeking Alpha Analyst Simple Investment Ideas. Amazon Web Services' reliance on Anthropic models is now a disadvantage, as Google's exclusive Gemini models lure enterprises to Google Cloud Platform, the analyst noted.