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Prepare and run payroll in Gusto in Claude Duet: what does this AI read, and can you turn it off?

Checked on October 25, 2026 by verification chain vchain-1

Whether it is on by default is not yet verified; it can be turned off.

The facts, edition by edition

All editions
What the AI doesAct “preparing payroll for you to review” “It also takes on some of the work of running a business, like finding unpaid invoices and drafting the reminders, preparing payroll for you to review, and getting contracts ready to send.” “Prepare and run payroll in Gusto, with hours, bonuses, and reimbursements filled in.” [1] dated copy
ModelClaude, Opus 5.5 “We designed it around Claude Opus 5.5” [2] dated copy
What it readsPersonnel records “Prepare and run payroll in Gusto, with hours, bonuses, and reimbursements filled in.” [2] dated copy
Where the data goesNot yet verified
Trains on your dataNot yet verified
On by defaultNot yet verified
Can be turned offYes “You’re also able to disconnect any app Claude Duet has access to.” [2] dated copy
BillingIncluded in the license “Claude Duet shares your plan’s usage limits with the rest of Claude, and it uses them differently than a typical conversation does.” “For this research preview, Claude Duet is included in Pro and Max plans and uses the same usage limits as the rest of Claude.” [2] dated copy
Feature typeNot yet verified
Frameworks the catalog links to itNot yet verified

All editions

What the AI does
Act “preparing payroll for you to review” “It also takes on some of the work of running a business, like finding unpaid invoices and drafting the reminders, preparing payroll for you to review, and getting contracts ready to send.” “Prepare and run payroll in Gusto, with hours, bonuses, and reimbursements filled in.” [1] dated copy
Model
Claude, Opus 5.5 “We designed it around Claude Opus 5.5” [2] dated copy
What it reads
Personnel records “Prepare and run payroll in Gusto, with hours, bonuses, and reimbursements filled in.” [2] dated copy
Where the data goes
Not yet verified
Trains on your data
Not yet verified
On by default
Not yet verified
Can be turned off
Yes “You’re also able to disconnect any app Claude Duet has access to.” [2] dated copy
Billing
Included in the license “Claude Duet shares your plan’s usage limits with the rest of Claude, and it uses them differently than a typical conversation does.” “For this research preview, Claude Duet is included in Pro and Max plans and uses the same usage limits as the rest of Claude.” [2] dated copy
Feature type
Not yet verified
Frameworks the catalog links to it
Not yet verified

To turn it off

  • All editions: Yes “You’re also able to disconnect any app Claude Duet has access to.” [2] dated copy

Frameworks the catalog links to it

Linked frameworks will appear once the reference set is published.

  • All editions: Not yet verified

Sources

  1. Claude Duet, Anthropic, October 25, 2026
  2. Introducing Claude Duet, Anthropic, October 25, 2026

Change log

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