Nearly every large enterprise is shifting AI into production, and many have realized that a successful pilot is far from a system a business can depend on. The real work-and the real opportunity-lies in integration, evaluation, and how people's workflows evolve. That's why the companies succeeding with AI integration are partnering with firms that have done it before.
In March, Anthropic launched the Claude Partner Network-a program backed by a $100 million investment in partner training, technical support, and shared marketing-designed for the firms that help enterprises deploy Claude in production. Since then, over 40,000 firms have applied, and more than 10,000 consultants have earned a Claude certification, a credential held by individuals that demonstrates they've been trained to build and deploy Claude in production environments.
The world's largest professional-services firms are developing their own practices around Claude-deploying it for clients while also putting it into the hands of their own teams. Accenture is training 30,000 professionals on the model. Cognizant has rolled Claude out to roughly 350,000 associates. Deloitte is making it available to 470,000 people across its global network. KPMG is integrating Claude across a workforce of more than 276,000. Infosys is building Claude-powered agents for specific industries, and PwC is rolling out Claude Code and Cowork starting with its US teams and expanding toward a global workforce in the hundreds of thousands.
Anthropic is now announcing two additions that make this ecosystem easier for customers to navigate. The Services Track is a tiered structure reflecting what a firm has actually built and delivered with Claude. The Claude Partner Hub is a portal where partners can see exactly where they stand against program requirements, and where customers can find the firms most qualified for the scope of their project.
The strongest partners have firsthand experience with Claude. They use the newest models for their own work before presenting it to clients, so when they advise a customer on what's needed, they're speaking from direct experience. The Services Track is designed to give customers confidence in a firm's ability to help bring Claude into their businesses.
About the Services Track
The Services Track has three tiers, each reflecting the depth of a firm's Claude practice.
- Select: The entry point for partnership. Requires at least 10 active certified individuals, at least 2 joint customers deployed in production in the trailing 12 months, and at least 1 public customer story.
- Preferred: For firms with deeper Claude practices. Requires at least 100 active certified individuals, at least 15 deployed joint customers, and at least 3 public stories.
- Global Premier: The top tier for firms running the most extensive Claude practices. Requires at least 1,000 active certified individuals, at least 100 deployed joint customers across three or more regions, at least 15 public customer stories, and a joint business plan with named executive sponsors.
Every firm is measured against the same requirements, whether it's a ten-person AI-native shop or a global consultancy. Size doesn't lower the bar or raise the tier; a smaller firm advances by growing its certified bench. Because the ladder counts adoption and enablement work, firms specializing in getting customers live on Claude can qualify early.
The key criteria include:
- Certified practitioners: The number of a firm's people who hold a current Anthropic certification and have used Claude in the past 90 days. Certifications belong to individual people, not firms, and are earned through Anthropic Partner Academy exams.
- Customers running Claude in production: The number of customers the firm has taken live with Claude.
- Public endorsements of the firm's work: The number of customers willing to vouch for the firm's work in a published customer story.
Every firm's dashboard displays the same numbers that Anthropic sees, and standing is verified every quarter. Detailed requirements for each tier are published at claude.com/partners.
About the Claude Partner Hub
The Claude Partner Hub lets each partner view its own standing against published requirements, refreshed daily. It also serves as the place where customers seeking Claude expertise can find the most qualified firms. Every partner's standing-tier, certified team, customer deployments, and public references-is visible in the Hub's public directory, allowing anyone evaluating partners to see what a firm has built and delivered.
Partners can connect the Partner Hub to Claude through a new MCP connector, turning partnership information into a conversation. For example, a partner can ask Claude where their firm stands relative to the next tier, check the status of a registered deal, or find out how many consultants hold an active certification-and then act on the answer within Claude.
What This Means for Partners
For firms building a Claude practice, this program is intended to reward real work and be predictable enough to plan around. Four principles apply to every partner:
- Partners always know where they stand. A firm can see its standing against the published requirements and exactly what the next tier requires. This information is refreshed daily in the Claude Partner Hub.
- Building a practice and bringing Anthropic business are treated separately. Tier standing measures the practice a firm has built: certified practitioners, production deployments, and customers willing to vouch for them. Sending new business to Anthropic is rewarded through its own track via referral credit and deal protection. A firm never has to choose between the two.
- The ladder moves on a predictable schedule. Promotions are processed twice a year, on January 1 and July 1, with an additional review on October 1, 2026, during this first year. A firm moves down only at the annual review on December 31, only if it no longer meets its tier's published requirements, and only after 90 days' notice and a chance to close the gap. Narrow exceptions are spelled out in the Program Guide.
- The $100 million committed in March funds partner training, dedicated technical support, and shared marketing. Firms that join now also receive priority access to new certifications as they are introduced.
What's Next
Specializations for specific industries and use cases are on the way, along with rewards that grow as a partner's deployments grow. Getting started is free. Firms gain Anthropic Partner Academy access, including certification exams, with tiered partners receiving discounted rates on their first attempt. New applicants start at Registered, the program's entry level, with a minimum commitment to 10 certified practitioners. Partnership begins at Select, and the requirements are the same for every firm. More details are available at claude.com/partners.