Your data · Anthropic
Does Claude have a private chat mode?
thecontinuitylayer.com/your-data/claude/private-modeWhether Claude offers a chat that is not saved and not used for training, and what it still keeps.
Partly
Docs grade · A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training
3 November 2026
Checked on Anthropic's pages
Read from published docs, not a test we ran
Report a change →Partly, according to Anthropic's own pages.
Anthropic says incognito chats stay out of history and are not used for training, but are still retained for 30 days by default.
Anthropic's own pageChecked 3 November 2026
https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12260368-using-incognito-chatsHow to do it in Claude
- 1.Start a new chat outside a project.
- 2.Click the ghost icon in the upper right corner.
- 3.Check for the black border and the Incognito chat label in the upper left.
- 4.Chat as normal.
- 5.When you are done, click the x in the upper right to close the chat.
Incognito chats stay out of your history and memory and are not used for training, but they are still kept for 30 days. They are not available inside projects.
Anthropic's own pagesChecked 24 October 2026
The test: A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training
Look for a temporary, incognito or private chat mode.
- ✓ Yes
- A documented mode where the chat is not kept in history and not used for training.
- ½ Partly
- A mode exists but is still used for training, or still kept for a period, or the only way is to turn history off.
- ✕ No
- No such mode described.
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