Anthropic releases new model, Opus 5

Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5, a new AI model that offers performance comparable to its most powerful model, Fable, at half the price. This release is part of a trend of rapid AI improvements in capability, cost, and speed, moving away from large, infrequent launches. Opus 5 is positioned as an everyday model for enterprises and workers, with advanced features like an “effort dial” to manage computing power and costs.

• Anthropic released Claude Opus 5, aiming for performance close to Fable at a lower price.
• Opus 5 costs $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens.
• It is positioned as an everyday model for enterprises, knowledge workers, and developers.
• Anthropic is experiencing a rapid release cadence for its AI models, mirroring trends from competitors like OpenAI.
• Opus 5 is described as the most aligned Opus model and least susceptible to misuse.
• New features include an “effort dial” to control computing power and mid-task model switching to manage costs.
• The AI industry is seeing improvements in intelligence, cost, and speed.
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