We are upgrading Claude Opus to a new version, Claude Opus 4.8. Based on Opus 4.7, it has been improved in several benchmarks and has become an even more effective collaboration partner. It is available at the same price starting today.
Opus 4.8 launches with several new features. claude.ai users can now directly control the amount of effort Claude puts into a task. Claude Code has added a new "dynamic workflows" feature that allows it to handle very large problems. And Opus 4.8's fast mode — where the model operates at 2.5x speed — is now 3 times cheaper than the previous model.
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▶ Original source: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-8
