Anthropic has officially launched Claude Opus 4.8 - a direct challenger to OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 and Google’s Gemini 3.1 Pro. The release comes with a primary focus on agentic coding, large-scale ...

On benchmarks, Opus 4.8 is a step up rather than a leap. It scores 88.6% on SWE-bench Verified (vs. 87.6% for Opus 4.7), 69.2% on the harder SWE-bench Pro (vs. 64.3%), and 74.6% on Terminal-Bench 2.1 ...

Opus 4.8 fixes the laziness of 4.7. Explore the May 2026 Claude Code update, including improved autonomy and token efficiency.

The latest review by World of AI examines key developments in the AI field for 2026, focusing on the leaked details of Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6. Claude Opus 4.8 reportedly ...

Anthropic describes Claude Opus 4.8 as having “sharper judgement, more honesty about its progress, and the ability to work independently for longer than its predecessors.” “Early testers report that ...

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On Thursday, Anthropic released Opus 4.8, the newest version of its most advanced publicly available model. The model is available everywhere, with standard pricing at the same level as the previous ...

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On Thursday, Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.8, the latest and most advanced version of its flagship AI model. It’s available everywhere at the same price as its predecessor, Opus 4.7 ($5 per million ...

May 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic on Thursday said it is launching an upgraded Claude Opus 4.8 model ‌even as it works to release its powerful, market-moving Mythos model to all customers in the coming ...

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