August 16, 2026

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5, a cheaper AI model for coding, agents and enterprise workflows

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Anthropic released Claude Opus 5 on Friday, a model the company says delivers nearly all the intelligence of its top-of-the-line Claude Fable 5 at half the cost — a launch that signals how the AI race is shifting from raw capability to the economics...