Anthropic says Opus 5 can nearly match its top-performing model for half the price - Engadget

Anthropic has released Opus 5, a new version of its flagship language model, and says it performs close to its top commercial model at roughly half the cost. The article highlights improvements in coding, research, and safety behavior, along with pricing details and comparisons to competing models. It also notes that Opus 5 has fewer restrictions than Anthropic’s more heavily guarded model and is included in paid subscription tiers.

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