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TL;DR Anthropic has released its latest flagship model: Opus 4.8.
It performs better than Opus 4.7 across all benchmarks, and has a cheaper ‘fast mode’ than previous models.
Claude is also getting ‘Dynamic workflows’ in research preview, and new effort controls.
If you’re a Claude user, there are several new features and improvements headed your way. A new flagship model, effort controls, and a lot more are now available.
Anthropic today announced the latest version of its flagship model, Claude Opus 4.8, alongside several new features. The new model builds upon the strengths of Opus 4.7 and delivers better benchmark scores in almost every aspect.
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The company said that Opus 4.8 “reaches new highs on our measures of prosocial traits.” It also claimed that the new model is more inclined to support user autonomy and act in the user’s best interest. Further, it has a significantly lower chance of being deceptive or cooperating with misuse.
It’s also more honest, per Anthropic, and is more likely to highlight when it’s uncertain about something rather than jumping to conclusions or making unverified claims about its work. The company’s evaluations also show that Opus 4.8 is four times less likely to not report flaws in code it writes.
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