Summary
- Anthropic has released its latest generation of AI models, optimised for problem-solving and coding.
- Claude Opus 4 is the company’s most powerful model to date, and can handle long-running tasks for several hours, according to customer tests.
- It outperformed rivals, including Google, OpenAI and GPT-4.1, on coding tasks and using web search tools.
- Claude Sonnet 4 is a more affordable model, suited to general tasks and said to be more precise.
- Both incorporate ‘thinking summaries’, and an ‘extended thinking’ beta feature will allow users to switch between modes.
- Anthropic’s Claude Command Line Tool is now widely available, following a limited preview in February.
- The company plans to issue more frequent model updates to keep pace with competitors.
By Jess Weatherbed
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