Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5, says it matches Fable 5 intelligence for half the price
The new model, now on all paid Claude plans, hits state‑of‑the‑art scores on coding, ARC‑AGI‑3 and alignment tests, according to Anthropic.
By Ryan Merket · Published · Updated
Primary source: X
Why it matters
Claude Opus 5 promises frontier‑level capability at half the price of comparable models, giving enterprises a high‑performing, lower‑cost LLM option and tightening the gap between AI power and affordability.
Anthropic announced the latest iteration of its Claude family, Claude Opus 5, in a seven-post X thread on July 24th, 2026. The company's official X account, @claudeai, framed the model as "thoughtful and proactive" and claimed it reaches the "frontier intelligence of Fable 5 at half the price."…
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