Claude news

• 24 July 2026claude#model#opus#coding#agents

  Claude Opus 5 — the new everyday Opus for coding and long-running agents

  Opus 5 improved coding, verification, computer use, and knowledge work at the same base price as Opus 4.8, becoming Claude Code's default Opus model.

• 30 June 2026claude#model#sonnet#agents#pricing

  Claude Sonnet 5 — more agentic work at the Sonnet tier

  Sonnet 5 became available across Claude plans and Claude Code with stronger tool use, coding, planning, and introductory API pricing.

• 28 May 2026claude#model#opus#workflows#effort

  Claude Opus 4.8 — dynamic workflows and user-controlled effort

  Opus 4.8 improved agentic judgment and launched with effort control, cheaper fast mode, and research-preview dynamic workflows in Claude Code.

• 6 May 2026claude#claude-code#limits#pricing#availability

  Claude Code paid-plan limits doubled and peak-hour reductions ended

  Anthropic doubled five-hour Claude Code limits for paid plans, removed peak-hour reductions for Pro and Max, and raised Opus API limits.

• 16 April 2026claude#model#opus#coding#vision

  Claude Opus 4.7 — harder software tasks, stronger vision, and better verification

  Opus 4.7 improved difficult software engineering, long-running work, visual understanding, instruction following, and output verification.

• 17 February 2026claude#model#sonnet#coding#computer-use

  Claude Sonnet 4.6 — stronger coding and computer use at Sonnet pricing

  Sonnet 4.6 became the default for Free and Pro users with stronger coding, computer use, design, and a beta 1M-token context window.

• 5 February 2026claude#model#opus#coding#context

  Claude Opus 4.6 — deeper coding runs and a 1M context window

  Opus 4.6 improved long-running coding, debugging, planning, and professional work while adding a beta 1M-token context window.