Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.5 With Improved Coding and Agent Capabilities

Anthropic today announced the launch of Claude Opus 4.5, which it says is the “best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use.” It’s improved over prior models for everyday tasks like deep research, and it is a “step forward in what AI systems can do.”

According to feedback Anthropic received from early testers, Claude Opus 4.5 can complete tasks that were impossible for Sonnet 4.5, and that it is able to handle ambiguity and reason about tradeoffs without hand-holding. The Opus 4.5 model…