{"id":16250,"date":"2026-07-25T00:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16250"},"modified":"2026-07-25T00:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:52:17","slug":"anthropic-release-claude-opus-5-its-safest-model-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16250","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic release Claude Opus 5, its &#8216;safest model yet&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p>Anthropic has unveiled a new AI model it says comes close to Claude Fable 5 in its levels of intelligence \u2014 at half the price.<\/p>\n<p>Claude Opus 5 was just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/news\/claude-opus-5\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><u>released<\/u><\/a> by Anthropic on Friday. The AI company is already pushing the model out as the default model on Claude Max, Anthropic&#8217;s highest subscription plan which starts at $100 a month. It&#8217;s also the strongest available model on Claude Pro, the company&#8217;s $20-per-month subscription tier.<\/p>\n<p>Opus 5 is &#8220;designed to be used every day,&#8221; Anthropic says, adding that it&#8217;s more efficient than the company&#8217;s previous models. <\/p>\n<section x-data=\"window.newsletter({ isDeal: false })\" x-init=\"init()\" aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Light Speed<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Most notably, the company calls Opus 5 its &#8220;most aligned model to date.&#8221; This means Opus 5 abides by &#8220;human values&#8221; and safety guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>When compared to prior models like Opus 4.8, Sonnet 5, or Fable 5, Opus 5 has the lowest rates of deceptiveness and is the least susceptible to being tricked into misuse, Anthropic says of its &#8220;safest model yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Claude Opus 5 is available as of Friday July 24, across Anthropic&#8217;s platforms. The model costs $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, which is equivalent to Opus 4.8&#8217;s pricing.<\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-8 w-full font-sans subtitle-2 editor-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"mr-1.5 font-sans font-bold\">Topics<\/span><br \/>\n                    <a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 mr-1.5\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/artificial-intelligence\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Artificial Intelligence tag\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-label=\"$text\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><br \/>\n                    <a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/anthropic\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Anthropic tag\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-label=\"$text\">Anthropic<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthropic has unveiled a new AI model it says comes close to Claude Fable 5 in its levels of intelligence \u2014 at half the price. Claude Opus 5 was just released by Anthropic on Friday. 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