Anthropic Launches Opus 5: Cheaper and Less Restrictive Than Fable
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-07-25
Anthropic has officially launched the Opus 5 model. The new model is reported to be both cheaper and significantly less restrictive than Fable, making it a preferable choice across most use cases.
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