Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5

Anthropic released Claude Opus 5, saying it comes close to Fable 5's capabilities in many domains while being notably better at complex coding tasks. Opus 5 is priced lower and less restricted than Fable 5.

Why it matters: This follows weeks of Anthropic's Fable 5 being pulled offline amid government scrutiny over cyber capabilities, then relaunched with stronger safeguards. Opus 5 gives Anthropic a cheaper, less-restricted flagship option for enterprise and coding use cases while Fable 5's tighter guardrails remain friction for some users.