Anthropic launches Opus 5 | TechCrunch0

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• July 24, 2026

On Friday, Anthropic released its Opus 5 model, the newest version of its long-standing heavyweight model. While smaller than the Fable 5, the model will be cheaper and less restrictive than the Fable, which will likely make it preferable in most use cases. Notably, Opus 5 actually outperforms Fable 5 on a number of benchmarks