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JUL 24, 2026 · LAUNCH

Claude Opus 5 launches

Claude
Personal Assistant · Anthropic · Freemium

Anthropic ships a step change for the Opus tier, tuned for long-running agents and heavy professional work.

Source ↗Claude →

Signal context

ANTHROPIC.COM
Previous signal
JUN 30, 2026 · 24 days earlier
Launched
Mar 2023
Continent
Personal Assistant
Status
Active
Runs on
CLAUDE
Recent signals
7

Claude · Chronicle

7
SEP 01, 2026
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SEP 01, 2026
LaunchAnthropic's most advanced models: Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, for coding and knowledge work
AUG 31, 2026
UpdateAnthropic adds real-time safeguards against agent sandbox escapes
AUG 27, 2026
LaunchAnthropic previews the Model Hardware Standard for agents that operate physical devices
JUL 24, 2026
LaunchClaude Opus 5 launches
JUN 30, 2026
LaunchClaude Sonnet 5 launches
JUN 16, 2026
UpdateClaude Skills open to all plans

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Field notes

FAQ

What did Claude announce on JUL 24, 2026?

Anthropic ships a step change for the Opus tier, tuned for long-running agents and heavy professional work.

What is Claude?

Claude pairs frontier reasoning with a careful, direct style — strong at writing, analysis, and code, with deep integrations across everyday work tools.

Where is the official source for this announcement?

It was published by Anthropic on JUL 24, 2026 via anthropic.com, the company's official channel. AgentMaps cites the primary source for every charted signal.