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Axios · THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7 while confirming its own unreleased model surpasses it
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The product was released. The better product was announced simultaneously. A follow-up report is forthcoming. The follow-up report will also be forthcoming.
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