@bentossell: wait… if most people think 5.5 is better than 4.7, i assume that’s due to terminal coding benchmark… 4.8 is still outpe…
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The tweet discusses the release of Claude Opus 4.8, which improves upon Opus 4.7 with sharper judgment and longer independent work, though it notes that version 5.5 still outperforms it on a terminal coding benchmark.
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wait…
if most people think 5.5 is better than 4.7, i assume that’s due to terminal coding benchmark…
4.8 is still outperformed by 5.5
Claude (@claudeai): Introducing Claude Opus 4.8: it builds on Opus 4.7 with sharper judgment, more honesty about its own progress, and the ability to work independently for longer than its predecessors.
Available today at the same price.
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