Anthropic releases a new Opus model amid Mythos Preview buzz

April 16, 2026 Hayden Field

Anthropic has released its most powerful "generally available" model to date: Claude Opus 4.7.

The company called it a step up from Opus 4.6 for advanced software engineering tasks, particularly in complex coding areas that in the past required more hand-holding. It's also supposed to be better at analyzing images and following instructions, and it can exhibit more "creativity" when creating slides and documents, per Anthropic.

Opus 4.7 comes on the heels of Mythos Preview, the buzzy cybersecurity-focused model Anthropic announced earlier this month, which the company has said is its most powerful model overall. Comparatively, Opus 4.7 is …

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