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Artificial intelligence · 2025

Claude Opus 4.5

The first model above 80% on SWE-bench Verified.

Released November 24, 2025, Claude Opus 4.5 scored 80.9% on SWE-bench Verified and cut Opus pricing by two thirds. It extended long-horizon agentic work in coding and computer use.

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