Not accurate. Adaptive thinking lets the model decide when to think, which performs better. Opus 4.7 also uses more thinking tokens on average than 4.6, which is why we have increased rate limits for all subscribers to make up for it.
@bcherny
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Rate Limits Increased for All Subscribers
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We've increased rate limits for all subscribers to make up for it. Happy coding!
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Debugging Web Search Accidentally Disabled in AI System
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Current best guess is gergley accidentally turned web search off. Debugging with him
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Claude usage policy and account support guidelines
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We don't ban accounts for using claude -p. Can you dm @trq212 your support ticket?
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Letting Models Think: From Manual Temperature Control to Automatic Decision-Making
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Better to let the model think. It's sort of like how we used to manually set "temperature" two years ago — nowadays it's better to let the model decide.
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Phasing Out Flawed Evaluation with System Card Caveat
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This is a bad eval that we've been phasing out. Going to add a caveat to the system card to make it clear. More here:
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Subscriber Token Limits Increased
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We've increased limits for all subscribers to make up for the increased token use. Enjoy!
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MRCR Phase-Out: Shifting from Distractor-Based to Applied Long-Context
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We kept MRCR in the system card for scientific honesty, but we've actually been phasing it out slowly. Two reasons: (1) it's built around stacking distractors to trick the model, which isn't how people actually use long context, and (2) we care more about applied long-context
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Phasing Out MRCR: Shifting Focus from Distraction Tricks to Applied Long Context
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We kept MRCR in the system card for scientific honesty, but we've actually been phasing it out slowly. Two reasons: (1) it's built around stacking distractors to trick the model, which isn't how people actually use long context, and (2) we care more about applied
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Opus 4.7 Intelligence Improvements and Effective Usage Tips
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Opus 4.7 feels more intelligent, agentic, and precise than 4.6. It took a few days for me to learn how to work with it effectively, to fully take advantage of its new capabilities. Will post a few more tips throughout the day, starting with this blog post: