Also shipping today:
• Fast mode for Opus 4.8 – 2.5x faster, 3x cheaper vs 4.7
• Dynamic workflows in CC – hundreds of parallel subagents in one session, and verifies its own work • Effort controls on http://
claude.ai – choose how much effort Claude puts into a query
@theamolavasare
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New Claude features: fast mode, dynamic workflows, effort controls
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Behavior change in AI: plans, recovers errors, creative, feels senior
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Benchmarks are great, but IMO the behavior change is a much bigger deal. Plans before it edits, recovers from its own errors, and finds creative ways around obstacles instead of stalling. Feels much more like a senior engineer than 4.7, and better at long-horizon work.
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Opus 4.8: our smartest model, best for coding and agents.
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Opus 4.8 is here! It's our smartest Opus model to date, and the best GA model for coding and agents.
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Claude Code Team Partnership Recognition and Collaboration
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Def worth a listen – claude code team is phenomenal, has been a blast to partner with @_catwu over the years
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New Prosumer Feature Test Rolled Out to Select Users
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@edzitron this is a test we're running on a small slice of new prosumer users only, no impacts to existing users
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Company Transparency Policy on Service Changes
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When we do land on something, if it affects existing subscribers you'll get plenty of notice before anything changes. Will hear it from us, not a screenshot on X or Reddit.
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Testing New Options to Improve User Experience Strategy
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So we're looking at different options to keep delivering a great experience for users. We don't know exactly what those look like yet – that's what we're testing and getting feedback on right now.
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Service Usage Surge Requires Updated Pricing Plans
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Engagement per subscriber is way up. We've made small adjustments along the way (weekly caps, tighter limits at peak), but usage has changed a lot and our current plans weren't built for this.
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Claude Code Integration Transforms Max and Agent Workflows
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Since then, we bundled Claude Code into Max and it took off after Opus 4. Cowork landed. Long-running async agents are now everyday workflows. The way people actually use a Claude subscription has changed fundamentally.
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Max AI Platform Evolution: Claude Code and Agent Capabilities
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When we launched Max a year ago, it didn't include Claude Code, Cowork didn't exist, and agents that run for hours weren't a thing. Max was designed for heavy chat usage, that's it.