Claude Sonnet 5 Launches at $2 per Million Tokens, Nearing Opus Performance
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5: near-Opus 4.8 performance at $2/$10 per million tokens until Aug 31, a native 1M-token context window, and default status in Claude Code.
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Claude Sonnet 5 Launches: Closer to Opus, and Cheaper
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5 on June 30. It moves closer to Opus 4.8 on benchmarks while keeping the price flat or lower, and it’s already the default for Free and Pro users.
Claude Tag Lets You Mention @Claude in Slack Like a Teammate
Anthropic launched Claude Tag on June 23. Mention @Claude in a Slack channel and it splits work into steps and runs them async, like a teammate. Team and Enterprise beta.
Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5: A New Tier Above Opus
Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-class model above Opus. Free in subscriptions until June 22, then usage credits. API runs $10/$50 per million tokens.
Anthropic Opens a Korea Office as Claude Usage Surges 12x
Anthropic named its first Korea Representative Director ahead of a Seoul office launch. It’s no model release, but Claude usage in Korea runs 3.5x above population and grew 12x in a year.
Claude Agents Move Into Company Infrastructure — Two London Reveals
Anthropic’s London keynote added two features to Managed Agents: self-hosted sandboxes and MCP tunnels. Now you can run Claude agents without sending code or files outside your network.
Claude Finance: Anthropic Packages Wall Street Workflows Into 10 Agents
Anthropic launched Claude Finance on May 5 — 10 agent templates covering IB, equity research, PE, wealth management, and analysis. The first vertical domain package.
7 Copy-Paste Claude Prompts I Use Every Day (Beginner’s Guide #3)
Seven copy-paste Claude prompts I’ve refined over a year of daily use. Email, summaries, drafts, brainstorming — just swap the bracketed slots for your situation.
Why Claude’s Answers Feel Off — It’s Almost Always One of These 5 Mistakes
After a year of daily Claude use, I’ve seen the same 5 prompting mistakes wreck answer quality. Fix these and output improves immediately.
Getting Started with Claude — From Signup to First Chat in 5 Minutes
A 5-minute walkthrough for first-time Claude users: 1-minute signup, free plan basics, your first prompt, and 3 concepts that save you from rookie frustration.