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Apr 20, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Claude Opus 4.7: Programming Power Peaks but Faces ‘Dumbing‑Down’ Criticism

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7 launches with record‑breaking programming benchmarks, a new xhigh effort mode and a free 1 M‑token context window, yet an AMD audit reveals a steep drop in real‑world engineering accuracy, reduced cache TTL and a shift to usage‑based pricing that has sparked community backlash.