AI Launch Profile

Claude Opus 4.1

Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.1 as an upgrade to Opus 4 for agentic tasks, real-world coding, and reasoning.

Company
Anthropic
Launch date
August 5, 2025
Launch type
Model Release
Category
AI Coding Tools
Audience
Developers, Enterprises, Researchers
Pricing
Available to paid Claude users, Claude Code, Anthropic API, and cloud partners at the same pricing as Opus 4 at launch.
Free plan
no
API
yes
Open source/open weight
no

Verification & Sources

Status
Verified
Source links
1
Freshness
Verified June 8, 2026
Last verified
June 8, 2026
Last updated
June 7, 2026

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Kingy Scores

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Kingy AI Take

Important as a model-quality update because small frontier upgrades can materially change coding-agent reliability.

Who it is for

Developers and enterprises using Claude for complex code refactoring, debugging, agentic search, and high-rigor analysis.

What feels promising

Improved multi-file refactoring, debugging precision, and agentic search quality.

What feels unproven

Opus-class costs can limit everyday usage outside high-value tasks.

Traction notes

A meaningful follow-up for Claude Code and enterprise coding workflows.