Claude News & Updates for August 2025

Anthropic launches Claude 4 with top coding models Opus 4 and Sonnet 4

2 months ago

Claude 4 introduces Claude Opus 4 and Sonnet 4, improving coding, reasoning, and AI agents. Opus 4 excels in complex tasks and coding, while Sonnet 4 enhances coding and instruction following. Both support tool use, parallel execution, and better memory with local file access. Claude Code is now available with IDE integrations and SDK. New API features enable powerful AI agents, reducing shortcut behaviors and improving task focus and safety.

Anthropic launches $200 per month Max plan for expanded Claude AI access

3 months ago

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Anthropic has launched a new subscription plan for its AI chatbot Claude called Max, priced at $100 and $200 per month. This plan offers higher usage limits than the $20 Claude Pro subscription and priority access to new features. The Max plan is designed for users needing extensive access for demanding projects, allowing up to 20 times more usage. It is ideal for those requiring extended conversations and quick responses. The plan is available now.

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Claude introduces web search for real-time information and accurate responses

4 months ago

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Claude can now search the internet for up-to-date responses, enhancing its accuracy with the latest information. It provides direct citations for fact-checking and delivers relevant sources in a conversational format. This feature helps sales teams, financial analysts, researchers, and shoppers by offering insights on trends, market data, grant proposals, and product comparisons. Web search is available for paid users in the U.S., with plans for broader access.

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Anthropic launches Claude 3.7 Sonnet the first hybrid AI reasoning model for users

5 months ago

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Anthropic is releasing Claude 3.7 Sonnet, a hybrid AI model that provides both real-time and thoughtful responses, allowing users to control its reasoning time. It is available through the Anthropic API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud's Vertex AI, with pricing starting at $3 per million input tokens. Claude 3.7 Sonnet excels in coding, visual data extraction, customer service, and content generation, and it demonstrates superior performance in various benchmarks.

Claude Introduces Custom Styles for Personalized Responses

8 months ago

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Claude.ai now offers custom styles for users to tailor responses to their needs. Users can personalize Claude’s responses to match their communication preferences, tone, and structure. Options include Formal, Concise, and Explanatory styles. Users can also generate custom styles by uploading sample content and specifying instructions. Early adopters like GitLab have used styles to standardize communication and decision-making.

Claudei Launches Analysis Tool for Real-Time Data Insights and Code Execution

9 months ago

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Claude.ai introduces an analysis tool for writing and running JavaScript code for data processing and real-time insights. Available in preview, it acts as a code sandbox for complex math and data tasks, enhancing accuracy and reproducibility. It supports teams by analyzing data, improving conversions, performance, and decision-making. Users can enable this feature by logging into Claude.ai and managing feature previews.

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Anthropic Upgrades Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Haiku with New Computer Control Feature

9 months ago

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Anthropic announced upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet and new Claude 3.5 Haiku models. Claude 3.5 Sonnet shows significant coding and tool use improvements, while Claude 3.5 Haiku offers state-of-the-art performance at similar cost and speed. A new capability, computer use, allows Claude to interact with computers like humans, currently in public beta. Early adopters include Asana, Canva, and Replit. These models are available on Anthropic API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud.

Anthropic Introduces Claude Enterprise

11 months ago

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Anthropic has launched the Claude Enterprise plan to enhance organizational collaboration using internal knowledge. It offers a 500K context window, increased usage capacity, and GitHub integration for codebase work. The plan includes enterprise-grade security features like SSO, role-based permissions, and admin tools. Claude does not train on user data, ensuring privacy. The plan aims to facilitate knowledge sharing and improve team productivity while protecting data.

BigQuery ML Integrates Anthropic Claude AI for Generative Text

11 months ago

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Google's BigQuery ML now supports Anthropic's Claude AI models via Vertex AI, enhancing generative text tasks. Supported models include claude-3-5-sonnet, claude-3-sonnet, claude-3-haiku, and claude-3-opus. Users can use the `ML.GENERATE_TEXT` function for text tasks on BigQuery tables. Only text input is supported, accessed through Vertex AI's serverless API, requiring no extra infrastructure. This feature is in preview; refer to BigQuery documentation for details.

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