28th May 2026
- New model: Claude Opus 4.8 (
claude-opus-4.8).- New
-o fast 1option for fast mode, for organizations with that feature enabled on their account.- Default max_tokens for each model now defaults to that model's maximum output rather than 8,192. #72
See also my notes on Opus 4.8 - I used this new release of llm-anthropic to generate the pelicans.
Recent articles
- Hello Python 3.15, goodbye 3.10, and now I can use 3.11 - 12th October 2026
- A new feature for my blog, built using my voice - 9th October 2026
- Claude Haiku 5.5 - 7th October 2026
- We're going to need default hard budget caps on pretty much everything - 3rd October 2026