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.
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