Anthropic launches Opus 5

TechCrunch reports that opus 5 will be both cheaper and less restrictive than Fable, likely making it preferable in most use cases

For Australian readers, the useful question is what this changes in everyday work: costs, productivity, privacy, hiring, or the tools businesses rely on. We are watching this story because practical AI adoption is moving quickly, and the impact often reaches workplaces before policy or training catches up.