This past week has been nothing short of massive for the AI world. Between major events like Microsoft Build and Google I/O, another tech powerhouse is stepping up: Anthropic.
Claude 4 isn’t your typical chatbot update. Anthropic has introduced two powerful versions – Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4 – and they’re aiming to shake up the AI space with a focus on coding.
The standout feature is long-horizon task execution, allowing Claude to stay on-task for extended periods. Add in parallel tool usage, and you have a model designed for serious development workflows.
Anthropic’s Claude Code integrates with popular tools like VS Code, JetBrains, and GitHub Copilot. It features:
| Task | Claude Opus 4 | Claude Sonnet 4 | Claude Sonnet 3.7 | GPT-4.1 | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic coding (SWE-bench) | 79.4% | 80.2% | 70.3% | 54.6% | 63.2% |
| Terminal coding tasks | 50.0% | 41.3% | 35.2% | 30.3% | 25.3% |
| Graduate-level reasoning | 83.3% | 83.8% | 78.2% | 66.3% | 83.0% |
| Retail tool use | 81.4% | 80.5% | 81.2% | 68.0% | — |
| Airline tool use | 59.6% | 60.0% | 58.4% | 49.4% | — |
| Multilingual Q&A | 88.8% | 86.5% | 85.9% | 83.7% | — |
| Visual reasoning | 76.5% | 74.4% | 75.0% | 74.8% | 79.6% |
| High school math (AIME) | 90.0% | 85.0% | 54.8% | — | 83.0% |
Anthropic is moving beyond chatbots and building real tools for developers. With strong benchmarks, smart integrations, and developer-friendly pricing, Claude 4 is redefining what an AI coding assistant can be.
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