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description: "A public X post from Claude with a linked primary source flags Opus 5 is available today on all paid plans and the Claude API, priced the same as Opus 4.8. It’s the default model on Claude Max, and the strongest on Claude Pro. It’s also offer..."
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# Claude: Opus 5 is available today on all paid plans and the Claude API, priced the same as Opus 4.8.

## Retrieval answer

A public X post from Claude with a linked primary source flags Opus 5 is available today on all paid plans and the Claude API, priced the same as Opus 4.8. It’s the default model on Claude Max, and the strongest on Claude Pro. It’s also offer...

## Observation

A public X post from Claude with a linked primary source flags Opus 5 is available today on all paid plans and the Claude API, priced the same as Opus 4.8. It’s the default model on Claude Max, and the strongest on Claude Pro. It’s also offer...

## Why it matters

This X-discovered record adds fresh evidence to the goal scoped loops replace manual continuation, harness architecture outlives model choice lens and lets the site trend graph move as public product and research signals arrive.

## Provenance

This public record is an English normalization of an approved X watchlist post. Linked source_urls carry the publishable evidence boundary.