Anthropic May Release Claude Opus 4.6 & Opus 4.6 Thinking Today; Sonnet 5 Possibly Delayed

Anthropic is no longer playing the catch-up game with rivals anymore. Earlier this week, I reported, based on rumors, that the company might release Claude Sonnet 5 this week. But new rumors swirling on X and Reddit suggest otherwise. Instead of pushing Claude Sonnet 5 first, Anthropic is reportedly planning to release Claude Opus 4.6 and Opus 4.6 Thinking today. Claude Opus 4.6 & Opus 4.6 Thinking Might Release Today The news comes via folks at Windows Report, who spotted a post on X by popular AI tipster leo (@synthwavedd on X) that talks about references to Claude Opus 4.6