Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.5 Outperforms Rivals in Coding Benchmark
Anthropic unveiled Claude Opus 4.5 on November 24, marking its third major AI release in two months. The model now surpasses Google's Gemini 3 Pro and OpenAI's GPT-5.1 in software engineering tests, while Microsoft and Nvidia's billions in funding propelled Anthropic's valuation to $350 billion.
Notably, Opus 4.5 achieved higher scores than human candidates on Anthropic's rigorous performance engineering exam. The update introduces Chrome expansion, Excel integration, and desktop coding capabilities—positioning it as a tool for developers and knowledge workers.