Ep 662: Opus 4.5: New king of the AI hill or just a niche model for coders?

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"... best model in the world..." 🤔
Wait, again?
Days after Gemini 3 Pro splashed on the scene, Anthropic snuck in a low-key drop in Claude Opus 4.5.
And Anthropic pulled no punches, calling its new model the "best model in the world for coding, agents and computer use"
So, should you be hot swapping your Gemini or ChatGPT use out for the new Opus 4.5? Or, is this model more of a niche for software devs?
Tune in, as we put AI to Work on Wednesday!
Opus 4.5: New king of the AI hill or just a niche model for coders?
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Topics Covered in This Episode:

1. Claude Opus 4.5 Release & Overview
2. Anthropic's Coding & Agentic Task Benchmarks
3. Opus 4.5 vs Gemini 3 Pro Comparison
4. API Price Cut & Cost Efficiency
5. Agentic Tool Search and Context Compaction
6. Multimodal Vision Features & Zoom Tool
7. Claude for Excel & Enterprise Data Workflows
8. Chrome Extension and Desktop App Updates

Timestamps:
00:00 "AI Throne: Gemini vs. Claude"

05:38 "Trends Dashboard with Claude Tools"

09:25 "AI Model Benchmark Showdown"

11:17 "Benchmark Comparison: Coding Models"

13:49 AI Models for Software Engineering

18:24 Claude API Pricing Slashed

21:09 "Multi-Agent Models & Vision Tools"

25:48 "Claude Chrome Extension Access Update"

28:36 "Claude for Excel Launches"

30:50 "Chat Prompt Context Limitations"

35:45 "Improving AI Chain of Thought"

38:50 "Analyzing Podcast Trends with AI"

40:41 "AI Tools for Building Apps"

Keywords:
Claude Opus 4.5, Anthropic, benchmark leader, AI hill, coding model, software engineering, agentic research, data analysis, Opus 4.5 API price cut, sweep bench verified, coding capabilities, tool orchestration, context compaction, infinite chat, effort parameter, agentic tasks, API pricing reduction, front end AI chatbot, Chrome extension, Claude for Chrome, browser prompt injection, Claude desktop app, Claude code, Excel integration, Claude for Excel, programmatic tool calling, multimodal benchmark, vision capabilities, Zoom tool, document creation, file creation feature, PowerPoint generation, SaaS dashboard, chain of thought reasoning, token limits, context window issues

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