Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 today. It builds on Opus 4.7 with the same price but better performance. This article covers the five changes that matter most for developers. 1. It Catches Its Own Bugs — 4x More Often This is the biggest change in Opus 4.8. Previous versions would sometimes complete a task without mentioning problems in the code. Opus 4.8 is four times more likely to flag issues it finds in its own output. ...
Claude is not one model. It is a family of models, each designed for different tasks and budgets. Choosing the right model can save you money and get you better results. This is Article 4 in the Claude AI — From Zero to Power User series. You should have completed Article 2: Getting Started before this article. By the end of this article, you will know exactly when to use Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku. ...
Claude Code is a terminal-native AI coding assistant. It lives in your terminal, reads your codebase, edits files, and runs commands. No IDE plugin needed. No browser tab. Just your terminal. This is Article 3 in the Claude AI — From Zero to Power User series. If you are new to Claude, start with Article 1: What is Claude?. By the end of this article, you will have Claude Code installed, configured, and ready to use on your projects. ...
You want to build something with Claude. Great. In this article, you will create an Anthropic account, get an API key, install the SDK, and make your first API call — in both Python and TypeScript. This is Article 2 in the Claude AI — From Zero to Power User series. If you are new to Claude, start with Article 1: What is Claude?. By the end of this article, you will have a working Claude API setup and understand how tokens, pricing, and error handling work. ...
Claude is an AI assistant built by Anthropic. It can write code, analyze documents, reason through complex problems, and use tools. Many developers now use Claude as their primary AI coding tool. But what exactly is Claude? How is it different from ChatGPT or Gemini? And why should you care as a developer? This article answers those questions. It is the first article in our Claude AI — From Zero to Power User tutorial series. By the end of this series, you will know how to use Claude’s API, build agents, and work with advanced features like tool use and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). ...
Everything you need to use Claude in one page. Bookmark this. Come back whenever you need a quick reference for models, APIs, pricing, or code snippets. This is Article 26 in the Claude AI — From Zero to Power User series. Models (March 2026) Model ID Context Max Output Input (per 1M) Output (per 1M) Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 200K 32K $5.00 $25.00 Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 200K 16K $3.00 $15.00 Haiku 4.5 claude-haiku-4-5 200K 8K $1.00 $5.00 1M Context (Beta): Available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 on Tier 4+ accounts. Requires header: anthropic-beta: interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14. Premium pricing applies above 200K tokens. ...
Claude API costs add up fast if you are not careful. A simple change like enabling prompt caching can cut your bill by 90%. Using the Batch API saves 50%. Stack them together and you save up to 95%. This is Article 25 in the Claude AI — From Zero to Power User series. You should know Understanding Models and Extended Thinking before this article. The Cost Equation Your Claude API cost is determined by three factors: ...
If you are building AI agents, you probably use several tools at once. One tool for evaluations. Another for tracing. A third for guardrails. Maybe a fourth for alerts. Each tool has its own dashboard, its own config, its own billing. Future AGI puts all four into one platform. It is open-source, self-hostable, and production-ready. The Problem with Tool Sprawl Here is a typical AI agent monitoring stack in 2026: ...
Here are the 5 biggest AI stories from the week of April 13–19, 2026. 1. Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.7 this week. The headline numbers: 3× more production bugs fixed on SWE-bench compared to the previous model 98.5% on vision tasks — near-perfect image understanding New /ultrareview command in Claude Code for deeper code analysis The catch: Opus 4.7 uses a new tokenizer that adds up to 35% more tokens on code-heavy tasks, which increases cost even though the per-token price stayed the same. If you work with a lot of code, run the math on your current usage before upgrading. ...
Google announced a new tool for Android developers: Android CLI. It works with any AI agent — Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, or others. It makes AI-assisted Android development 3x faster and cuts LLM token usage by 70%. In this article I’ll explain what Android CLI is, what commands it has, and how to get started. What Is Android CLI? Android CLI is a command-line tool built for AI agents. ...