# Why Claude Opus 5 is Our Favorite AI Model (For Now)

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Podcast: [Limitless: An AI Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914)
Published: 2026-07-28T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4bb58065
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## Resource

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 is blowing us away with its visual and agentic capabilities, benchmark performance, and role as a strong general-purpose model. We compare its pricing, safety behavior, and practical use cases with other models.... And our verdict? This is the model you should use right now. ------ 🔒 Check Out Our Sponsor: LEDGER AGENT STACK 🔒 https://developers.ledger.com/?utm_source=Audio&utm_medium=Podcasts&utm_campaign=Limitless ------ 🌌 LIMITLESS HQ ⬇️ EMAIL US: info@limitless.fm NEWSLETTER: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ FOLLOW ON X: https://x.com/LimitlessFT SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YUL8AzzwXkxEXlRMQ APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless-podcast/id1813210890 RSS FEED: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Claude Opus 5 Launch 2:41 Visual Demo Breakthroughs 5:28 From Games to Workflows 9:00 Arc AGI 3 Leap 13:30 Choosing Opus vs Fable 16:44 Agent Security and Safety 18:12 Where Safety Lines Sit 23:23 Open Models and Wrap-Up ------ RESOURCES Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

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