EP 534: Claude 4 - Your Guide to Opus 4, Sonnet 4 & New Features

Claude 4: Game-changer or just more AI noise? Anthropic's new Opus 4 and Sonnet 4 models are officially out and crushing coding benchmarks like breakfast cereal. They're touting big coding gains, fresh tools, and smarter AI agentic capabilities. Need to know what's actually up with Claude 4, minus the marketing fluff? Join us as we dive in. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter More on this Episode: Episode Page Join the discussion: Have a question? Join the convo here. Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup Website: YourEverydayAI.com Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn Topics Covered in This Episode: Claude 4 Opus and SONNET Launch Anthropic Developer Conference Highlights Anthropic's AI Model Naming Changes Claude 4's Hybrid Reasoning Explained Benchmark Scores for Claude 4 Models Tool Integration and Long Tasks in Claude Coding Excellence in Opus and SONNET 4 Ethical Risks in Claude 4 Testing Timestamps: 00:00 "Anthropic's New AI Models Revealed" 03:46 Claude Model Naming Update 07:43 Claude 4: Extended Task Capabilities 10:55 "Partner with AI Experts" 15:43 Software Benchmark: Opus & SONNET Lead 16:45 INTROPIC Leads in Coding AI 21:27 Versatile Use of Claude Models 23:13 Claude Four's New Features & Limitations 28:23 AI Pricing and Performance Disappointment 32:21 Opus Four: AI Risk Concerns 35:14 AI Model's Extreme Response Tactics 36:40 AI Model Misbehavior Concerns 42:51 Pre-Release Testing for Safety Keywords: Claude 4, Anthropic, AI model update, Opus 4, SONNET 4, Large Language Model, Hybrid reasoning, Software engineering, Coding precision, Tool integration, Web search, Long running tasks, Coherence, Claude Code, API pricing, Swebench, Thinking mode, Memory files, Context window, Agentic systems, Deceptive blackmail behavior, Ethical risks, Testing scenarios, MCP connector, Coding excellence, Developer conference, Rate limits, Opus pricing, SONNET pricing, Claude Haiku, Tool execution, API side, Artificial analysis intelligence index, Multimodal, Extended thinking, Formative feedback, Text generation, Reasoning process, Lecture summary. Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Ready for ROI on GenAI? Go to youreverydayai.com/partner