Opus 4.8 Appears in Anthropic's Claude Code Desktop Model Selector
Screenshots shared Thursday showed an "Opus 4.8" option in Anthropic's Claude Code desktop app model selector, indicating a new version of the Opus model may be close to release. The apparent listing was visible in the app's dropdown menu.
The appearance prompted expectations of Anthropic news later Thursday. Comments circulating alongside the screenshots that it would be a "big day from both teams" also added to speculation about separate announcements from OpenAI.
From the sources (5 posts)
@daniel_mac8Opus 4.8 confirmed in Claude Code dropdown. @rileybrown signaling it will be a big day for "both teams". We might have a double-drop ThursdAI!
@kimmonismusHOLY, here we go: Opus 4.8 in the claude code model selector on the desctop app. Looks like its release day!!
@mark_kOpus 4.8 is being prepared for release today by @AnthropicAI 🔥 We might witness a rare dual release by OpenAI and Anthropic. Are you READY?
@kimmonismusWhat?! Opus 4.8 incoming?! Holy
@kimmonismusHold on, Anthropic and OpenAI releases incoming? No way