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We launched Claude Opus 5, a thoughtful and proactive model that comes close to the frontier intelligence of Claude Fable 5 at half the price. For more information, see our blog post:Claude Opus 5.
Brand Impact
Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5, a thoughtful and proactive model that it says comes close to the frontier intelligence of its flagship Claude Fable 5, at half the price. Because Claude is one of the major AI answer engines, a near-frontier model offered far more cheaply means the stronger model gets used across far more everyday questions. A more capable, proactive model researches and compares more thoroughly before it answers, which rewards brands with clear, consistent public evidence and filters out thin or contradictory ones. Any new model can also reshuffle which brands it names, so where your brand stands should be re-checked on Opus 5 itself.
Read our full analysis: https://reconn-ai.com/news/claude-opus-5-ai-visibility/
We are restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5. Seeour statementfor more information.
Brand Impact
Anthropic has restored user access to two older versions of Claude (Fable 5 and Mythos 5) that were previously unavailable. This means users can now choose between multiple Claude versions, potentially including older models alongside newer ones. Brands and products may see different visibility depending on which Claude version a user selects, since older models may have different training data, recommendation patterns, or product knowledge compared to the latest version—potentially favoring established brands over newer competitors, or vice versa.
We launched Claude Sonnet 5, our most agentic Sonnet model yet, with substantial improvements over Sonnet 4.6 in reasoning, tool use, coding, and knowledge work. For more information, see our blog post:Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.
Brand Impact
On 30 June 2026, Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 5 — its most agentic Sonnet model yet, with substantial gains over Sonnet 4.6 in reasoning, tool use, coding and knowledge work. Sonnet is Claude’s workhorse tier, so this is the model most people and apps — including Microsoft 365 Copilot — actually talk to. When the model behind Claude changes, the brands and sources its answers name can change too, so treat it as a re-baseline moment for how your brand appears in Claude.
Read our full analysis: https://reconn-ai.com/news/claude-sonnet-5-ai-visibility/
We've suspended access to Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5. We aim to return access as quickly as we can. Seeour statementfor more information.
Brand Impact
On 12 June 2026, Anthropic suspended access to Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 for all customers, following a US government export-control directive — just three days after Fable 5’s general-availability launch. Anthropic says it could not reliably separate foreign nationals from US users in real time, so it disabled both models for everyone while it works to restore access. The default Claude experience reverts to the previous generation, Opus 4.8, until they return.
Brand Impact: with Claude’s answers no longer coming from Fable 5, any visibility picture built on Fable 5 responses is now historical. Recommendations and citations in Claude are generated by Opus 4.8 again — worth re-baselining until Fable 5 and Mythos 5 come back.
Read our full analysis: https://reconn-ai.com/news/claude-fable-5-mythos-5-suspended-ai-visibility/
We launched Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-class model that we’ve made safe for general use. For more information, see our blog post:Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5.
Brand Impact
Claude launched a more powerful AI model called Fable 5 that's now available for general public use, making it more capable than previous versions. This wider availability means more users will interact with Claude for recommendations and advice, potentially increasing visibility for brands that Claude references or suggests. Companies that have been featured in Claude's training data or have strong positive online reputations may see increased mentions in user conversations, while lesser-known or poorly-reviewed brands could see decreased relative visibility.
Read our full analysis: https://reconn-ai.com/news/claude-fable-5-ai-visibility/
We’ve upgraded Claude Opus to a new version. Claude Opus 4.8 shows improvements over Opus 4.7 in coding, agentic skills, reasoning, and practical knowledge work tasks. For more information, see our blog post:Introducing Claude Opus 4.8.
Brand Impact
Claude's latest AI model (Opus 4.8) is now smarter at coding, reasoning, and handling complex work tasks compared to its previous version.
This upgrade could affect brand visibility if companies rely on Claude for product recommendations, content creation, or customer service—the improved reasoning means Claude might surface different brands or products based on more accurate analysis of user needs. Brands whose products depend on technical accuracy or detailed problem-solving recommendations may gain advantage if Claude's enhanced capabilities better showcase their strengths.
Read our full analysis: https://reconn-ai.com/news/claude-opus-4-8-ai-visibility/
We introduced Claude Compliance API integrations with notable security and compliance tools. Now IT and security teams can govern Claude across our platform and suite of products, the same way they govern other applications in their stack. Learn how toget started with Claude Compliance API integrations.
Our latest model, Claude Opus 4.7, is now generally available. Opus 4.7 shows improvements in software engineering and complex, long-running coding tasks, as well as better vision, allowing it to see images in higher resolution. For more information, see our blog post:Introducing Claude Opus 4.7.
Brand Impact
Claude's AI assistant just got smarter at understanding images in greater detail and handling complicated software work. This means brands in tech, software, and visual products (like design tools, photography apps, or anything with complex imagery) may see their offerings recommended more often when users ask Claude for help with these tasks. Companies in other sectors might see slightly less visibility in these specific use cases, though Claude remains a general-purpose assistant for all types of questions.
Enterprise plans can now turn on skill and plugin security scanning to automatically check third-party skills and plugins for malicious content when someone uploads or edits them. For more information, seeGet started with skill and plugin scanning.
You can now manage HIPAA readiness for your Claude organizations yourself. This applies to both Claude Enterprise and the Claude Platform (API). In each product, an eligible admin can review the Business Associate Agreement (BAA), download the implementation guide, and enable the HIPAA configuration in a single flow. For more information, refer toHIPAA-ready Enterprise plansandHIPAA readiness for Claude API.
Memory on Claude now works as a set of individual, categorized entries that Claude reads and updates during your conversations, replacing the previous daily memory summary. SeeUse Claude’s chat search and memory to build on previous context.
Your monthly recap is a new feature atSettings > Reflectthat shows you the topics you spent time on, your most active day and peak hour, and observations about how you work with Claude. It's in beta on Free, Pro, and Max plans on the web and Claude Desktop, and requires memory to be on. Alongside it,Settings > Time and focuslets you set optional break reminders and quiet hours. For more information, refer toSee your monthly recapandSet break reminders and quiet hours.
Claude Cowork is now available on web and mobile in addition to desktop. We are rolling this capability out over the next several weeks starting with the Max plan, with more plans to follow. Cowork runs your sessions remotely (in beta), so your sessions and files are saved to your Claude account and go where you go, on any device. Work continues when you close your laptop, and scheduled tasks run with no device online. Chat and Cowork also share one home now, with one place for your projects and artifacts across both. For more information, seeUse Claude Cowork on web, desktop, and mobile.
The Microsoft 365 connector now goes beyond search. With write tools enabled, Claude can draft, send, and organize email, manage calendar events, update mailbox settings, and create and update files in OneDrive and SharePoint. Read and search tools work as before, and Teams remains read-only. Before members can use write tools, a Microsoft Entra administrator needs to consent to the updated permission set and an admin needs to enable them for the organization. For more information, seeSet up the Microsoft 365 connectorandConnect to Microsoft 365.
Admins on Enterprise plans can now control what models their users have access to, and what effort level settings they can use. For more information, seeManage model access for your organization.
Admins for Team and Enterprise plans can now require members to verify their device before viewing or steering local Claude Code sessions remotely. For more information, seeTrusted Devices.
Team and Enterprise plans can now tag Claude directly in Slack conversations and delegate tasks to it while they focus on other work. For more information, see our blog post:Introducing Claude Tag.
When Claude writes a draft in chat or Claude Cowork (a report, a plan, a brief), it opens right beside your chat. Highlight the part you want changed, type the change, and Claude makes the edit right where you marked it. No switching apps, no re-describing paragraphs in chat. For more information, seeWork with artifacts.
We extended the existing custom roles framework by adding admin permissions. Admin permissions give members access to specific administrative areas, like billing or privacy, without the need to make them Owners. For more information, seeManage custom roles on Enterprise plans.
We added connector permissions to extend the existing custom roles framework and allow administrators to control which connectors, and which individual tools on those connectors, are available to each custom role. For more information, seeManage custom roles on Enterprise plans.
With Opus 4.7, we also launched Claude Design, a newAnthropic Labsproduct that lets you collaborate with Claude to create visual outputs like designs, prototypes, slides, and one-pagers. For more information, seeGet started with Claude Design.
Claude Cowork is now generally available on macOS and Windows through the Claude Desktop app. With this, we’re expanding Claude Cowork with new capabilities:
Claude Cowork in the Analytics API.For more information, seeAnalytics APIs.Usage analytics for Claude Cowork.For more information, seeView usage analytics for Team and Enterprise plans.Claude Cowork OpenTelemetry support.For more information, seeMonitor Claude Cowork activity with OpenTelemetry.
Claude Cowork is now generally available on macOS and Windows through the Claude Desktop app. With this, we’re expanding Claude Cowork with new capabilities:
Claude Cowork in the Analytics API.For more information, seeClaude Enterprise Analytics API: Access engagement and adoption data.Usage analytics for Claude Cowork.For more information, seeView usage analytics for Team and Enterprise plans.Claude Cowork OpenTelemetry support.For more information, seeMonitor Claude Cowork activity with OpenTelemetry.
Admins can now organize users into groups, manually or via SCIM from your identity provider, and assign each group a custom role defining which Claude capabilities its members can use. Turn Claude Cowork on for specific teams, restrict features by department and adjust as adoption grows. Learn more aboutsetting up role-based permissions,managing group spend limits, andmanaging custom roles.
The Claude mobile app can now connect to fully interactive apps. Pull up live charts, sketch diagrams, and build shareable assets, all rendered visually right in your conversation. For more information, seeUse interactive connectors in Claude.
Users on Pro and Max plans can give Claude access to computer use. Claude can open files, run dev tools, point, click, and navigate to what’s on your screen to perform tasks itself—with no setup required. Claude’s new computer use capability makes Dispatch even more helpful by allowing it to use your computer on your behalf while you’re away. For more information, seeLet Claude use your computer in Coworkor our blog post:Put Claude to work on your computer.
Users on Pro and Max plans can access a persistent agent thread via Claude Desktop or Claude for iOS/Android to manage tasks in Cowork. We're rolling this out to Max plans starting today, and Pro plans over the next two days. For more information, seeAssign tasks to Claude from anywhere in Cowork.
We’ve improved our Claude for Excel and Claude for PowerPoint add-ins. They can now share the full context of your conversation, so every action Claude takes in one application is informed by everything that’s happened in the other. We also added support for skills in the add-ins, and the ability for Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, or Microsoft Foundry users to connect to them via an LLM gateway. For more information, refer to the following articles:
Work across Excel and PowerPointUse Claude for Excel and PowerPoint with an LLM gateway
Memory from chat history is now available for all Claude users, including free users. For more information, refer to the following articles:
Use Claude’s chat search and memory to build on previous contextImport and export your memory from Claude
We introduced the ability to create and schedule both recurring and on-demand tasks in Cowork, as well as a new Customize section in Claude Desktop that groups skills, plugins, and connectors in one place. For more information, seeSchedule recurring tasks in Cowork.
We launched a new plugin marketplace and admin controls for Team and Enterprise plans. For more information, refer to these articles:
Manage Cowork plugins for your organizationUse plugins in Cowork
We launched our most capable Sonnet model yet, with a full upgrade of the model’s skills across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. Sonnet 4.6 also features a 1M token context window in beta. Read our blog post for more information:Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.6.
The Enterprise Analytics API provides programmatic access to usage and engagement data for Claude and Claude Code Remote usage within your organization. Data is aggregated per organization, per day, and each endpoint returns a snapshot for a single date that you specify. For more information, seeAccess usage data with the Analytics API.
The Enterprise Analytics API provides programmatic access to usage and engagement data for Claude and Claude Code Remote usage within your organization. Data is aggregated per organization, per day, and each endpoint returns a snapshot for a single date that you specify. For more information, seeAnalytics APIs.
Previously, Enterprise plans were only available to customers working with our Sales team. Now, any organization can purchase an Enterprise plan directly on our website with no Sales conversation required. Self-serve Enterprise plans have a single seat type that includes access to Claude, Claude Code, and Cowork. For more information, refer toour blog postorWhat is the Enterprise plan?
We’ve updated Claude for Excel so it uses Opus 4.6 and supports native Excel operations such as pivot table editing and conditional formatting. See our updated article for more information:Using Claude for Excel.
We’re now including Claude Code access with every Team plan standard seat. Refer to this article for more information:Purchasing and managing seats on Team plans.
We’ve removed Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 from the Claude model selector and Claude Code. Refer to this article for further details and recommendations:Adapting to new model personas after deprecations.
Cowork brings Claude Code's agentic capabilities to the Claude desktop app for knowledge work beyond coding. It runs locally on your computer in an isolated VM, enabling direct access to local files and MCP integrations.
Refer to this article to learn more:Getting started with Cowork.
Claude can now read and analyze your health and fitness data on iOS and Android. Ask Claude about your activity patterns, workout trends, sleep quality, and more—Claude will provide insights and visualizations using native charts.
Health features are available on Pro and Max plans and currently limited to users in the US. On Android, Health Connect and Android 14 or later are required.
See the following articles for more information:
Using Claude with iOS AppsUsing Claude with Android Apps
We now offer a HIPAA-ready version of Claude that is available for organizations with Enterprise plans that choose to process protected health information (PHI) through Claude.
SeeHIPAA-ready Enterprise plansfor more information.
In October, we introduced skills—a way to teach Claude repeatable workflows tailored to how you work. Skills are now easier to deploy, discover, and build withorganization-wide management for Team and Enterprise plans, adirectoryof partner-built skills, and an open standard (Agent Skills) so skills work across AI platforms.
Claude in Chrome is now available in beta to all paid plan subscribers, including Pro, Team, and Enterprise plans.
Claude Code integration:Build in your terminal with Claude Code, then test and verify in the browser with the Chrome extension. Claude can read console errors, network requests, and DOM state to help debug issues directly.Control browser actions from Claude Desktop:Start a task in Claude Desktop and let it handle work in the browser without switching windows.Record a workflow:Teach Claude your workflow by recording the steps, and Claude learns to repeat them. Useful for repetitive browser tasks you want to delegate.Console logs:Claude can now read browser console output, helping developers identify and fix errors without switching contexts.Admin controls for Team and Enterprise:Admins can now manage Claude in Chrome at the organization level:Enable or disable the extension org-wideConfigure allowlists and blocklists to control which sites Claude can accessManage Claude in Chrome in Admin settings > Browser extension
Claude for Excel is now available in beta to all Max, Team, and Enterprise users. We’ve added some additional capabilities, such as support for pivot tables, charts and file uploads, plus a shortcut to quickly open the full Claude app from Excel (ctrl+option+c). We've also made overall improvements to performance, speed, context management, and the general user experience. SeeUse Claude for Excel.
The LLM Changelog is a live, automated tracker that monitors release notes and documentation updates across the largest AI platforms — including OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, Perplexity AI, Microsoft Copilot and Google Search. Changes are crawled daily and presented in a single, searchable feed.
Why AI Platform Changes Matter for Brands
When AI models update their training data, adjust ranking signals or change how they cite sources, the brands and products they recommend can shift overnight. An API change to Gemini or a new feature in ChatGPT can alter which businesses get mentioned in millions of AI-generated responses.
Platforms We Track
We currently monitor ChatGPT release notes, OpenAI developer and model changelogs, Gemini API and app updates, Perplexity product and API changes, Microsoft 365 Copilot release notes, and Google Search Central documentation updates. New sources are added as the AI landscape evolves.
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