A Feast of Takes on Opus 4.5

Hello, and happy Sunday! Our Black Friday sale is still on: Get 25% off a paid Every subscription when you upgrade—full access to Every’s AI tools, expert courses, model reviews, and hundreds of essays. Offer ends December 1 (that’s tomorrow!).

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox.

Vibe Check: What everyone else thinks about Opus 4.5

If you read our Vibe Check or have seen us on X, you might have picked up on the fact that we’re excited about Claude Opus 4.5. But what about the world beyond the Every Discord channel? Here’s what we’re seeing:

‘Anthropic finally figured out what we actually do all day’

AI strategy consultant Stephen Smith frames Opus 4.5 as a paradigm shift in how AI fits into business workflows. He tested it by feeding the model a 50-page PDF market research report and asking for a 10-slide board deck—two minutes later, he had a downloadable PowerPoint file with titles, bullets, and charts. Smith calls this “a shift from generative AI to administrative AI. It’s no longer just giving you ideas; it’s doing the grunt work.”