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Anthropic Announces Major Updates for Claude Opus 4.6 and API =============================================================
Anthropic Announces Major Updates for Claude Opus 4.6 and API =============================================================  ### Alex Albert
@alexalbert__
Tons of improvements shipped with this one:
- Opus 4.6 1M is now the default Opus model for Claude Code users on Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.
- No more long context price increase in the API.
- No beta header required in the API.
- Include up to 600 images in one request.
#### Claude
@claudeai · 9h ago
1 million context window: Now generally available for Claude Opus 4.6 and Claude Sonnet 4.6.
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Anthropic rolls out 1M context window for Claude Opus 4.6, removes API beta headers, and eliminates long context price increases.
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Alex Albert from Anthropic highlights several key updates: Claude Opus 4.6 with a 1M context window is now the default for high-tier Claude Code users (Max, Team, Enterprise). Crucially, the API no longer charges extra for long context, removes the beta header requirement, and now supports up to 600 images in a single request. This marks the General Availability (GA) of the 1M context window for both Opus and Sonnet 4.6.
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