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docs: Opus 4.7 first-look blog post + X thread variants
Rides the Opus 4.7 release (April 17) news cycle while it's trending. Three X post options: single tweet (recommended), 5-tweet thread, and a contrarian reply-bait variant defending Sonnet 4.6 as default. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "Opus 4.7 First Look: I Tested the Day-Old Model Against 3 Other Claudes on 10 Real Tasks"
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published: false
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description: Anthropic shipped Claude Opus 4.7 yesterday. I ran it through the same 10-task eval as Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.6, and Haiku 4.5 — including real token cost tracking. Here's what changed.
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tags: ai, llm, claude, benchmarks
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canonical_url: https://eval.agenthunter.io
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cover_image:
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*Evaluated on April 18, 2026 using [AgentHunter Eval](https://eval.agenthunter.io) v0.4.0*
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Anthropic released **Claude Opus 4.7** on April 17, 2026. I ran it through the same 10-task evaluation I used for Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.6, and Haiku 4.5 — this time with real token tracking so I could report dollar cost, not just pass rate.
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## TL;DR
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| Model | Tasks Passed | Avg Time | Total Cost | Cost / Task |
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|-------|-------------|----------|------------|-------------|
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| **Claude Opus 4.7** | **10/10** | **8.4s** | $0.559 | $0.056 |
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| Claude Opus 4.6 | 10/10 | 9.8s | $0.437 | $0.044 |
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| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 10/10 | 9.8s | $0.110 | $0.011 |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 8/10 | 4.6s | $0.030 | $0.003 |
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**Opus 4.7 is the new accuracy king and it's also faster than 4.6.** It costs ~27% more than 4.6 in total ($0.56 vs $0.44) but finishes tasks 14% faster on average. If you were using Opus 4.6, there's no reason not to upgrade.
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**Sonnet 4.6 is the sleeper.** Perfect 10/10 accuracy at **1/5 the cost** of Opus 4.7. Unless you specifically need the extra edge Opus brings on adversarial tasks, Sonnet is the right default for most production agent work.
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## The 10 Tasks
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Five coding tasks, five writing tasks. All graded by an independent LLM judge against human-written pass/fail criteria.
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### Coding (5 tasks)
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| Task | Opus 4.7 | Opus 4.6 | Sonnet 4.6 | Haiku 4.5 |
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|------|----------|----------|------------|-----------|
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| Create a word count CLI | PASS (4.1s) | PASS (5.0s) | PASS (4.8s) | PASS (2.7s) |
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| Fix a sorting bug | PASS (3.8s) | PASS (3.8s) | PASS (2.9s) | PASS (2.2s) |
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| Analyze CSV sales data | PASS (4.7s) | PASS (4.7s) | PASS (4.7s) | **FAIL** (3.3s) |
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| Write unit tests | PASS (13.3s) | PASS (17.8s) | PASS (13.6s) | PASS (7.5s) |
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| Refactor repetitive code | PASS (5.8s) | PASS (7.2s) | PASS (4.7s) | PASS (3.0s) |
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### Writing & Docs (5 tasks)
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| Task | Opus 4.7 | Opus 4.6 | Sonnet 4.6 | Haiku 4.5 |
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|------|----------|----------|------------|-----------|
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| Write a professional email | PASS (9.5s) | PASS (12.4s) | PASS (9.7s) | PASS (4.0s) |
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| Summarize a technical doc | PASS (8.3s) | PASS (9.6s) | PASS (8.0s) | PASS (4.1s) |
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| Backup shell script | PASS (5.3s) | PASS (5.7s) | PASS (7.9s) | PASS (3.3s) |
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| Convert JSON to CSV | PASS (8.6s) | PASS (8.6s) | PASS (10.7s) | PASS (5.4s) |
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| Write a project README | PASS (20.6s) | PASS (22.7s) | PASS (31.6s) | **FAIL** (10.0s) |
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## Key Findings
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### 1. Opus 4.7 is faster than 4.6, not slower
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This is the surprise. Model version bumps usually trade off speed for capability — bigger model, longer generations. Opus 4.7 is the opposite: **8.4s average vs 4.6's 9.8s**, a 14% improvement. On the README task specifically (the longest task in the suite), 4.7 finished in 20.6s vs 4.6's 22.7s.
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Same pass rate, less latency, ~27% more cost. For interactive agent workloads where latency matters, the upgrade is worth it.
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### 2. Sonnet 4.6 is the cost-adjusted winner
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Sonnet 4.6 matches Opus 4.7's 10/10 accuracy on this suite at **$0.11 total vs $0.56** — **5× cheaper**. The gap between Sonnet and Opus used to be "Sonnet is fine if you're okay with 90% accuracy." As of this benchmark, there's no accuracy gap on these 10 tasks.
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Where Opus still earns its premium: tasks in the suite don't include adversarial inputs, long-context reasoning, or multi-step planning. For narrow, well-specified tasks like these, Sonnet is enough.
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### 3. Haiku 4.5 regressed on two tasks
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Haiku failed the same CSV analysis and README tasks it previously passed — the benchmark is deterministic on success criteria but the model output is stochastic, so individual tasks can flip on single-run evals. Still, 8/10 at **1/20th the cost of Opus 4.7** is extraordinary for high-volume, latency-sensitive workloads.
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The failure modes were informative: on the CSV task Haiku produced the right summary but missed two of four success criteria (it didn't create a separate analysis file the rubric expected). On README it produced a shorter doc that missed one section. Both are correctable with better prompting.
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### 4. Writing tasks are still commodity
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All four models score 10/10 on the five writing tasks (emails, summaries, shell scripts, READMEs). The quality gap only opens on code reasoning tasks — and even that gap has narrowed significantly with 4.6+ models.
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## What's New in This Benchmark
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Two things I added since the last post:
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**Real token tracking.** The agent script now parses the `usage` field from the Anthropic API response and emits a `USAGE: input=X output=Y model=Z` line the eval engine picks up. Combined with a pricing map in the framework, this lets us report $/task accurately instead of eyeballing cost tiers.
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**Head-to-head compare view.** Pick any two models on [eval.agenthunter.io/compare](https://eval.agenthunter.io/compare?a=opus-4-7&b=sonnet) to see per-task wins, speed delta, and cost delta side-by-side.
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**README badges.** If your agent landed well, drop a shields-style badge in your README:
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```markdown
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![AgentHunter](https://eval.agenthunter.io/badge/opus-4-7.svg?metric=pass)
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## My updated recommendations
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| Use case | Model | Why |
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| **Best of the best** | Opus 4.7 | Fastest perfect scorer. Upgrade from 4.6. |
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| **Production default** | Sonnet 4.6 | 10/10 accuracy at 1/5 the cost of Opus |
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| **High-volume, latency-sensitive** | Haiku 4.5 | 2× faster than Sonnet, 1/4 the cost |
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| **Writing-only workloads** | Haiku 4.5 | All models tie on writing; Haiku is cheapest |
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## Reproduce this yourself
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```bash
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npx @agenthunter/eval task -c tasks/01-create-cli-tool.yaml
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Raw data for all runs: [github.com/OrrisTech/agent-eval/tree/main/results](https://github.com/OrrisTech/agent-eval/tree/main/results)
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Interactive results: [eval.agenthunter.io](https://eval.agenthunter.io)
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*Built with [AgentHunter Eval](https://eval.agenthunter.io) — open-source AI agent evaluation with LLM-as-judge scoring, real cost tracking, and reproducible task sets. `npx @agenthunter/eval task`*

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# X / Twitter Thread — Opus 4.7 First Look
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## Option A: Single tweet (high-leverage, punchy)
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Claude Opus 4.7 dropped yesterday.
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Ran it through 10 real tasks against Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.6, and Haiku 4.5 with real $ tracking:
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Opus 4.7 10/10 8.4s $0.56
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Opus 4.6 10/10 9.8s $0.44
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Sonnet 4.6 10/10 9.8s $0.11 ← 5× cheaper, same accuracy
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Haiku 4.5 8/10 4.6s $0.03
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Opus 4.7 is faster than 4.6. Sonnet is the sleeper.
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eval.agenthunter.io
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```
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(274 chars — fits without being cut off)
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## Option B: Thread (5 tweets, more reach via replies)
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**Tweet 1/5 (hook)**
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Opus 4.7 dropped yesterday.
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Tested it today vs Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5 on 10 standardized tasks with real token cost tracking.
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Results are surprising — for once the new model is actually *faster* than the one it replaces 👇
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**Tweet 2/5 (the table)**
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Opus 4.7 10/10 8.4s $0.56
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Opus 4.6 10/10 9.8s $0.44
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Sonnet 4.6 10/10 9.8s $0.11
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Haiku 4.5 8/10 4.6s $0.03
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10 tasks: coding (CLI, bug fix, tests, refactor) + writing (email, summary, README, shell, data conversion).
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Judged by an independent LLM against human-written criteria.
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**Tweet 3/5 (the Opus 4.7 surprise)**
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The 4.7 surprise: it's 14% faster than 4.6 while hitting the same 10/10.
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README task: 4.7 finished in 20.6s, 4.6 took 22.7s.
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Unit tests: 4.7 did it in 13.3s, 4.6 took 17.8s.
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Same cost tier, less latency. If you're on 4.6, upgrade.
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**Tweet 4/5 (Sonnet is the sleeper)**
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But the real winner is Sonnet 4.6.
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Perfect 10/10 at **1/5 the cost** of Opus 4.7 ($0.11 vs $0.56).
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Unless your agent actually hits tasks where Opus's extra capability matters, Sonnet is the right default. I've been defaulting to Opus on my own agents — I'm switching back.
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**Tweet 5/5 (CTA)**
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Full writeup + all raw data + reproducible CLI:
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🔗 eval.agenthunter.io
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📦 npx @agenthunter/eval task
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Open source. Bring your own API key. Runs on your machine.
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Want your MCP server / agent benchmarked? Open an issue.
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```
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## Option C: Reply bait variant (for Sonnet thread)
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Hot take: Sonnet 4.6 is the correct default for 95% of agent workloads.
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I benchmarked the new Opus 4.7 (yesterday's release) vs Sonnet 4.6 on 10 real tasks:
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Both scored 10/10.
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Sonnet is 5× cheaper.
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Would love to see where Opus actually justifies its premium — drop tasks where it wins and I'll run them.
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eval.agenthunter.io
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## Recommendation
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**Post Option A first** (single tweet maximizes views; it's the format X's algo rewards). If it gets traction (>5k views in 2 hours), reply-quote it with Option B as a thread for depth.
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**Don't post B cold** — threads underperform single tweets on X unless they're riding a strong first-tweet hook.
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**Option C is a bonus reply** to drop under any viral "Opus 4.7 is amazing" tweet in the next 24h. Contrarian takes get replies; replies get impressions.
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**Best time to post**: 9-11am ET today while Opus 4.7 is still the top AI story in your feed.

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