Claude Opus 4.7: Programming Power Peaks but Faces ‘Dumbing‑Down’ Criticism

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7 launches with record‑breaking programming benchmarks, a new xhigh effort mode and a free 1 M‑token context window, yet an AMD audit reveals a steep drop in real‑world engineering accuracy, reduced cache TTL and a shift to usage‑based pricing that has sparked community backlash.

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Claude Opus 4.7: Programming Power Peaks but Faces ‘Dumbing‑Down’ Criticism

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Apr 4, 2026 · Industry Insights

Anthropic Bans OpenClaw: How It Copied Features and Then Cut Off Access

Anthropic announced that, starting April 5, Claude subscription quotas will no longer cover third‑party tools like OpenClaw, explaining the change as a response to unexpected load, revealing a pricing model shift, and outlining compensation, workarounds, and its own emerging alternatives such as Dispatch and Claude Cowork.

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Anthropic Bans OpenClaw: How It Copied Features and Then Cut Off Access