Claude Opus 5.5 launches with 88.4% on SimpleBench
What happened
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 in late September 2026. According to Latent Space's AINews roundup for 24–25 September, community responses following its release that week were positive, particularly for generating explanatory videos through code. Earlier reports said it achieved 88.4% on SimpleBench.
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- Latent SpaceSelected[AINews] Opus 5.5 is good at explainer videos
Latent Space's AINews rounds up developments from 9/24–9/25, noting positive community feedback since Opus 5.5 launched this week, particularly on generating explainer videos with code.
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