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Claude Code's fast mode is 2.5 times faster, costs approximately three times less than before, and token consumption when processing PDFs and charts is 61% lower than the previous generation.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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7/2/2026
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Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
Sources
Claude Opus 4.8 Tops Code Benchmarks, But Exposes a Fatal Flaw in AI Training
bilibili智视界6/23/2026
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