Limitless: An AI Podcast

Why Claude Opus 5 is Our Favorite AI Model (For Now)

July 28, 2026·26 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 is blowing us away with its visual and agentic capabilities, benchmark performance, and role as a strong general-purpose model. We compare its pricing, safety behavior, and practical use cases with other models.... And our verdict? This is the model you should use right now.------🔒 Check Out Our Sponsor: LEDGER AGENT STACK 🔒https://developers.ledger.com/?utm_source=Audio&utm_medium=Podcasts&utm_campaign=Limitless------🌌 LIMITLESS HQ ⬇️EMAIL US:            info@limitless.fmNEWSLETTER:    https://limitlessft.substack.com/FOLLOW ON X:   https://x.com/LimitlessFTSPOTIFY:             https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YUL8AzzwXkxEXlRMQAPPLE:                 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless-podcast/id1813210890RSS FEED:           https://limitlessft.substack.com/------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Claude Opus 5 Launch2:41 Visual Demo Breakthroughs5:28 From Games to Workflows9:00 Arc AGI 3 Leap13:30 Choosing Opus vs Fable16:44 Agent Security and Safety18:12 Where Safety Lines Sit23:23 Open Models and Wrap-Up------RESOURCESJosh: https://x.com/JoshKaleEjaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

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