In the wave of rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a fierce game about "who will dominate the next generation of enterprise software" is quietly taking place.
Recently, the AI assistant Claude, launched by the American AI startup Anthropic, has triggered violent market shocks with its powerful programming capabilities, industry plug-in ecosystem, and deep embedding in enterprise workflows. Not only has technology stocks continued to plummet, but it has also aroused widespread discussion in the industry about the future fate of the SaaS (Software as a Service) business model.
User fanaticism, market anxiety
Recently, Anthropic launched its most powerful flagship AI model, Claude Opus 4.6, which surpasses the previous generation in terms of coding capabilities. Not only that, Opus 4.6 can apply its enhanced capabilities to a range of daily work tasks: running financial analysis, conducting research, and working with and creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. In the Cowork environment, Claude can perform multitasking autonomously. In Claude Code, users can also form a team of agents to complete tasks collaboratively.
Two days later, Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.6 "Fast mode" again, which increased the speed by 2.5 times.
Boris Cherny, head of Claude Code, said that the team has been using the tool for development in the past few weeks. "For me personally, this is undoubtedly a huge breakthrough."
