Rumor has it Anthropic is getting ready to launch new models, Mythos and Capybara, with Mythos being a brand-new tier that is larger than Opus.
- Mythos is built as a step above Opus 4.6 rather than a routine upgrade.
- The leak also says Mythos is extremely expensive to run, arger system with heavier computation, longer reasoning, or both, so cost is part of the product story, not just an engineering detail.
- Anthropic appears to be slowing release, limiting access, and starting with a small set of security-focused users instead of pushing a broad launch.
IMO, Anthropic may be trying to define a new premium tier where raw capability matters more than wide availability, with cyber defense as the safest first market.