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Will the next Claude Opus model be released by August 31, 2026? Predictions
A YES share pays out if this happens and NO pays out if it doesn’t — so the 95% price is just the market’s implied chance of YES. How YES/NO contracts work →
- Platform
- Polymarket
- Volume
- $6,865 volume
- Resolves
- 31 Aug 2026
- Updated
- 1 month ago
The market is all but certain, pricing Claude Opus’s next release before the end of August 2026 at 95%. The position up 27 points this week, reflecting confidence in Anthropic’s near-term delivery timeline. $7k has moved through the contract, modest but directional.
What drives this read: Anthropic released Claude 3.5 Sonnet in October 2024 and has signaled a multi-model release cadence. An Opus refresh within the next 20 months aligns with historical patterns—the original Opus launched in March 2024, roughly a year prior to current trading. The market is essentially pricing in one major model cycle within that window. To shift 5% materially, traders would need either public delays from Anthropic or a material slowdown in their release schedule.
Against: broad AI timelines remain uncertain, and “available to the general public” sets a real constraint—beta access or API-only release would not settle this. 95% reflects the base case of execution on roughly current pace, not a certainty.
FAQ
What does a 95% price mean?
It is the market-implied probability. A 95% YES price means traders collectively judge the event about 95% likely.
How does this market resolve?
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Anthropic's next Claude Opus model is made available to the general public by the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No." Claude Opus refers to a model by Anthropic explicitly named Opus. Qualifying models include Claude Opus 4.9, Claud
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